Verbo expect en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to expect significa «esperar/prever» en español. Es un verbo regular que forma su pasado simple y participio pasado añadiendo -ed al infinitivo.
Conjugación de expect en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | expect |
| you | expect |
| he/she/it | expects |
| we | expect |
| they | expect |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am expecting |
| you | are expecting |
| he/she/it | is expecting |
| we | are expecting |
| they | are expecting |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have expected |
| you | have expected |
| he/she/it | has expected |
| we | have expected |
| they | have expected |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | expected |
| you | expected |
| he/she/it | expected |
| we | expected |
| they | expected |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was expecting |
| you | were expecting |
| he/she/it | was expecting |
| we | were expecting |
| they | were expecting |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had expected |
| you | had expected |
| he/she/it | had expected |
| we | had expected |
| they | had expected |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will expect |
| you | will expect |
| he/she/it | will expect |
| we | will expect |
| they | will expect |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have expected |
| you | will have expected |
| he/she/it | will have expected |
| we | will have expected |
| they | will have expected |
Conjugación de expect en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would expect |
| you | would expect |
| he/she/it | would expect |
| we | would expect |
| they | would expect |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have expected |
| you | would have expected |
| he/she/it | would have expected |
| we | would have expected |
| they | would have expected |
Conjugación de expect en imperativo
Conjugación de expect en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | expecting |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | expected |
Ejemplos
I expect every day.
Yo espero todos los días.
He expects regularly.
Él espera regularmente.
We expect together.
Nosotros esperamos juntos.
I expected yesterday.
Yo esperé ayer.
I have expected.
Yo he esperado.
I will expect tomorrow.
Yo esperaré mañana.
I am expecting right now.
Yo estoy esperando ahora mismo.
I like to expect.
Me gusta esperar/prever.
You should expect more often.
Deberías esperar/prever más a menudo.
Can you expect?
¿Puedes esperar/prever?
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He expect en vez de He expects
Correcto: He/She/It expects
En el present simple, la tercera persona del singular (he/she/it) siempre añade -s o -es al verbo. Es el error más frecuente entre hispanohablantes.
Pronunciar la -ed como sílaba separada en todos los casos
Correcto: La -ed solo se pronuncia como sílaba extra (/ɪd/) tras t o d. Tras consonante sorda suena /t/, tras sonora /d/.
En español todas las sílabas se pronuncian, pero en inglés -ed no siempre es una sílaba: walked = /wɔːkt/ (una sílaba), wanted = /ˈwɒntɪd/ (dos sílabas).
Formar preguntas sin do/does: You expect? en vez de Do you expect?
Correcto: Do you expect? / Does he/she expect?
En español, la pregunta se forma con la entonación. En inglés, el present simple y past simple necesitan el auxiliar do/does/did para preguntas y negaciones.
Confundir present simple con present continuous: I expect vs I am expecting
Correcto: Hábito/general → I expect | Ahora mismo → I am expecting
El present simple se usa para hábitos y verdades generales, mientras que el present continuous se usa para acciones en progreso. En español a menudo se usa el mismo tiempo para ambos.
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I expect | yo espero |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she expects | él/ella espera |
| Present continuous | I am expecting | yo estoy esperando |
| Past simple | I expected | yo esperé |
| Present perfect | I have expected | yo he esperado |
| Future simple | I will expect | yo esperaré |
| Negative | I don't expect | yo no espero |
| Question | Do you expect? | ¿tú esperas? |