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esperaba que

hoped that

→ esperar
phrase Common #9,567
hoped that Often followed by a verb in the subjunctive. Depending on context, it can also mean “expected that.”
SP: Esperaba que llegaras temprano.
EN: I hoped you would arrive early.

Esperaba que me fuera muy bien.

I was hoping things would go really well for me.

Tom esperaba que Mary lo besara.

Tom was hoping Mary would kiss him.

¿Sabes lo que Tom esperaba que nosotros hiciéramos?

Do you know what Tom expected us to do?

Esperaba que dijeras eso.

I was hoping you'd say that.

— Avatar (2009)

Esperaba que lo olvidara con el tiempo, pero no ha sido así.

I hoped he would forget it over time, but that hasn't been the case.

— El día del fin del mundo: Migración (2026)

Esperaba que te dieran la bienvenida.

I was hoping you would be welcomed.

Tom dijo que esperaba que él llegara a casa antes de que empezara a llover.

Tom said he hoped he would get home before it started to rain.

Como compañero suyo, esperaba que me lo dijeras.

As your colleague, I expected you to tell me.

— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)

Esperaba que hubieras venido a la cama conmigo anoche.

I was hoping you would have come to bed with me last night.

— Titanic (1997)

Esperaba que ya estuviera aquí.

I was hoping you were already here.

— El Día del Fin del Mundo (2020)

¿Qué esperaba que nos sucediera?

What did he expect to happen to us?

— El Gatopardo (1963)

Esperaba que fuera una pesadilla.

I expected it to be a nightmare.

— Eternidad (2025)

Una gran multitud esperaba que el presidente hablara.

A large crowd waited for the president to speak.

Esperaba que nos hiciéramos amigos.

I was hoping we'd become friends.

Tom esperaba que María le sonriera.

Tom hoped Maria would smile at him.

No me esperaba que hubiese alguien en casa.

I didn’t expect anyone to be home.

Esperaba que estuvieras acá.

I was hoping you’d be here.

Esperaba que me contaras todo tú mismo.

I was hoping you’d tell me everything yourself.

No sabía qué esperaba que pasara, pero no había pasado.

I didn’t know what I expected to happen, but it hadn’t happened.

Esperaba que tuvieras tiempo.

I was hoping you had time.

Ella esperaba que él dejase la ciudad.

She hoped he would leave the city.

Tom esperaba que Mary dejara la ciudad.

Tom hoped Mary would leave town.

Esperaba que hubiese alguien allí.

I was hoping someone would be there.

Esperaba que él me viera en televisión.

I was hoping he would see me on television.

— Ángeles caídos (1995)

Esperaba que pudiera ayudarme con el jet lag.

I was hoping it could help me with jet lag.

— TÁR (2022)

Realmente esperaba que encontrara a alguien.

I really hoped she would find someone.

— Eternidad (2025)

En realidad esperaba que sucediera un milagro.

I was actually hoping a miracle would happen.

— Ángeles caídos (1995)

Tom esperaba que María no descubriera la verdad.

Tom hoped that María would not discover the truth.

Esperaba que estuvieras aquí.

I was hoping you were here.

De verdad esperaba que nuestra conversación no llegara a eso.

I really hoped our conversation wouldn’t come to that.

Esperaba que me dijeras qué querías que yo haga.

I was hoping you’d tell me what you wanted me to do.

Esperaba que usted me lo dijera.

I was hoping you would tell me.

— Duro de matar (1988)

Ella esperaba que él le comprase un regalo caro.

She expected him to buy her an expensive gift.

Tom esperaba que Mary le ayudara.

Tom hoped Mary would help him.

Esperaba que Tom encontraría a alguien más que lo ayudara.

I hoped Tom would find someone else to help him.

Esperaba que la hubieran expulsado o tomara drogas duras.

I expected her to have been expelled or to be taking hard drugs.

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

Eres el último que esperaba que llamara a la caballería.

You're the last person I expected me to call in the cavalry.

— El engaño (2026)

Esperaba que hubieras tomado el vuelo.

I was hoping you had taken the flight.

— Duro de matar (1988)

Esperaba que pudieras entregarlo en el cumpleaños de mi nieta.

I was hoping you could deliver it on my granddaughter's birthday.

— Kiki: Entregas a Domicilio (1989)

Esperaba que volvieras para intentarlo otra vez.

I was hoping you'd come back so we could try again.

— Kiki: Entregas a Domicilio (1989)

Tom esperaba que esto sucediera.

Tom expected this to happen.

Si usted sabe algo al respecto, esperaba que pudiera decírmelo.

If you know anything about it, I was hoping you could tell me.

— Demon Slayer: Mugen Train La película (2020)

Nadie esperaba que algo así sucediera.

Nobody expected something like this to happen.

Esperaba que fuera un buen día, pero todo salió mal desde temprano.

I was hoping it would be a good day, but everything went wrong from the start.