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Desear (to desire) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of desear (to desire) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Desear (to desire) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 5: Planes para el futuro (Future Plans)

Lesson 34: Planes familiares (Family plans)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Desear (to desire) Deseando (Desiring) Deseado (Desired)

Desear (to desire): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo deseo I desire
tú deseas You desire
él/ella desea He/she desires
nosotros/nosotras deseamos We desire
vosotros/vosotras deseáis you desire
ellos/ellas desean they desire

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he deseado I have desired
tú has deseado You have desired
él/ella ha deseado he has desired
nosotros/nosotras hemos deseado We have desired
vosotros/vosotras habéis deseado you have desired
ellos/ellas han deseado They have desired

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo desee I desire
tú desees You desire
él/ella desee he/she desires
nosotros/nosotras deseemos we desire
vosotros/vosotras deseéis you desire
ellos/ellas deseen they desire

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya deseado I have desired
tú hayas deseado you have desired
él/ella haya deseado he/she has desired
nosotros/nosotras hayamos deseado we have desired
vosotros/vosotras hayáis deseado you (all) have desired
ellos/ellas hayan deseado they have desired

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo deseaba I desired
tú deseabas You desired
él/ella deseaba he desired
nosotros/nosotras deseábamos we desired
vosotros/vosotras deseabais You all desired
ellos/ellas deseaban they desired

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había deseado I had desired
tú habías deseado You had desired
él/ella había deseado he/she had desired
nosotros/nosotras habíamos deseado We had desired
vosotros/vosotras habíais deseado You had desired
ellos/ellas habían deseado they had desired

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo deseara/desease I would desire
tú desearas/deseases you desired
él/ella deseara/desease he/she desired
nosotros/nosotras deseáramos/deseásemos we desired
vosotros/vosotras desearais/deseaseis You would desire
ellos/ellas desearan/deseasen they desired

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera deseado/hubiese deseado I would have desired
tú hubieras deseado/hubieses deseado You had desired
él/ella hubiera deseado/hubiese deseado he/she had desired
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos deseado/hubiésemos deseado we had desired
vosotros/vosotras hubierais deseado/hubieseis deseado You all would have desired
ellos/ellas hubieran deseado/hubiesen deseado They would have desired

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo deseé I desired
tú deseaste you desired
él/ella deseó he desired
nosotros/nosotras deseamos we desired
vosotros/vosotras deseasteis you desired
ellos/ellas desearon they desired

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube deseado I had desired
tú hubiste deseado You had desired
él/ella hubo deseado he had desired
nosotros/nosotras hubimos deseado we had desired
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis deseado You had desired
ellos/ellas hubieron deseado They had desired

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo deseare I shall desire
tú deseares You will desire
él/ella deseare he/she would desire
nosotros/nosotras deseáremos we would desire
vosotros/vosotras deseareis You will desire
ellos/ellas desearen they would desire

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere deseado I would have desired
tú hubieres deseado you will have desired
él/ella hubiere deseado he would have desired
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos deseado We will have desired
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis deseado you will have desired
ellos/ellas hubieren deseado they will have desired

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo desearé I will desire
tú desearás You will desire
él/ella deseará He/she will desire
nosotros/nosotras desearemos we will desire
vosotros/vosotras desearéis You (plural) will desire
ellos/ellas desearán they will desire

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré deseado I will have desired
tú habrás deseado You will have desired
él/ella habrá deseado he will have desired
nosotros/nosotras habremos deseado We will have desired
vosotros/vosotras habréis deseado You (plural) will have desired
ellos/ellas habrán deseado they will have desired
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Deséame! Desire me!
Desea/Deseáme! Desire me!
Desée/Deséale! Desire!
Deseemos/Deseémonos! You all desire!
Desead/Deseaos! They desire!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
no desee! You do not desire!
no desees! he/she does not desire
no desee! You do not desire!
no deseemos! You do not desire
no deseéis! They should not desire!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo desearía I would desire
tú desearías You would desire
él/ella desearía he/she would desire
nosotros/nosotras desearíamos We would desire
vosotros/vosotras desearíais you would desire
ellos/ellas desearían they would desire

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría deseado I would have desired
tú habrías deseado You would have desired
él/ella habría deseado he would have desired
nosotros/nosotras habríamos deseado we would have desired
vosotros/vosotras habríais deseado You all would have desired
ellos/ellas habrían deseado They would have desired

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You (vosotros) desire to participate in the excursion.
Deseáis participar en la excursión.
2. They desire to complete the task.
Desean completar la tarea.
3. They will desire to visit the florist.
Desearán visitar la floristería.
4. We will desire to learn about nature.
Desearemos aprender sobre la naturaleza.
5. You (plural) will desire to participate in the activity.
Desearéis participar en la actividad.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They desired to form a family soon.
Desearon formar una familia pronto.
2. I desired to make a sculpture.
Yo deseaba realizar una escultura.
3. We desired to try exotic food.
Nosotros deseábamos probar comida exótica.
4. You have desired to learn more about nature.
Has deseado aprender más sobre la naturaleza.
5. I have desired to complete the work before the deadline.
He deseado completar el trabajo antes de la fecha límite.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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desees, deseara/desease, deseen, deseemos, desee

1.
Quizás él ... realizar una excursión en la montaña.
(Perhaps he desires to go on an excursion in the mountain.)
2.
Es posible que tú ... visitar el sur de españa.
(It is possible that you may wish to visit the south of Spain.)
3.
Ojalá nosotros ... firmar el contrato pronto.
(Hopefully we desire to sign the contract soon.)
4.
Si yo ... realizar una escultura, necesitaría herramientas específicas.
(If I wished to make a sculpture, I would need specific tools.)
5.
Dudo que ellos ... salir esta noche.
(I doubt that they desire to go out tonight.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They had desired to hire the photographer for the wedding.
Ellos hubieron deseado contratar al fotógrafo para la boda.
2. I hope that I have desired to perform the song.
Espero que yo haya deseado realizar la canción.
3. It is unlikely that they have desired to try the exotic food.
Es improbable que ellos hayan deseado probar la comida exótica.
4. We would have desired to learn to play the song.
Nosotros habríamos deseado aprender a tocar la canción.
5. We thought that you would have desired to learn more.
Pensábamos que vosotras hubierais deseado/hubieseis deseado aprender más.