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desear

to desire, to wish

verb Word 491 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate desear

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo deseo I desire / I am desiring / I wish / I am wishing
tú deseas you desire / you are desiring / you wish / you are wishing
él/ella desea he/she desires / he/she is desiring / you desire (formal) / you are desiring (formal) / he/she wishes / he/she is wishing / you wish (formal) / you are wishing (formal)
nosotros deseamos we desire / we are desiring / we wish / we are wishing
ellos/ellas desean they desire / they are desiring / you all desire / you all are desiring / they wish / they are wishing / you all wish / you all are wishing

Preterite

yo deseé I desired / I wished
tú deseaste you desired / you wished
él/ella deseó he/she desired / you desired (formal) / he/she wished / you wished (formal)
nosotros deseamos we desired / we wished
ellos/ellas desearon they desired / you all desired / they wished / you all wished

Imperfect

yo deseaba I was desiring / I used to desire / I was wishing / I used to wish
tú deseabas you were desiring / you used to desire / you were wishing / you used to wish
él/ella deseaba he/she was desiring / he/she used to desire / you were desiring (formal) / you used to desire (formal) / he/she was wishing / he/she used to wish / you were wishing (formal) / you used to wish (formal)
nosotros deseábamos we were desiring / we used to desire / we were wishing / we used to wish
ellos/ellas deseaban they were desiring / they used to desire / you all were desiring / you all used to desire / they were wishing / they used to wish / you all were wishing / you all used to wish

Future

yo desearé I will desire / I will wish
tú desearás you will desire / you will wish
él/ella deseará he/she will desire / you will desire (formal) / he/she will wish / you will wish (formal)
nosotros desearemos we will desire / we will wish
ellos/ellas desearán they will desire / you all will desire / they will wish / you all will wish

In a sentence

Te deseo mucha suerte.

I wish you lots of luck.

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