esperasteis

Esperasteis is the second-person plural form of the Spanish verb esperar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It corresponds to “you all waited” and is used with the vosotros pronoun, which is common in Spain. In most of Latin America, the vosotras/vosotros form is not used in everyday speech; instead, the past tense for ustedes is typically formed with esperaron, so esperasteis is rarely heard outside Spain or formal writing that reflects that regional variant.

Conjugation context: esperar is regular in this tense. Full conjugation in pretérito indefinido is: esperé, esperaste, esperó, esperamos, esperasteis, esperaron. The present tense vosotrOs form is esperáis, and the present subjunctive is esperéis.

Usage notes: Esperasteis marks a completed action in the past tied to the vosotros subject. It is typically found in standard narrative or dialogue set in Spain. In Latin American texts or speech, you would more likely encounter esperaron for “you all waited” (ustedes) or use the usted/ustedes forms in different regional varieties.

Examples: Ayer esperasteis al autobús durante casi treinta minutos. ¿Esperasteis a que llegara el tren antes de salir? These illustrate usage with the vosotros form in Spain.

Etymology: the verb esperar comes from Latin exspectare, meaning to await or look for, and over time acquired senses related to waiting and hoping.