
desear Future Conjugation
desear — to wish
The future of desear uses the infinitive plus endings: desearé, desearás, deseará, desearemos, desearéis, desearán.
desear Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to state what someone will wish for later or to express probability about a current desire (e.g., 'he probably wishes').
Notes on desear in the Future
Desear is regular in the future. You simply add the future endings directly to the full infinitive 'desear'.
Example Sentences
Algún día, tú desearás haber estudiado más.
Someday, you will wish you had studied more.
tú
Desearemos volver a este hotel el próximo verano.
We will wish to return to this hotel next summer.
nosotros
Él deseará suerte a los participantes mañana.
He will wish luck to the participants tomorrow.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Dropping the 'ar' from the stem.
Correct: desearé
Why: In the future tense, you must keep the full infinitive before adding the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: deseo
The present tense of desear is regular: deseo, deseas, desea, deseamos, deseáis, desean.
Preterite
yo: deseé
The preterite of desear is regular: deseé, deseaste, deseó, deseamos, deseasteis, desearon.
Imperfect
yo: deseaba
The imperfect of desear follows the standard -aba pattern: deseaba, deseabas, deseaba, deseábamos, deseabais, deseaban.
Conditional
yo: desearía
The conditional of desear is formed by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: desearía, desearías, desearía, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desee
The present subjunctive of desear changes the 'a' to 'e': desee, desees, desee, deseemos, deseéis, deseen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: deseara
The imperfect subjunctive of desear uses the -ara endings: deseara, desearas, deseara, deseáramos, desearais, desearan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desea
The imperative of desear is used for commands: desea (tú), desead (vosotros), or desee/deseen (formal).
Negative Imperative
yo: no desees
The negative imperative of desear uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no desees, no desee, etc.