How to say "they were expecting" in Spanish

esperaban

/espeˈɾaβan/

/espeˈɾaβan/

Translation:they were expecting

Part of speech:verb

The past tense form of the verb 'esperar' (to expect), typically used to express anticipation.

Grammar

Tensepast
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Simple formesperar

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