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esperase

waited, expected, hoped

→ esperar
esper to wait (for) + ase imperfect subjunctive (I/he/she)
verb · singular · imperfect subjunctive Rare #38,588
waited
SP: Si esperase el autobús, llegaría tarde.
EN: If I waited for the bus, I would arrive late.
expected
SP: No creía que ella esperase una respuesta tan pronto.
EN: I didn’t think she expected an answer so soon.
hoped
SP: Si esperase que todo saliera bien, estaría más tranquilo.
EN: If I hoped that everything would turn out well, I would be more relaxed.
Conjugation of esperar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First esperaba esperábamos
Second esperabas —
Third esperaba esperaban
esperase

Mi novio me dijo que le esperase allá.

My boyfriend told me to wait for him there.

Tom le pidió a Mary que le esperase aquí.

Tom asked Mary to wait for him here.

Es el joven que me dijo que te esperase.

He’s the young man who told me to wait for you.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Me pidieron que esperase aquí.

They asked me to wait here.

Me marchaba y uno de tus amigos me dijo que esperase aquí.

I was leaving and one of your friends told me to wait here.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Tom le pidió a Mary que le esperase delante de la biblioteca.

Tom asked Mary to wait for him in front of the library.