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Querer (to want) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative) - Spanish

 Querer (to want) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Querer - Conjugation of to want in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the simple past, indicative tense (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo).

Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Querer (to want) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Conjugation of to want in Pretérito indefinido

  • yo quise I wanted
  • tú quisiste You wanted
  • él/ella quiso he wanted
  • nosotros/nosotras quisimos We wanted
  • vosotros/vosotras quisisteis you wanted
  • ellos/ellas quisieron They wanted

Example phrases

  • Yo quise hacer senderismo. I wanted to go hiking.
  • Tú quisiste plantar un girasol en el campo. You wanted to plant a sunflower in the field.
  • Él quiso salir a la naturaleza. He wanted to go out into nature.
  • Nosotros quisimos hacer la maleta antes de viajar. We wanted to pack the suitcase before travelling.
  • Vosotros quisisteis alimentar a la vaca en la granja. You wanted to feed the cow on the farm.
  • Ellos quisieron visitar el bosque durante el verano. They wanted to visit the forest during the summer.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - querer (to want)

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

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Querer (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo)

1. Él ... salir a la naturaleza.

Él quiso salir a la naturaleza.
(He wanted to go out into nature.)

2. Vosotros ... alimentar a la vaca en la granja.

Vosotros quisisteis alimentar a la vaca en la granja.
(You wanted to feed the cow on the farm.)

3. Yo ... hacer senderismo.

Yo quise hacer senderismo.
(I wanted to go hiking.)

4. Ellos ... visitar el bosque durante el verano.

Ellos quisieron visitar el bosque durante el verano.
(They wanted to visit the forest during the summer.)

5. Tú ... plantar un girasol en el campo.

Tú quisiste plantar un girasol en el campo.
(You wanted to plant a sunflower in the field.)

6. Nosotros ... hacer la maleta antes de viajar.

Nosotros quisimos hacer la maleta antes de viajar.
(We wanted to pack the suitcase before travelling.)