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Pronunciation

normal speech: es-PE-ras

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esperas info.

Tips to remember “esperas”:
– Associate “esperas” with the English phrase “you expect,” since both begin with “esp-.” This can help you recall that “esperas” means you wait.
– Picture someone patiently waiting at a bus stop every time you think of “esperas” to reinforce its meaning.

Explanations:
“Esperas” is the second-person singular present indicative form of the verb “esperar,” which means to wait or to hope.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Aguardar: to wait
– Anticipar: to anticipate (in the sense of expecting something to happen)
– Pacientar: a less common word that also means to wait patiently

Different conjugations of “esperar”:
– Infinitive: esperar (to wait/to hope)
– Present: espero (I wait), esperas (you wait), espera (he/she/it waits), esperamos (we wait), esperáis (you all wait, informal in Spain), esperan (they/you all formal wait)
– Preterite (simple past): esperé (I waited), esperaste (you waited), esperó (he/she/it waited), esperamos (we waited), esperasteis (you all waited, informal in Spain), esperaron (they/you all formal waited)
– Imperfect (past): esperaba (I used to wait), esperabas (you used to wait), esperaba (he/she/it used to wait), esperábamos (we used to wait), esperabais (you all used to wait, informal in Spain), esperaban (they/you all formal used to wait)
– Future: esperaré (I will wait), esperarás (you will wait), esperará (he/she/it will wait), esperaremos (we will wait), esperaréis (you all will wait, informal in Spain), esperarán (they/you all formal will wait)
– Conditional: esperaría (I would wait), esperarías (you would wait), esperaría (he/she/it would wait), esperaríamos (we would wait), esperaríais (you all would wait, informal in Spain), esperarían (they/you all formal would wait)
– Subjunctive present: espere (I wait), esperes (you wait), espere (he/she/it waits), esperemos (we wait), esperéis (you all wait, informal in Spain), esperen (they/you all formal wait)
– Imperative: espera (wait [singular informal you]), esperad (wait [plural informal you, in Spain]), espere (wait [formal singular you]), esperen (wait [formal plural you])

Examples of sentences that use “esperas”:
– “Si me esperas, terminaremos juntos.” (If you wait for me, we will finish together.)
– “¿Cuánto tiempo esperas cada día en la parada del autobús?” (How long do you wait each day at the bus stop?)
– “Esperas que te llame, pero quizás deberías llamar tú.” (You hope she’ll call you, but maybe you should call her.)
– “Mientras esperas, ¿puedes leer este libro?” (While you wait, can you read this book?)

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