Spanish verb conjugation
preferir
Stem-changing · e→ie"to prefer, to rather" — stem-changing (e→ie) Spanish verb
Forms you may meet: prefiero, prefirió, prefiriera, prefiera, preferiré.
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Indicative
| Present | Present perfect | Imperfect | Preterite | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | prefiero | he preferido | prefería | preferí | preferiré |
| 2sg | prefieres | has preferido | preferías | preferiste | preferirás |
| 3sg | prefiere | ha preferido | prefería | prefirió | preferirá |
| 1pl | preferimos | hemos preferido | preferíamos | preferimos | preferiremos |
| 2pl | preferís | habéis preferido | preferíais | preferisteis | preferiréis |
| 3pl | prefieren | han preferido | preferían | prefirieron | preferirán |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | prefiera | prefiriera / prefiriese | prefiriere |
| 2sg | prefieras | prefirieras / prefirieses | prefirieres |
| 3sg | prefiera | prefiriera / prefiriese | prefiriere |
| 1pl | prefiramos | prefiriéramos / prefiriésemos | prefiriéremos |
| 2pl | prefiráis | prefirierais / prefirieseis | prefiriereis |
| 3pl | prefieran | prefirieran / prefiriesen | prefirieren |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | preferiría |
| 2sg | preferirías |
| 3sg | preferiría |
| 1pl | preferiríamos |
| 2pl | preferiríais |
| 3pl | preferirían |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | prefiere |
| 3sg | prefiera |
| 1pl | prefiramos |
| 2pl | preferid |
| 3pl | prefieran |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- preferir
- Gerund
- prefiriendo
- Past participle
- preferido
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