Conjugation of sperare in Latin
sperareto hoperegular
Praesēnspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | spero | |
| tū | speras | |
| is/ea/id | sperat | |
| nōs | speramus | |
| vōs | speratis | |
| eī/eae/ea | sperant |
Imperfectum
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | sperabam | |
| tū | sperabas | |
| is/ea/id | sperabat | |
| nōs | sperabamus | |
| vōs | sperabatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | sperabant |
Futūrum Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | sperabo | |
| tū | sperabis | |
| is/ea/id | sperabit | |
| nōs | sperabimus | |
| vōs | sperabitis | |
| eī/eae/ea | sperabunt |
Perfectumpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | speravi | |
| tū | speravisti | |
| is/ea/id | speravit | |
| nōs | speravimus | |
| vōs | speravistis | |
| eī/eae/ea | speraverunt |
Plūsquamperfectumpluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | speraveram | |
| tū | speraveras | |
| is/ea/id | speraverat | |
| nōs | speraveramus | |
| vōs | speraveratis | |
| eī/eae/ea | speraverant |
Futūrum Perfectumfuture perfect
Actions that will be finished by a future point.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | speravero | |
| tū | speraveris | |
| is/ea/id | speraverit | |
| nōs | speraverimus | |
| vōs | speraveritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | speraverint |
Subiūnctīvus Praesēnspresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | sperem | |
| tū | speres | |
| is/ea/id | speret | |
| nōs | speremus | |
| vōs | speretis | |
| eī/eae/ea | sperent |
Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Praesēns
- is/ea/id
spetretsperetThe present subjunctive should be formed with -e-: speret, not a misspelled stem.
Subiūnctīvus Imperfectumimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | sperarem | |
| tū | sperares | |
| is/ea/id | speraret | |
| nōs | speraremus | |
| vōs | speraretis | |
| eī/eae/ea | sperarent |
Subiūnctīvus Perfectumperfect subjunctive
Completed hypothetical actions.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | speraverim | |
| tū | speraveris | |
| is/ea/id | speraverit | |
| nōs | speraverimus | |
| vōs | speraveritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | speraverint |
Imperātīvusimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tū | spera | |
| nōs | speremus | |
| vōs | sperate |
Common mistakes in the Imperātīvus
- nōs
speramussperemusIn the 1st person plural imperative/subjunctive form, the correct form is speremus, not the indicative present speramus.
sperare — frequently asked questions
Is sperare a regular verb?
Yes — sperare is a regular Latin verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does sperare mean?
sperare is a Latin verb meaning "to hope".