Present simplepresente
| I | expect |
|---|---|
| you | expect |
| he/she/it | expects |
| we | expect |
| you | expect |
| they | expect |
Más sobre esto: El Simple Present
Conjugación de expect
- Significado esperar (contar con)
- Nivel B1
- Modelo regular
En negrita y subrayado: la terminación. ◆ marca una forma que se aparta de la regla.
Indicativo
Past simplepasado terminado
| I | expected |
|---|---|
| you | expected |
| he/she/it | expected |
| we | expected |
| you | expected |
| they | expected |
Más sobre esto: El Simple Past
Present perfectperfecto
| I | have expected |
|---|---|
| you | have expected |
| he/she/it | has expected |
| we | have expected |
| you | have expected |
| they | have expected |
Más sobre esto: El Present Perfect
Past perfectpluscuamperfecto
| I | had expected |
|---|---|
| you | had expected |
| he/she/it | had expected |
| we | had expected |
| you | had expected |
| they | had expected |
Más sobre esto: El Past Perfect
Future (will)futuro
| I | will expect |
|---|---|
| you | will expect |
| he/she/it | will expect |
| we | will expect |
| you | will expect |
| they | will expect |
Más sobre esto: El futuro con will
Future perfectfuturo perfecto
| I | will have expected |
|---|---|
| you | will have expected |
| he/she/it | will have expected |
| we | will have expected |
| you | will have expected |
| they | will have expected |
Más sobre esto: El Future Perfect
Condicional
Conditional (would)condicional
| I | would expect |
|---|---|
| you | would expect |
| he/she/it | would expect |
| we | would expect |
| you | would expect |
| they | would expect |
Más sobre esto: Oración condicional de tipo 2
Conditional perfectcondicional compuesto
| I | would have expected |
|---|---|
| you | would have expected |
| he/she/it | would have expected |
| we | would have expected |
| you | would have expected |
| they | would have expected |
Más sobre esto: Oración condicional de tipo 3
Formas continuas
Present progressivepresente continuo
| I | am expecting |
|---|---|
| you | are expecting |
| he/she/it | is expecting |
| we | are expecting |
| you | are expecting |
| they | are expecting |
Más sobre esto: El Present Progressive
Past progressivepasado continuo
| I | was expecting |
|---|---|
| you | were expecting |
| he/she/it | was expecting |
| we | were expecting |
| you | were expecting |
| they | were expecting |
Más sobre esto: El Past Progressive
Present perfect progressiveperfecto continuo
| I | have been expecting |
|---|---|
| you | have been expecting |
| he/she/it | has been expecting |
| we | have been expecting |
| you | have been expecting |
| they | have been expecting |
Más sobre esto: El Present Perfect Progressive
Past perfect progressivepluscuamperfecto continuo
| I | had been expecting |
|---|---|
| you | had been expecting |
| he/she/it | had been expecting |
| we | had been expecting |
| you | had been expecting |
| they | had been expecting |
Más sobre esto: El Past Perfect Progressive
Future progressivefuturo continuo
| I | will be expecting |
|---|---|
| you | will be expecting |
| he/she/it | will be expecting |
| we | will be expecting |
| you | will be expecting |
| they | will be expecting |
Más sobre esto: El Future Progressive
Imperativo
Imperativeimperativo afirmativo
| you | expect |
|---|---|
| we | let's expect |
Más sobre esto: El imperativo
Formas no personales
Infinitive and participlesinfinitivo, gerundio, participio
| infinitive | expect |
|---|---|
| to-infinitive | to expect |
| -ing form | expecting |
| past participle | expected |
Más sobre esto: Los verbos irregulares · Verbos con -ing
Frases de ejemplo del curso
Cada frase procede de las listas de palabras o de los temas de gramática de este curso. La forma del verbo está marcada y debajo se indica qué tiempo y qué persona es.
We are expecting forty guests.Esperamos cuarenta invitados.
expecting — -ing form
We expect an answer next week.Esperamos una respuesta la semana que viene.
expect — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
The test was easier than expected.El examen fue más fácil de lo esperado.
expected — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
The grade was better than expected.La nota fue mejor de lo esperado.
expected — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
The mileage was lower than expected.El kilometraje era menor de lo esperado.
expected — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
This is different from what I expected.Esto es distinto de lo que yo esperaba.
expected — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
Más frases de ejemplo
We're expecting about fifty guests.Esperamos unos cincuenta invitados.
I didn't expect you so early!¡No te esperaba tan pronto!
She's expecting her second baby.Está esperando su segundo bebé.
Errores típicos de los hispanohablantes
Incorrecto I'm expecting you at the door, hurry up!
Correcto I'm waiting for you at the door, hurry up!
«Te estoy esperando en la puerta» es estar allí parado mientras pasa el tiempo: wait for. expect es contar con que algo ocurra, no la espera física.
Combinaciones frecuentes
- as expected — como era de esperar
- expect the worst — esperar lo peor
- expect too much of someone — exigir demasiado a alguien
- than expected — de lo previsto
Verbos que se confunden
Práctica rápida
5 huecos, primero de las frases de ejemplo de arriba y luego de la tabla. Cada respuesta cuenta para tus repasos.
Sigue aprendiendo
Verbos con el mismo modelo
Temas de gramática relacionados
Las formas se calculan a partir de las reglas de la lengua, dos veces y por dos caminos independientes, y se comparan con todas las formas escritas a mano en este curso. Las frases de ejemplo son propias del curso.