esperar Conditional Conjugation
esperar — to wait for
The conditional of esperar is regular: esperaría, esperarías, esperaría, esperaríamos, esperaríais, esperarían.
esperar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would wait' if circumstances were different, or to express a polite hope or expectation.
Notes on esperar in the Conditional
Esperar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the 'í' of the ending.
Example Sentences
Yo esperaría más tiempo si fuera necesario.
I would wait longer if it were necessary.
yo
¿Esperarías a Juan si él llegara tarde?
Would you wait for Juan if he arrived late?
tú
Ellos esperarían mejores condiciones de trabajo.
They would expect better working conditions.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: esperaria (no accent)
Correct: esperaría
Why: The conditional endings always require an accent on the 'i' to maintain the correct stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: espero
The present tense of esperar is regular: espero, esperas, espera, esperamos, esperáis, esperan.
Preterite
yo: esperé
The preterite of esperar is regular: esperé, esperaste, esperó, esperamos, esperasteis, esperaron.
Imperfect
yo: esperaba
The imperfect of esperar uses standard -aba endings: esperaba, esperabas, esperaba, esperábamos, esperabais, esperaban.
Future
yo: esperaré
The future of esperar uses the infinitive as the stem: esperaré, esperarás, esperará, esperaremos, esperaréis, esperarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: espere
The present subjunctive of esperar uses -e endings: espere, esperes, espere, esperemos, esperéis, esperen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: esperara
The imperfect subjunctive of esperar is formed from 'esperaron': esperara, esperaras, esperara, esperáramos, esperarais, esperaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: espera
The affirmative imperative of esperar uses: espera (tú), espere (usted), esperemos (nosotros), esperad (vosotros), esperen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no esperes
The negative imperative of esperar uses the present subjunctive: no esperes, no espere, no esperemos, no esperéis, no esperen.