Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | deseo | |
| tú | deseas | |
| él / ella / usted | desea | |
| nosotros / nosotras | deseamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | deseáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desean |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | deseé | |
| tú | deseaste | |
| él / ella / usted | deseó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | deseamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | deseasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desearon |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | deseaba | |
| tú | deseabas | |
| él / ella / usted | deseaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | deseábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | deseabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | deseaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desearé | |
| tú | desearás | |
| él / ella / usted | deseará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desearemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desearéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desearán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desearía | |
| tú | desearías | |
| él / ella / usted | desearía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desearíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desearíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desearían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desee | |
| tú | desees | |
| él / ella / usted | desee | |
| nosotros / nosotras | deseemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | deseéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | deseen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to wish
- to desire, to want, to hope for, to long for
- to look forward to
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations