Desire Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

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 Past Tense V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Forms of Desire Past Perfect and Past Particle

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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