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Preferir (to prefer) - Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto, subjuntivo (Subjunctive past perfect, subjunctive) - Spanish

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

Preferir - Conjugation of to prefer in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the subjunctive past perfect, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto, subjuntivo (Subjunctive past perfect, subjunctive)

All conjugations and tenses: Preferir (to prefer) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Estaciones, meses y partes del año. (Seasons, months and parts of the year)

Conjugation of to prefer in Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto

  • 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

Example phrases

  • Espero que yo haya preferido bien. I hope that I have preferred well.
  • Dudo que tú hayas preferido eso. I doubt that you have preferred that.
  • Es posible que él haya preferido quedarse en casa. It is possible that he may have preferred to stay at home.
  • Me alegra que nosotros hayamos preferido esta opción. I am glad that we have preferred this option.
  • Quizás vosotros hayáis preferido otro restaurante. Perhaps you all have preferred another restaurant.
  • No creo que ellos hayan preferido viajar de noche. I don't think they have preferred to travel at night.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - preferir (to prefer)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Preferir (Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Quizás vosotros ... otro restaurante.

Quizás vosotros hayáis preferido otro restaurante.
(Perhaps you all have preferred another restaurant.)

2. Espero que yo ... bien.

Espero que yo haya preferido bien.
(I hope that I have preferred well.)

3. No creo que ellos ... viajar de noche.

No creo que ellos hayan preferido viajar de noche.
(I don't think they have preferred to travel at night.)

4. Es posible que él ... quedarse en casa.

Es posible que él haya preferido quedarse en casa.
(It is possible that he may have preferred to stay at home.)

5. Dudo que tú ... eso.

Dudo que tú hayas preferido eso.
(I doubt that you have preferred that.)

6. Me alegra que nosotros ... esta opción.

Me alegra que nosotros hayamos preferido esta opción.
(I am glad that we have preferred this option.)