aguardarverb
Aguardar means to wait for in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as aguarda, aguardan and aguardando.
- to wait for
Carlos aguardó un momento.
Carlos waited a moment.
¡Pero aguarda! Aún hay más.
But wait! There's more.
Tomás aguardó en la plataforma.
Tomás waited on the platform.
Muchos problemas le aguardaban.
Many problems awaited him.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| aguarda | he, she, it | Present |
| aguardan | they | Present |
| aguardando | Gerund | |
| aguardaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| aguardaban | they | Imperfect |
| aguardamos | we | Present or preterite |
| aguardó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| aguardará | he, she, it | Future |
| aguarde | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| aguardaron | they | Preterite |
| aguardarán | they | Future |