What does desear mean?
desear means to wish in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to desire, to want, to hope for, to long for; to look forward to.
Spanish verb guide
Desear Conjugation in Spanish
Learn desear, meaning to wish, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: deseandoparticiple: deseado
Principal forms of desear
- Infinitive
- desear
- Gerund
- deseando
- Past participle
- deseado
Desear conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | deseo | deseé | deseaba | desearé |
| tú | deseas | deseaste | deseabas | desearás |
| él / ella / usted | desea | deseó | deseaba | deseará |
| nosotros/as | deseamos | deseamos | deseábamos | desearemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | desean | desearon | deseaban | desearán |
Pattern notes
- Desear follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with desear
Ella lo desea a él.She wants him.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Te deseo todo lo mejor.Best of luck to you.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Todo el mundo desea la paz.The entire world desires peace.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate desear for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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