esperar
to wait, to hope
Espérame en la entrada.
Wait for me at the entrance.
esperar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
esperar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
esperar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
esperar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
esperar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
esperar future
Actions yet to happen.
esperar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
esperar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
esperar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
esperar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
esperar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
esperar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
esperar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
esperar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
esperar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
esperar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
esperar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.