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yo deseaba

wanted, wished

→ desear
dese to want, to wish for + aba I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #13,157
wanted, wished A past form of “desear,” often expressing a continuing or background wish in the past.
SP: Deseaba un poco de agua.
EN: I wanted a little water.
Conjugation of desear
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First deseaba —
Second deseabas —
Third deseaba deseaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First deseaba —
Second deseabas —
Third deseaba deseaban

Sólo deseaba que lo conocieras.

I just wanted you to meet him.

Tom consiguió todo lo que deseaba para Navidad.

Tom got everything he wanted for Christmas.

Ella deseaba ser hermosa.

She longed to be beautiful.

Tom deseaba poder jugar tenis tan bien como Mary.

Tom wished he could play tennis as well as Mary.

Deseaba ver a su jefe en Tokio antes de partir hacia América.

He wanted to see his boss in Tokyo before leaving for America.

Anoche, deseaba ver algunos árboles.

Last night, I wanted to see some trees.

— Dil Se.. (1998)

Pero aun así, no pudo encontrar la redención que deseaba.

But even so, he couldn't find the redemption he longed for.

— Señora venganza (2005)

Deseaba ser pintor desde hace mucho tiempo.

I had wanted to be a painter for a long time.

Mary deseaba poder volver en el tiempo, antes de que se casara con Tom.

Mary wished she could go back in time, before she married Tom.

Ella no deseaba saber nada de su vida personal.

She didn't want to know anything about his personal life.

Sólo deseaba tu éxito.

I only wished you success.

— Les invasions barbares (2003)

Deseaba conocerla.

I wanted to meet her.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Sólo deseaba echar una mano al equipo.

I just wanted to lend a hand to the team.

Tom deseaba tener a alguien con quien platicar.

Tom wished he had someone to talk to.

Lo deseaba sinceramente.

I sincerely desired it.

— La maldición de la flor dorada (2006)

Con todo su ser deseaba volver a casa y abrazar a su familia.

With all his being he longed to go home and hug his family.

Deseaba tanto tener un niño.

I wanted so much to have a boy.

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

Sabes que deseaba ofrecerte mejores cosas.

You know I wanted to offer you better things.

— Señora venganza (2005)

Y lo deseaba en el portal.

And I wished for it at the portal.

— La doble vida de Verónica (1991)

Deseaba hacerse muy famoso.

He wanted to become very famous.

Entonces deseaba escribir alguna.

So then I wanted to write one.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Sólo deseaba ir a la universidad.

I just wanted to go to university.

Tom deseaba una bicicleta.

Tom wanted a bicycle.

Lo deseaba.

I wanted it.

Yo no deseaba morir.

I didn't want to die.

Tom deseaba haber podido pasar más tiempo con María.

Tom wished he could have spent more time with Maria.

Hacía mucho que lo deseaba.

I had wanted it for a long time.

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

Era un hogar lo que deseaba.

It was a home he longed for.

Deseaba una entrada para el concierto.

I wanted a ticket for the concert.

Deseaba que fuera verdad lo que le prometieron en la entrevista.

She hoped that what they had promised her in the interview was true.

Mary deseaba no haber ganado.

Mary wished she hadn’t won.