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tú esperabas

were hoping, were expecting, were waiting

→ esperar
esper to wait (for) + abas tú imperfect
verb · second singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #22,082
were hoping, were expecting, were waiting Imperfect tense (tú): used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
SP: ¿Qué esperabas que pasara?
EN: What were you expecting to happen?
Conjugation of esperar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First esperaba esperábamos
Second esperabas —
Third esperaba esperaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First esperaba esperábamos
Second esperabas —
Third esperaba esperaban
esperase

Pero veo que esperabas mucho el porqué.

But I see you were really looking forward to the reason why.

— Hasta que llegó su hora (1968)

Pensé que hacía meses que esperabas nuestra cita.

I thought you had been looking forward to our date for months.

— Taxi Express (1998)

Qué esperabas?

What did you expect?

Y qué esperabas, Esto no es Aeropostale.

And what did you expect? This isn't Aeropostale.

— La diva (1981)

No me esperabas, ¿verdad?

You weren't expecting me, were you?

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

No esperabas encontrarme aquí, ¿verdad?

You weren't expecting to find me here, were you?

Yo sé que no era lo que te esperabas.

I know it wasn't what you expected.

Ha colgado ¿Qué esperabas?

They hung up. What did you expect?

— Do You Thing (2001)

Esperabas hacer eso, ¿verdad?

You were expecting to do that, right?

¿Estas contenta con el resultado del proyecto o esperabas más?

Are you happy with the result of the project or did you expect more?

No, la esperabas a ella.

No, you were waiting for her.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Espero que la experiencia haya sido todo lo que esperabas.

I hope the experience was everything you expected.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Sé que esperabas que Tom estuviera aquí.

I know you were expecting Tom to be here.

Salió exactamente como esperabas.

It turned out exactly as you expected.

— Mike y Nick y Nick y Alice (2026)

Supongo que no te lo esperabas.

I suppose you weren't expecting that.

— Eternity (2025)