-ar verb Intermediate

desear — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to wish / to desire

The imperfect conjugation of desear (regular -ar verb, ranked #187). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo deseaba
deseabas
él/ella/Ud. deseaba
nosotros deseábamos
vosotros deseabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. deseaban

Example sentence

Antes yo deseaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to wish / to desire often.

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