Present
Simple present · now, habits and facts
- I eu espero
- you você espera
- he, she, it ele espera
- we nós esperamos
- they eles esperam
ENGLISH VERB
esperar
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Simple present · now, habits and facts
Simple past · finished actions
Future · “will”
Present continuous · happening right now
Present perfect · “have done”
Conditional · “would”
Imperative · requests and orders
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
I wait for the bus at this corner.
Eu espero o ônibus nesta esquina.
We waited an hour for a table.
A gente esperou uma hora por uma mesa.
I will wait for you outside the store.
Eu te espero na frente da loja.
Hurry up, everyone is waiting for us!
Anda logo, todo mundo está esperando a gente!
I have waited all week for this call.
Eu esperei a semana toda por essa ligação.
I would wait a few days before deciding.
Eu esperaria alguns dias antes de decidir.
Wait here, I'll get the car.
Espere aqui, eu vou pegar o carro.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Beginner Level 2 · waiting for the bus · I'm not waiting for the bus.
Beginner Level 2 · waited
Beginner Level 3 · we were waiting · I was waiting
Intermediate Level 1 · waiting · have you been waiting
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.