te esperaba

I was waiting for you

→ te
phrase Rare #34,774
I was waiting for you The subject is understood from context, so it can also mean “he/she was waiting for you.”
SP: Te esperaba en la entrada.
EN: I was waiting for you at the entrance.

Yo también te esperaba, con muchísima impaciencia.

I was waiting for you too, very impatiently.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Fumé un cigarrillo mientras te esperaba.

I smoked a cigarette while I waited for you.

— El Perfecto Asesino (1994)

Te esperaba, quería ver te.

I was waiting for you, I wanted to see you.

— Les invasions barbares (2003)

Sin embargo, el coche que te esperaba era el mismo que te dejó.

However, the car that was waiting for you was the same one that dropped you off.

— Los ilusionistas 3: Ahora me ves, ahora no (2025)

Te esperaba en el aeropuerto, ¿qué te ha pasado?

I was expecting you at the airport, what happened to you?

— La dolce vita (1960)

Te esperaba.

I was waiting for you.

— Moscú no cree en lágrimas (1980)

Te esperaba la semana pasada.

I was expecting you last week.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Mientras te esperaba, le conseguí equipo a tu hermano.

While I was waiting for you, I got your brother some equipment.

— Rudo y Cursi (2008)

Tu madre te esperaba pacientemente.

Your mother was waiting patiently for you.

Te esperaba más tarde, apenas acabo de salir del trabajo.

I was expecting you later, I just got off work.

— Sin Amor (2017)