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Preferir (to prefer) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Preferir (to prefer) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Verbo (Verb)

Conjugation of preferir (to prefer) for all verb tenses.

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Non-personal forms (Formas no personales)

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Preferir (to prefer) Prefiriendo (Preferring) Preferido (preferred)

Preferir (to prefer): All conjugations for all verb tenses

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente (Present)

  • yo prefiero I prefer
  • tú prefieres you prefer
  • él/ella prefiere he prefers
  • nosotros/nosotras preferimos we prefer
  • vosotros/vosotras preferís you prefer
  • ellos/ellas prefieren they prefer

Pretérito perfecto (Present Perfect)

  • yo he preferido I have preferred
  • tú has preferido You have preferred
  • él/ella ha preferido he has preferred
  • nosotros/nosotras hemos preferido we have preferred
  • vosotros/vosotras habéis preferido You (plural) have preferred
  • ellos/ellas han preferido They have preferred

Subjuntivo presente (Present subjunctive)

  • yo prefiera I prefer
  • tú prefieras you prefer
  • él/ella prefiera he prefers
  • nosotros/nosotras prefiramos we prefer
  • vosotros/vosotras prefiráis you prefer
  • ellos/ellas prefieran they prefer

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto (Past Perfect Subjunctive)

  • yo haya preferido I have preferred
  • tú hayas preferido You have preferred
  • él/ella haya preferido he has preferred
  • nosotros/nosotras hayamos preferido we may have preferred
  • vosotros/vosotras hayáis preferido you have preferred
  • ellos/ellas hayan preferido they will have preferred

Pretérito imperfecto (Imperfect Past)

  • yo prefería I used to prefer
  • tú preferías You preferred
  • él/ella prefería he preferred
  • nosotros/nosotras preferíamos we preferred
  • vosotros/vosotras preferíais you preferred
  • ellos/ellas preferían they preferred

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto (Past Perfect)

  • yo había preferido I had preferred
  • tú habías preferido You had preferred
  • él/ella había preferido he had preferred
  • nosotros/nosotras habíamos preferido we had preferred
  • vosotros/vosotras habíais preferido you had preferred
  • ellos/ellas habían preferido They had preferred

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto (Subjunctive past imperfect)

  • yo prefiriera/prefiriese I would prefer
  • tú prefirieras/prefirieses you would prefer
  • él/ella prefiriera/prefiriese he preferred
  • nosotros/nosotras prefiriéramos/prefiriésemos we would prefer
  • vosotros/vosotras prefirierais/prefirieseis you would prefer
  • ellos/ellas prefirieran/prefiriesen they preferred

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto (Past perfect subjunctive)

  • yo hubiera/hubiese preferido I would have preferred
  • tú hubieras/hubieses preferido You had preferred
  • él/ella hubiera/hubiese preferido he would have preferred
  • nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos preferido we would have preferred
  • vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis preferido you would have preferred
  • ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen preferido they would have preferred

Pretérito indefinido (Simple Past)

  • yo preferí I preferred
  • tú preferiste You preferred
  • él/ella prefirió he preferred
  • nosotros/nosotras preferimos we preferred
  • vosotros/vosotras preferisteis you (plural) preferred
  • ellos/ellas prefirieron they preferred

Pretérito anterior (Preterite Anterior)

  • yo hube preferido I had preferred
  • tú hubiste preferido you had preferred
  • él/ella hubo preferido he had preferred
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos preferido we had preferred
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis preferido You had preferred
  • ellos/ellas hubieron preferido they had preferred

Subjuntivo futuro simple (Future subjunctive simple)

  • yo prefiriere I will prefer
  • tú prefirieres you will prefer
  • él/ella prefiriere he will prefer
  • nosotros/nosotras prefiriéremos we will prefer
  • vosotros/vosotras prefiriereis you will prefer
  • ellos/ellas prefirieren They would prefer

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto (Future perfect subjunctive)

  • yo hubiere preferido I will have preferred
  • tú hubieres preferido you will have preferred
  • él/ella hubiere preferido he will have preferred
  • nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos preferido we will have preferred
  • vosotros/vosotras hubiereis preferido You will have preferred
  • ellos/ellas hubieren preferido they will have preferred

Futuro simple (Simple Future)

  • yo preferiré I will prefer
  • tú preferirás You will prefer
  • él/ella preferirá he will prefer
  • nosotros/nosotras preferiremos we will prefer
  • vosotros/vosotras preferiréis you will prefer
  • ellos/ellas preferirán They will prefer

Futuro perfecto (Future Perfect)

  • yo habré preferido I will have preferred
  • tú habrás preferido You will have preferred
  • él/ella habrá preferido He will have preferred
  • nosotros/nosotras habremos preferido we will have preferred
  • vosotros/vosotras habréis preferido you will have preferred
  • ellos/ellas habrán preferido They will have preferred
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo (Imperative)

  • ¡prefiere! prefer
  • ¡prefiera! Let him/her prefer!
  • ¡prefiramos! Let's prefer!
  • ¡preferid! prefer!
  • ¡prefieran! prefer!

Imperativo negativo (Negative Imperative)

  • ¡no prefieras! Do not prefer!
  • ¡no prefiera! do not prefer
  • ¡no prefiramos! Let's not prefer!
  • ¡no prefiráis! do not prefer
  • ¡no prefieran! they should not prefer

Condicional simple (Simple Conditional)

  • yo preferiría I would prefer
  • tú preferirías You would prefer
  • él/ella preferiría He would prefer
  • nosotros/nosotras preferiríamos We would prefer
  • vosotros/vosotras preferiríais you would prefer
  • ellos/ellas preferirían They would prefer

Condicional perfecto (Past Perfect)

  • yo habría preferido I would have preferred
  • tú habrías preferido You would have preferred
  • él/ella habría preferido he would have preferred
  • nosotros/nosotras habríamos preferido we would have preferred
  • vosotros/vosotras habríais preferido You would have preferred
  • ellos/ellas habrían preferido They would have preferred