PREFERIR CONJUGATION

to prefer

PRESENT

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yoprefiero I prefer
prefieres you prefer
él/ellaprefiere he/she prefers
ustedprefiere you prefer
nosotros/aspreferimos we prefer
vosotros/aspreferís you all prefer
ellos/asprefieren they prefer
ustedesprefieren you all prefer

PRETERITE

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yopreferí I preferred
preferiste you preferred
él/ellaprefirió he/she preferred
ustedprefirió you preferred
nosotros/aspreferimos we preferred
vosotros/aspreferisteis you all preferred
ellos/asprefirieron they preferred
ustedesprefirieron you all preferred

IMPERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yoprefería I was preferring; I used to prefer
preferías you were preferring; you used to prefer
él/ellaprefería he/she was preferring; he used to prefer
ustedprefería you were preferring; you used to prefer
nosotros/aspreferíamos we were preferring; we used to prefer
vosotros/aspreferíais you all were preferring; you all used to prefer
ellos/aspreferían they were preferring; they used to prefer
ustedespreferían you all were preferring; you all used to prefer

FUTURE

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yopreferiré I will prefer
preferirás you will prefer
él/ellapreferirá he/she will prefer
ustedpreferirá you will prefer
nosotros/aspreferiremos we will prefer
vosotros/aspreferiréis you all will prefer
ellos/aspreferirán they will prefer
ustedespreferirán you all will prefer

SIMPLE CONDITIONAL

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yopreferiría I would prefer
preferirías you would prefer
él/ellapreferiría he/she would prefer
ustedpreferiría you would prefer
nosotros/aspreferiríamos we would prefer
vosotros/aspreferiríais you all would prefer
ellos/aspreferirían they would prefer
ustedespreferirían you all would prefer

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yoprefiera that I may prefer
prefieras that you may prefer
él/ellaprefiera that he may prefer
ustedprefiera that you may prefer
nosotros/asprefiramos that we may prefer
vosotros/asprefiráis that you all may prefer
ellos/asprefieran that they may prefer
ustedesprefieran that you all may prefer

IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yoprefiriera that I might prefer
prefirieras that you might prefer
él/ellaprefiriera that he might prefer
ustedprefiriera that you might prefer
nosotros/asprefiriéramos that we might prefer
vosotros/asprefirierais that you all might prefer
ellos/asprefirieran that they might prefer
ustedesprefirieran that you all might prefer

FUTURE SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yoprefiriere that I will prefer
prefirieres that you will prefer
él/ellaprefiriere that he will prefer
ustedprefiriere that you will prefer
nosotros/asprefiriéremos that we will prefer
vosotros/asprefiriereis that you all will prefer
ellos/asprefirieren that they will prefer
ustedesprefirieren that you all will prefer

AFFIRMATIVE IMPERATIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
prefiere prefer
ustedprefiera prefer
nosotros/aspreferamos let’s prefer
vosotros/aspreferid prefer
ustedesprefieran prefer

NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
no prefieras don’t prefer
ustedno prefiera don’t prefer
nosotros/asno preferamos let’s not prefer
vosotros/asno prefiráis don’t prefer
ustedesno prefieran don’t prefer

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yoestoy prefiriendo I am preferring
estás prefiriendo you are preferring
él/ellaestá prefiriendo he/she is preferring
ustedestá prefiriendo you are preferring
nosotros/asestamos prefiriendo we are preferring
vosotros/asestáis prefiriendo you all are preferring
ellos/asestán prefiriendo they are preferring
ustedesestán prefiriendo you all are preferring

PRESENT PERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yohe preferido I have preferred
has preferido you have preferred
él/ellaha preferido he/she has preferred
ustedha preferido you have preferred
nosotros/ashemos preferido we have preferred
vosotros/ashabéis preferido you all have preferred
ellos/ashan preferido they have preferred
ustedeshan preferido you all have preferred

PAST PERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yohabía preferido I had preferred
habías preferido you had preferred
él/ellahabía preferido he/she had preferred
ustedhabía preferido you had preferred
nosotros/ashabíamos preferido we had preferred
vosotros/ashabíais preferido you all had preferred
ellos/ashabían preferido they had preferred
ustedeshabían preferido you all had preferred

FUTURE PERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yohabré preferido I will have preferred
habrás preferido you will have preferred
él/ellahabrá preferido he/she will have preferred
ustedhabrá preferido you will have preferred
nosotros/ashabremos preferido we will have preferred
vosotros/ashabréis preferido you all will have preferred
ellos/ashabrán preferido they will have preferred
ustedeshabrán preferido you all will have preferred

PRETERITE PERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yohube preferido I had preferred
hubiste preferido you had preferred
él/ellahubo preferido he/she had preferred
ustedhubo preferido you had preferred
nosotros/ashubimos preferido we had preferred
vosotros/ashubisteis preferido you all had preferred
ellos/ashubieron preferido they had preferred
ustedeshubieron preferido you all had preferred

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yohabría preferido I would have preferred
habrías preferido you would have preferred
él/ellahabría preferido he/she would have preferred
ustedhabría preferido you would have preferred
nosotros/ashabríamos preferido we would have preferred
vosotros/ashabríais preferido you all would have preferred
ellos/ashabrían preferido they would have preferred
ustedeshabrían preferido you all would have preferred

PRESENT PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yohaya preferido that I may have preferred
hayas preferido that you may have preferred
él/ellahaya preferido that he may have preferred
ustedhaya preferido that you may have preferred
nosotros/ashayamos preferido that we may have preferred
vosotros/ashayáis preferido that you all may have preferred
ellos/ashayan preferido that they may have preferred
ustedeshayan preferido that you all may have preferred

PAST PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yohubiera preferido that I might have preferred
hubieras preferido that you might have preferred
él/ellahubiera preferido that he might have preferred
ustedhubiera preferido that you might have preferred
nosotros/ashubiéramos preferido that we might have preferred
vosotros/ashubierais preferido that you all might have preferred
ellos/ashubieran preferido that they might have preferred
ustedeshubieran preferido that you all might have preferred

FUTURE PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
yohubiere preferido that I will have preferred
hubieres preferido that you will have preferred
él/ellahubiere preferido that he will have preferred
ustedhubiere preferido that you will have preferred
nosotros/ashubiéremos preferido that we will have preferred
vosotros/ashubiereis preferido that you all will have preferred
ellos/ashubieren preferido that they will have preferred
ustedeshubieren preferido that you all will have preferred

PAST PARTICIPLE

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
preferido preferred

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

PronounConjugationTranslationExample
prefiriendo preferring