he querido

I have wanted

→ haber

phrase Common #3,288

I have wanted The first-person singular present perfect of querer. Depending on context, querer can mean “to want” or “to love.”

SP: Siempre he querido visitar España.

EN: I have always wanted to visit Spain.

No lo he querido.

I didn't want it.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Todo éste tiempo he querido volver a casa.

All this time, I've wanted to go back home.

— El cuento de la princesa Kaguya (2013)

He querido invitarte a salir durante mucho tiempo.

I've wanted to ask you out for a long time.

Nunca he querido hacer eso.

I've never wanted to do that.

Hay una cosa que te he querido decir.

There's something I've been meaning to tell you.

Hay algo de lo que he querido hablarles.

There's something I've been meaning to talk to you about.

Pero nunca he querido hacerte daño.

But I never meant to hurt you.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

Nunca te he querido.

I have never loved you.

He querido conocerle todo el tiempo, así que le pedí a Woo-jin que nos presente.

I've wanted to meet him all this time, so I asked Woo-jin to introduce us.

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)

Con eso no he querido decir que vaya a ser la única que se case con ellos.

I didn't mean to imply that I'm going to be the only one to marry them.

— Deseo, peligro (2007)

Éste es el mismo libro que durante mucho tiempo he querido leer.

This is the same book I've wanted to read for a long time.

Hay algo que he querido decirte.

There's something I've been meaning to tell you.

Bueno hay una chica que he querido desde siempre.

Well there's a girl I've always wanted.

Siempre los he querido.

I've always loved them.

He querido escapar de ahí toda mi vida.

I've wanted to escape from there my whole life.

— Control (2007)

Toda mi vida he querido conocer a alguien como yo.

All my life, I’ve wanted to meet someone like me.

No quiero matarle, nunca he querido.

I don't want to kill him, I never have.

— Perdición (1944)

Siempre te he querido.

I've always loved you.

— El paciente inglés (1996)

Nunca he querido un reino en la tierra.

I have never wanted a kingdom on earth.

Esta es la cámara que he querido por mucho tiempo.

This is the camera I've wanted for a long time.

Y siempre te he querido.

And I have always loved you.

— Pinocho (2019)

Te juro que nunca he querido hacerte daño.

I swear I never meant to hurt you.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

He querido conocerlo desde hace mucho tiempo.

I've wanted to meet him for a long time.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Toda mi vida he querido conocer a alguien como tú.

All my life, I’ve wanted to meet someone like you.

Eso es lo que he querido comprar.

That's what I wanted to buy.