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tú esperabas

were expecting, expected, were waiting for

→ esperar
esper to wait + abas tú imperfect
verb · 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #15,547
were expecting, expected The subject is informal singular “you.”
SP: Esperabas una respuesta rápida.
EN: You were expecting a quick answer.
were waiting for The subject is informal singular “you.”
SP: Me esperabas en la entrada.
EN: You were waiting for me at the entrance.
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

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.

¿Cómo esperabas que te saldrías con la tuya?

How did you expect to get away with it?

— La Sociedad de los Poetas Muertos (1989)

¿Qué más esperabas de un hombre malo?

What else did you expect from a bad man?

Pero veo que esperabas mucho el porqué.

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

— Érase una vez en el Oeste (1968)

Bueno, no esperabas que te lo preguntara.

Well, you weren’t expecting me to ask you that.

No, la esperabas a ella.

No, you were waiting for her.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

No sé qué esperabas.

I don't know what you were expecting.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

Esperabas a la mamaíta.

You were waiting for Mommy.

— Legado en los huesos (2019)

¿Quién esperabas que llamara?

Who were you expecting to call?

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

No te la esperabas, ¿no?

You didn’t see that coming, did you?

— Nueve reinas (2000)

¡Qué demonios esperabas!

What the hell did you expect!

— Mommy (2014)

Pensé que hacía meses que esperabas nuestra cita.

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

— Taxi (1998)

¿Te lo esperabas cuando hizo que nos sentáramos aquí?

Did you expect that when he made us sit here?

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

Esperabas hacer eso, ¿verdad?

You were expecting to do that, right?

¿Y qué esperabas, si sabía que sólo pensabas en Rebecca?

And what did you expect, when I knew all you could think about was Rebecca?

— Rebeca (1940)

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

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

Espero que la experiencia haya sido todo lo que esperabas.

I hope the experience was everything you expected.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

¿De verdad esperabas que ganara Tom?

Did you really expect Tom to win?

Y qué esperabas, Esto no es Aeropostale.

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

— Diva (1981)

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 & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

¿Tú que esperabas?

What were you expecting?

— Una Voz Silenciosa (2016)

Supongo que no te lo esperabas.

I suppose you weren't expecting that.

— Eternidad (2025)

Qué esperabas?

What did you expect?

¿Y qué esperabas?

And what did you expect?

— Con Ánimo de Amar (2000)

No me esperabas, ¿verdad?

You weren't expecting me, were you?

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)