What does "eso esperar" mean?

The concept "eso esperar" translates to "to hope for that" or "to hope so." In this chunk, "eso" is a fixed neuter pronoun that refers to a previously mentioned idea or situation.

How it Works

While "eso" stays the same, the infinitive esperar must change to reflect:

  • Tense: When the hoping is happening (past, present, or future).
  • Person: Who is doing the hoping (I, you, they, etc.).

Examples across 15 Tenses

1. —¿Va a salir todo bien? —Eso espero.
—Is everything going to turn out okay? —I hope so. (1st person sing. - presente)
2. Ella eso esperaba cuando envió la solicitud.
She was hoping so when she sent the application. (3rd person sing. - imperfecto)
3. Nosotros eso esperamos durante toda la tarde.
We hoped for that all afternoon. (1st person plural - pretérito)
4. Eso esperarán ellos de su nuevo jefe.
They will hope for that from their new boss. (3rd person plural - futuro)
5. ¿Tú eso esperarías de un amigo?
Would you hope for that from a friend? (2nd person sing. - potencial simple)
6. No es que eso espere yo, pero podría suceder.
It's not that I hope for that, but it could happen. (1st person sing. - presente de subjuntivo)
7. Si eso esperaras de verdad, no estarías tan preocupado.
If you truly hoped for that, you wouldn't be so worried. (2nd person sing. - imperfecto de subjuntivo)
8. Eso hemos esperado siempre desde que nos conocimos.
We have always hoped for that since we met. (1st person plural - perfecto de indicativo)
9. Yo eso había esperado antes de recibir las noticias.
I had hoped for that before receiving the news. (1st person sing. - pluscuamperfecto)
10. Apenas hube esperado eso, recibí la confirmación.
As soon as I had hoped for that, I received the confirmation. (1st person sing. - pretérito anterior)
11. Para entonces, ya habrán esperado eso mucho tiempo.
By then, they will have hoped for that for a long time. (3rd person plural - futuro perfecto)
12. Él habría esperado eso si le hubieras avisado.
He would have hoped for that if you had warned him. (3rd person sing. - potencial compuesto)
13. Me alegra que ellos hayan esperado eso también.
I'm glad that they have hoped for that too. (3rd person plural - perfecto de subjuntivo)
14. Si tú hubieras esperado eso, no estarías sorprendido.
If you had hoped for that, you wouldn't be surprised. (2nd person sing. - pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
15. ¡Espera eso con mucha paciencia!
Hope for that with a lot of patience! (2nd person sing. - imperativo)