esperé

i waited, wait, waited

Examples

Esperé más de dos horas.

I waited more than two hours.

Source
La esperé una eternidad.

I waited for her forever.

Source
La esperé por harto tiempo.

I waited for her for a long time.

Source
Esperé hasta el último minuto.

I waited until the last minute.

Source
La esperé por un largo tiempo.

I waited for her a long time.

Source
Lo esperé despierto hasta las diez.

I waited up for him until ten o'clock.

Source
¡Entonces finalmente nos conocemos! Esperé mucho por este momento.

So, we finally meet! I've waited so long for this moment.

Source
Esperé a Tom durante mucho tiempo.

I waited for Tom for a long time.

Source
Esperé a que ella hablara.

I waited for her to speak.

Source
Esperé parado a un bus.

I stood waiting for a bus.

Source
Esperé en vano toda la tarde.

I waited all afternoon in vain.

Source
Contuve mi respiración y esperé.

I held my breath and waited.

Source
No esperé mucho antes de que Mary llegara.

I had not waited long before Mary came.

Source
Me detuve y esperé a que el auto pasara.

I stopped and waited for the car to pass.

Source
Toqué el timbre y esperé.

I rang the bell and waited.

Source
Esperé durante una hora y media.

I waited for an hour and a half.

Source
¿Por qué no viniste ayer? Te esperé mucho rato.

Why didn't you come yesterday? I waited a long time for you.

Source
Nunca esperé que eso pasara.

I never expected that to happen.

Source
Esperé durante una hora, pero él no apareció.

I waited for an hour, but he didn't appear.

Source
Esperé a mi esposo hasta pasada la media noche.

I waited for my husband till after midnight.

Source

Want to learn Spanish?

Fill in the missing word for thousands of sentences in Spanish. Sign up and play for free!

Practice Spanish vocabulary in context.
Rapidly improve your Spanish listening skills with listening mode and Cloze-Listening.
Pick from dozen of collections at your level - 100 Most Common Words, the Fluency Fast Track, and more.

Score points for correct answers and compete with other players on the leaderboards.
Spaced-repetition helps you remember what you learn faster and more efficiently.
Keep practicing anytime, anyplace with the Clozemaster mobile apps on iOS and Android.

Get in the game!

Get Clozemaster Pro!

Full access to everything on Clozemaster, no ads, and all the extras you need to take your Spanish skills to the next level.

Get fluent faster.

Get Pro today!