Verbo wait en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to wait significa «esperar» en español. Es un verbo regular que forma su pasado simple y participio pasado añadiendo -ed al infinitivo.
Conjugación de wait en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | wait |
| you | wait |
| he/she/it | waits |
| we | wait |
| they | wait |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am waiting |
| you | are waiting |
| he/she/it | is waiting |
| we | are waiting |
| they | are waiting |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have waited |
| you | have waited |
| he/she/it | has waited |
| we | have waited |
| they | have waited |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | waited |
| you | waited |
| he/she/it | waited |
| we | waited |
| they | waited |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was waiting |
| you | were waiting |
| he/she/it | was waiting |
| we | were waiting |
| they | were waiting |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had waited |
| you | had waited |
| he/she/it | had waited |
| we | had waited |
| they | had waited |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will wait |
| you | will wait |
| he/she/it | will wait |
| we | will wait |
| they | will wait |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have waited |
| you | will have waited |
| he/she/it | will have waited |
| we | will have waited |
| they | will have waited |
Conjugación de wait en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would wait |
| you | would wait |
| he/she/it | would wait |
| we | would wait |
| they | would wait |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have waited |
| you | would have waited |
| he/she/it | would have waited |
| we | would have waited |
| they | would have waited |
Conjugación de wait en imperativo
Conjugación de wait en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | waiting |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | waited |
Ejemplos
I wait every day.
Yo espero todos los días.
He waits regularly.
Él espera regularmente.
We wait together.
Nosotros esperamos juntos.
I waited yesterday.
Yo esperé ayer.
I have waited.
Yo he esperado.
I will wait tomorrow.
Yo esperaré mañana.
I am waiting right now.
Yo estoy esperando ahora mismo.
I like to wait.
Me gusta esperar.
You should wait more often.
Deberías esperar más a menudo.
Can you wait?
¿Puedes esperar?
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He wait en vez de He waits
Correcto: He/She/It waits
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 wait? en vez de Do you wait?
Correcto: Do you wait? / Does he/she wait?
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 wait vs I am waiting
Correcto: Hábito/general → I wait | Ahora mismo → I am waiting
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.
Antónimos
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I wait | yo espero |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she waits | él/ella espera |
| Present continuous | I am waiting | yo estoy esperando |
| Past simple | I waited | yo esperé |
| Present perfect | I have waited | yo he esperado |
| Future simple | I will wait | yo esperaré |
| Negative | I don't wait | yo no espero |
| Question | Do you wait? | ¿tú esperas? |