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ellos esperaron

they waited, they hoped

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esper to wait (for) + aron 3rd-person plural past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #24,039
they waited, they hoped Third-person plural, simple past (pretérito) of “esperar.” Context decides whether it means “waited (for)” or “hoped.”
SP: Ellos esperaron el autobús durante media hora.
EN: They waited for the bus for half an hour.
Conjugation of esperar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First esperé esperamos
Third esperó esperaron

Tom y María esperaron juntos el ascensor.

Tom and Maria waited together for the elevator.

Esperaron.

They waited.

Ellos esperaron a su profesor.

They waited for their teacher.

Algunos votantes esperaron por horas para votar.

Some voters waited for hours to vote.

Le esperaron durante horas.

They waited for him for hours.

Los votantes esperaron en colas interminables.

Voters waited in endless queues.

Todos esperaron.

Everyone waited.

Esperaron mucho.

They waited a long time.

Ellas esperaron su turno.

They waited their turn.

Tom y Mary no esperaron a John.

Tom and Mary didn't wait for John.

Ellos esperaron en fila el bus.

They waited in line for the bus.

Todos esperaron que el experimento resultaría en un fracaso.

Everyone expected the experiment to result in a failure.

Los padres esperaron demasiado de su hijo.

The parents expected too much of their son.