Conjugation of to want

Conjugation of the English verb to want with pronunciation. To want is regular.

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Want verb conjugation

 TenseConjugation
1.Infinitive (stem):want
2.Past simple:wanted
3.Past participle:wanted
4.3rd person singular:wants
5.Present participle:wanting
6.Imperative:want!

Active voice of to want

Active conjugation of the regular verb to want in all tenses and persons.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To want
Present participle:
wanting
Past participle:
wanted
Indicative

Present
Iwant
youwant
he/she/itwants
wewant
youwant
theywant
Perfect
Ihave wanted
youhave wanted
he/she/ithas wanted
wehave wanted
youhave wanted
theyhave wanted
Past
Iwanted
youwanted
he/she/itwanted
wewanted
youwanted
theywanted
Past perfect
Ihad wanted
youhad wanted
he/she/ithad wanted
wehad wanted
youhad wanted
theyhad wanted
Future
Iwill want
youwill want
he/she/itwill want
wewill want
youwill want
theywill want
Future perfect
Iwill have wanted
youwill have wanted
he/she/itwill have wanted
wewill have wanted
youwill have wanted
theywill have wanted
Conditional

Present
Iwould want
youwould want
he/she/itwould want
wewould want
youwould want
theywould want
Perfect
Iwould have wanted
youwould have wanted
he/she/itwould have wanted
wewould have wanted
youwould have wanted
theywould have wanted
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam wanting
youare wanting
he/she/itis wanting
weare wanting
youare wanting
theyare wanting
Present perfect
Ihave been wanting
youhave been wanting
he/she/ithave been wanting
wehave been wanting
youhave been wanting
theyhave been wanting
Past
Iwas wanting
youwere wanting
he/she/itwas wanting
wewere wanting
youwere wanting
theywere wanting
Past perfect
Ihad been wanting
youhad been wanting
he/she/ithad been wanting
wehad been wanting
youhad been wanting
theyhad been wanting
Future
Iwill be wanting
youwill be wanting
he/she/itwill be wanting
wewill be wanting
youwill be wanting
theywill be wanting
Future perfect
Iwill have been wanting
youwill have been wanting
he/she/itwill have been wanting
wewill have been wanting
youwill have been wanting
theywill have been wanting
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould want
youwould want
he/she/itwould want
wewould want
youwould want
theywould want
Perfect
Iwould have wanted
youwould have wanted
he/she/itwould have wanted
wewould have wanted
youwould have wanted
theywould have wanted
Imperative

Affirmative
youwant!
weLet's want!
you (pl.)want!
Negative
youdon't want!
(do not want)
you (pl.)don't want!
(do not want)

Passive voice of to want

The passive voice of to want is created by combining a form of the verb "to be" with the past participle of the verb.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To want
Past participle:
wanted
Indicative

Present
Iam wanted
youare wanted
he/she/itis wanted
weare wanted
youare wanted
theyare wanted
Perfect
Ihave been wanted
youhave been wanted
he/she/ithas been wanted
wehave been wanted
youhave been wanted
theyhave been wanted
Past
Iwas wanted
youwere wanted
he/she/itwas wanted
wewere wanted
youwere wanted
theywere wanted
Past perfect
Ihad been wanted
youhad been wanted
he/she/ithad been wanted
wehad been wanted
youhad been wanted
theyhad been wanted
Future
Iwill be wanted
youwill be wanted
he/she/itwill be wanted
wewill be wanted
youwill be wanted
theywill be wanted
Future perfect
Iwill have been wanted
youwill have been wanted
he/she/itwill have been wanted
wewill have been wanted
youwill have been wanted
theywill have been wanted
Conditional

Present
Iwould be wanted
youwould be wanted
he/she/itwould be wanted
wewould be wanted
youwould be wanted
theywould be wanted
Perfect
Iwould have been wanted
youwould have been wanted
he/she/itwould have been wanted
wewould have been wanted
youwould have been wanted
theywould have been wanted
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam being wanted
youare being wanted
he/she/itis being wanted
weare being wanted
youare being wanted
theyare being wanted
Present perfect
Ihave been being wanted
youhave been being wanted
he/she/ithas been being wanted
wehave been being wanted
youhave been being wanted
theyhave been being wanted
Past
Iwas being wanted
youwere being wanted
he/she/itwas being wanted
wewere being wanted
youwere being wanted
theywere being wanted
Past perfect
Ihad been being wanted
youhad been being wanted
he/she/ithad been being wanted
wehad been being wanted
youhad been being wanted
theyhad been being wanted
Future
Iwill be being wanted
youwill be being wanted
he/she/itwill be being wanted
wewill be being wanted
youwill be being wanted
theywill be being wanted
Future perfect
Iwill have been being wanted
youwill have been being wanted
he/she/itwill have been being wanted
wewill have been being wanted
youwill have been being wanted
theywill have been being wanted
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould be being wanted
youwould be being wanted
he/she/itwould be being wanted
wewould be being wanted
youwould be being wanted
theywould be being wanted
Perfect
Iwould have been being wanted
youwould have been being wanted
he/she/itwould have been being wanted
wewould have been being wanted
youwould have been being wanted
theywould have been being wanted

What does want mean?

Definitions

Verb

want - have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
want - be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"
want - wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"
want - hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"

Examples of to want

  • 1. We wouldn't want those terrorists to run out of shit to shoot at us.
  • 2. After all, if you want to be an anti-Semite, there are subtle ways of doing it.
  • 3. Well, you do not want to face the dilemma.
  • 4. Now, Debbie wants it.
  • 5. He also still wants the tractor if we can hold on to it.
  • 6. I think she just wants to be able to touch football players legs.
  • 7. I can't imagine they wanted to do this.
  • 8. But throughout Alabama, there were Republicans and Democrats who wanted to help Red Blount.
  • 9. They wanted to brainwash them and control them.''
  • 10. Just'wanting to come to Canada" is NOT enough.

Translation of to want

  • German flag wollen
  • French flag vouloir, avoir envie
  • Italian flag volere
  • Spanish flag querer, desear
  • Portuguese flag querer, desejar
  • Bulgarian flag и́скам, жела́я
  • Catalan flag voler
  • Czech flag chtít
  • Danish flag ville, kræve
  • Dutch flag willen
  • Finnish flag tahtoa, haluta
  • Greek flag θέλω
  • Hebrew flag רָצָה
  • Hindi flag चाहना
  • Hungarian flag akar
  • Indonesian flag mau, hendak, menginginkan
  • Japanese flag 欲しい
  • Korean flag 빌다, 바라다, 싶다, 원하다, [attached to the verb base] -고 싶어요
  • Malay flag mahu, ingin, hendak
  • Chinese flag
  • Norwegian flag ville, ønske
  • Persian flag خواستن
  • Polish flag chcieć, życzyć
  • Romanian flag vrea
  • Russian flag хотеть, захотеть, желать, пожелать
  • Serbo-croatian flag хтети, хтјети, hteti, htjeti
  • Arabian flag أراد
  • Swedish flag vilja
  • Turkish flag istemek

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