esperar Future Conjugation
esperar — to wait for
The future of esperar uses the infinitive as the stem: esperaré, esperarás, esperará, esperaremos, esperaréis, esperarán.
esperar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to state that you will wait for someone or that you will hope for a specific outcome later on.
Notes on esperar in the Future
Esperar is regular in the future. Add the standard future endings directly to the full infinitive 'esperar'.
Example Sentences
Te esperaré en la puerta del cine.
I will wait for you at the cinema door.
yo
Mañana esperaremos tu llamada.
Tomorrow we will wait for your call.
nosotros
Él esperará una respuesta pronto.
He will expect an answer soon.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: esperare (without accent)
Correct: esperaré
Why: Without the accent, it could be confused with the rare future subjunctive; the accent is required for the indicative future 'yo' form.
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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.
Conditional
yo: esperaría
The conditional of esperar is regular: esperaría, esperarías, esperaría, esperaríamos, esperaríais, esperarían.
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.