desear
to wish, to wantPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | deseoI wish | nosotros | deseamoswe wish |
| tú | deseasyou wish | vosotros | deseáisyou all wish |
| él/ella/Ud. | deseahe/she wishes | ellos/Uds. | deseanthey wish |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he deseadoI have wished | nosotros | hemos deseadowe have wished |
| tú | has deseadoyou have wished | vosotros | habéis deseadoyou all have wished |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha deseadohe/she has wished | ellos/Uds. | han deseadothey have wished |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | desee(that) I wish | nosotros | deseemos(that) we wish |
| tú | desees(that) you wish | vosotros | deseéis(that) you all wish |
| él/ella/Ud. | desee(that) he/she wishes | ellos/Uds. | deseen(that) they wish |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya deseado(that) I have wished | nosotros | hayamos deseado(that) we have wished |
| tú | hayas deseado(that) you have wished | vosotros | hayáis deseado(that) you all have wished |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya deseado(that) he/she has wished | ellos/Uds. | hayan deseado(that) they have wished |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | deseéI wished | nosotros | deseamoswe wished |
| tú | deseasteyou wished | vosotros | deseasteisyou all wished |
| él/ella/Ud. | deseóhe/she wished | ellos/Uds. | desearonthey wished |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | deseabaI used to wish | nosotros | deseábamoswe used to wish |
| tú | deseabasyou used to wish | vosotros | deseabaisyou all used to wish |
| él/ella/Ud. | deseabahe/she used to wish | ellos/Uds. | deseabanthey used to wish |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había deseadoI had wished | nosotros | habíamos deseadowe had wished |
| tú | habías deseadoyou had wished | vosotros | habíais deseadoyou all had wished |
| él/ella/Ud. | había deseadohe/she had wished | ellos/Uds. | habían deseadothey had wished |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | deseara(that) I wished | nosotros | deseáramos(that) we wished |
| tú | desearas(that) you wished | vosotros | desearais(that) you all wished |
| él/ella/Ud. | deseara(that) he/she wished | ellos/Uds. | desearan(that) they wished |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | desease(that) I wished | nosotros | deseásemos(that) we wished |
| tú | deseases(that) you wished | vosotros | deseaseis(that) you all wished |
| él/ella/Ud. | desease(that) he/she wished | ellos/Uds. | deseasen(that) they wished |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera deseado(that) I had wished | nosotros | hubiéramos deseado(that) we had wished |
| tú | hubieras deseado(that) you had wished | vosotros | hubierais deseado(that) you all had wished |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera deseado(that) he/she had wished | ellos/Uds. | hubieran deseado(that) they had wished |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube deseadoI had wished | nosotros | hubimos deseadowe had wished |
| tú | hubiste deseadoyou had wished | vosotros | hubisteis deseadoyou all had wished |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo deseadohe/she had wished | ellos/Uds. | hubieron deseadothey had wished |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | desearéI will wish | nosotros | desearemoswe will wish |
| tú | desearásyou will wish | vosotros | desearéisyou all will wish |
| él/ella/Ud. | desearáhe/she will wish | ellos/Uds. | desearánthey will wish |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | desearíaI would wish | nosotros | desearíamoswe would wish |
| tú | desearíasyou would wish | vosotros | desearíaisyou all would wish |
| él/ella/Ud. | desearíahe/she would wish | ellos/Uds. | desearíanthey would wish |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré deseadoI will have wished | nosotros | habremos deseadowe will have wished |
| tú | habrás deseadoyou will have wished | vosotros | habréis deseadoyou all will have wished |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá deseadohe/she will have wished | ellos/Uds. | habrán deseadothey will have wished |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría deseadoI would have wished | nosotros | habríamos deseadowe would have wished |
| tú | habrías deseadoyou would have wished | vosotros | habríais deseadoyou all would have wished |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría deseadohe/she would have wished | ellos/Uds. | habrían deseadothey would have wished |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | deseare(should) I wish | nosotros | deseáremos(should) we wish |
| tú | deseares(should) you wish | vosotros | deseareis(should) you all wish |
| él/ella/Ud. | deseare(should) he/she wish | ellos/Uds. | desearen(should) they wish |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | deseemoslet's wish |
| tú | deseawish! | vosotros | deseadwish! |
| él/ella/Ud. | deseewish! | ellos/Uds. | deseenwish! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no deseemoslet's not wish |
| tú | no deseesdon't wish | vosotros | no deseéisdon't wish |
| él/ella/Ud. | no deseedon't wish | ellos/Uds. | no deseendon't wish |
