No. 1,849 in Spanish
esperaba
"Esperaba" means "was waiting" or "was hoping" in English.
In a sentence
Yo esperaba que llegara a tiempo.
I was hoping that he/she would arrive on time.
In this sentence, 'esperaba' is used in the imperfect tense to denote a past action or state of anticipation or hope.
Esperaba en la estación desde temprano.
I was waiting at the station since early morning.
Here, 'esperaba' refers to the act of waiting, indicating duration or continuity in the past.
Ella esperaba algo diferente de la reunión.
She expected something different from the meeting.
In this context, 'esperaba' conveys the sense of expecting or having a specific anticipatory thought about an event.
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