despertarverb
Despertar means to wake up in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as despierta, despertó and despertado.
- to wake up
Me desperté temprano hoy.
I woke up early today.
El ruido me ha despertado.
The noise has woken me up.
Ayer desperté a mi hermano.
Yesterday I woke my brother up.
Cuando desperté, era famoso.
When I woke up, I was famous.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| despierta | he, she, it | Present |
| despertó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| despertado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| despiertan | they | Present |
| despertando | Gerund | |
| desperté | I | Preterite |
| despierte | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| despierto | I | Present |
| despertaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| despertaron | they | Preterite |
| despertamos | we | Present or preterite |