Practice.
Answer first, then read the explanation. Don't skip it — that's the whole point.
De niño, yo _____ la Navidad con muchísima ilusión. (esperar)
As a child, I looked forward to Christmas with huge excitement.
¿A quién _____ tú en la estación cuando te vi? (esperar)
Who were you waiting for at the station when I saw you?
Mi madre siempre me _____ con la cena lista cuando volvía del colegio. (esperar)
My mother always had dinner ready for me when I got back from school.
Nosotros no _____ tanta gente en la fiesta; nos quedamos sin comida. (esperar)
We didn't expect so many people at the party; we ran out of food.
Antes, los viajeros _____ días enteros a que saliera el barco. (esperar)
In the past, travellers used to wait whole days for the ship to leave.
Cuando sonó el teléfono, yo _____ una llamada de trabajo. (esperar)
When the phone rang, I was expecting a work call.
De pequeño, ¿_____ tú despierto a los Reyes Magos? (esperar)
When you were little, did you stay awake waiting for the Three Kings?
El profesor nunca _____ a los alumnos que llegaban tarde. (esperar)
The teacher never waited for the students who arrived late.
Mientras nosotros _____ el tren, empezó a nevar. (esperar)
While we were waiting for the train, it started to snow.
En los años sesenta, mis abuelos _____ cartas de sus hijos, que trabajaban en Alemania. (esperar)
In the sixties, my grandparents waited for letters from their children, who were working in Germany.
¿Qué _____ vosotros de la ciudad antes de visitarla? (esperar)
What did you (all) expect of the city before you visited it?
Mientras yo _____ en la consulta, leí una revista entera. (esperar)
While I was waiting at the doctor's, I read a whole magazine.
Nadie _____ una nevada así en pleno abril. (esperar)
Nobody expected snow like that in the middle of April.
Cuando llegué, mis amigos ya me _____ en el bar. (esperar)
When I arrived, my friends were already waiting for me in the bar.
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