desearverb
Desear means to wish, to want or to desire in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as desea, deseas and desean.
- to wish, to want, to desire
Ella deseaba ser hermosa.
She wished to be beautiful.
Todos desean la felicidad.
Everybody desires happiness.
Sé que deseas volver a casa.
I know you wish to go home.
Desearía poder hablar inglés.
I wish I could speak English.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| desea | he, she, it | Present |
| deseas | you | Present |
| desean | they | Present |
| deseo | I | Present |
| desee | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| deseen | they | Present |
| deseamos | we | Present or preterite |
| deseando | Gerund | |
| deseaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| deseado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| desearía | he, she, it | Conditional |