Meaning: to want something to happen or be done.
Desire Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Desire |
| Past Tense (V2) | Desired |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Desired |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Desiring |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Desires |
Desire Past Tense:
Past Tense of Desire is Desired.
Example: Sarah desired the chocolate.
Desire Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Desire is Desired.
Example: Sarah has desired chocolate.
Desire Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Desire is Desiring.
Example: Sarah is desiring chocolate.
Desire 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Desire is Desires.
Example: Sarah desires chocolate.
Desire Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I desire chocolate.
- We/You/They desire the chocolate.
- He/She/It/Adam desires the chocolate.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am desiring chocolate.
- We/You/They are desiring the chocolate.
- He/She/It/Adam is desiring the chocolate.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have desired the chocolate.
- We/You/They have desired the chocolate.
- He/She/It/Adam has desired the chocolate.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been desiring chocolate.
- We/You/They have been desiring the chocolate.
- He/She/It/Adam has been desiring the chocolate.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I desired the chocolate.
- We/You/They desired the chocolate.
- He/She/It/Adam desired the chocolate.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was desiring chocolate.
- We/You/They were desiring the chocolate.
- He/She/It/Adam was desiring the chocolate.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had desired the chocolate.
- We/You/They had desired the chocolate.
- He/She/It/Adam had desired the chocolate.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been desiring the chocolate.
- We/You/They had been desiring the chocolate.
- He/She/It/Adam had been desiring the chocolate.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will desire chocolate.
- We/You/They will desire the chocolate.
- He/She/It/Adam will desire the chocolate.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be desiring the chocolate.
- We/You/They will be desiring the chocolate.
- He/She/It/Adam will be desiring the chocolate.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have desired the chocolate.
- We/You/They will have desired the chocolate.
- He/She/It/Adam will have desired the chocolate.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been desiring the chocolate.
- We/You/They will have been desiring the chocolate.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been desiring the chocolate.
Past Tense of Desire Phrasal Verbs
| Desire Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Desire for | Desired for |
| Desire after | Desired after |
| Desire on | Desired on |
| Desire up | Desired up |
| Desire out | Desired out |
| Desire in | Desired in |
| Desire with | Desired with |
| Desire towards | Desired towards |
| Desire from | Desired from |
| Desire about | Desired about |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Desire?
Future Tense of desire is “will desire”.
What is the Present Tense of Desire?
Present Tense of desire is “desire + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | desire |
| He/she/it/singular name | desires |
| Present participle | desiring |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Desire?
Past perfect tense of take is “had desired”.
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