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desiderare

to wish (for); desire

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Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.

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Indicative

desiderare: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I wished; I have wished
tu	you wished; you have wished
lui/lei	he/she wished; he/she has wished; you (formal) wished; you (formal) have wished
noi	we wished; we have wished
voi	you (plural) wished; you (plural) have wished
loro	they wished; they have wished

desiderare: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I used to wish
tu	you used to wish
lui/lei	he/she used to wish; you (formal) used to wish
noi	we used to wish
voi	you (plural) used to wish
loro	they used to wish

desiderare: Pluperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had wished
tu	you had wished
lui/lei	he/she had wished; you (formal) had wished
noi	we had wished
voi	you (plural) had wished
loro	they had wished

desiderare: Remote past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I wished
tu	you wished
lui/lei	he/she wished; you (formal) wished
noi	we wished
voi	you (plural) wished
loro	they wished

desiderare: Past anterior
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had wished (before the next past event)
tu	you had wished (before the next past event)
lui/lei	he/she had wished (before the next past event); you (formal) had wished (before the next past event)
noi	we had wished (before the next past event)
voi	you (plural) had wished (before the next past event)
loro	they had wished (before the next past event)

desiderare: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will wish
tu	you will wish
lui/lei	he/she will wish; you (formal) will wish
noi	we will wish
voi	you (plural) will wish
loro	they will wish

desiderare: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will have wished
tu	you will have wished
lui/lei	he/she will have wished; you (formal) will have wished
noi	we will have wished
voi	you (plural) will have wished
loro	they will have wished

desiderare: Present conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would wish
tu	you would wish
lui/lei	he/she would wish; you (formal) would wish
noi	we would wish
voi	you (plural) would wish
loro	they would wish

desiderare: Past conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would have wished
tu	you would have wished
lui/lei	he/she would have wished; you (formal) would have wished
noi	we would have wished
voi	you (plural) would have wished
loro	they would have wished

desiderare: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I wish
tu	(that) you wish
lui/lei	(that) he/she wishes; (that) you (formal) wish
noi	(that) we wish
voi	(that) you (plural) wish
loro	(that) they wish

desiderare: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I have wished
tu	(that) you have wished
lui/lei	(that) he/she has wished; (that) you (formal) have wished
noi	(that) we have wished
voi	(that) you (plural) have wished
loro	(that) they have wished

desiderare: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I wished
tu	(that) you wished
lui/lei	(that) he/she wished; (that) you (formal) wished
noi	(that) we wished
voi	(that) you (plural) wished
loro	(that) they wished

desiderare: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I had wished
tu	(that) you had wished
lui/lei	(that) he/she had wished; (that) you (formal) had wished
noi	(that) we had wished
voi	(that) you (plural) had wished
loro	(that) they had wished

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