Preferir

to prefer

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

preferir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

prefiriendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

preferido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prefiero I prefer	I prefer
tú	prefieres you prefer	you prefer
él/ella/usted	prefiere he/she/you prefers	he/she/you prefers
nosotros	preferimos we prefer	we prefer
vosotros	preferís you all prefer	you all prefer
ellos/ustedes	prefieren they/you all prefer	they/you all prefer

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prefería I used to prefer	I used to prefer
tú	preferías you used to prefer	you used to prefer
él/ella/usted	prefería he/she/you used to prefer	he/she/you used to prefer
nosotros	preferíamos we used to prefer	we used to prefer
vosotros	preferíais you all used to prefer	you all used to prefer
ellos/ustedes	preferían they/you all used to prefer	they/you all used to prefer

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preferí I prefered	I prefered
tú	preferiste you prefered	you prefered
él/ella/usted	prefirió he/she/you prefered	he/she/you prefered
nosotros	preferimos we prefered	we prefered
vosotros	preferisteis you all prefered	you all prefered
ellos/ustedes	prefirieron they/you all prefered	they/you all prefered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preferiré I will prefer	I will prefer
tú	preferirás you will prefer	you will prefer
él/ella/usted	preferirá he/she/you will prefer	he/she/you will prefer
nosotros	preferiremos we will prefer	we will prefer
vosotros	preferiréis you all will prefer	you all will prefer
ellos/ustedes	preferirán they/you all will prefer	they/you all will prefer

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preferiría I would prefer	I would prefer
tú	preferirías you would prefer	you would prefer
él/ella/usted	preferiría he/she/you would prefer	he/she/you would prefer
nosotros	preferiríamos we would prefer	we would prefer
vosotros	preferiríais you all would prefer	you all would prefer
ellos/ustedes	preferirían they/you all would prefer	they/you all would prefer

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prefiera that I prefer	that I prefer
tú	prefieras that you prefer	that you prefer
él/ella/usted	prefiera that he/she/you prefer	that he/she/you prefer
nosotros	preferamos that we prefer	that we prefer
vosotros	preferáis that you all prefer	that you all prefer
ellos/ustedes	prefieran that they/you all prefer	that they/you all prefer

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preferiera or preferiese that I prefered	that I prefered
tú	preferieras or preferieses that you prefered	that you prefered
él/ella/usted	preferiera or preferiese that he/she/you prefered	that he/she/you prefered
nosotros	preferiéramos or preferiésemos that we prefered	that we prefered
vosotros	preferierais or preferieseis that you all prefered	that you all prefered
ellos/ustedes	preferieran or preferiesen that they/you all prefered	that they/you all prefered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he preferido I have prefered	I have prefered
tú	has preferido you have prefered	you have prefered
él/ella/usted	ha preferido he/she/you have prefered	he/she/you have prefered
nosotros	hemos preferido we have prefered	we have prefered
vosotros	habéis preferido you all have prefered	you all have prefered
ellos/ustedes	han preferido they/you all have prefered	they/you all have prefered

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había preferido I had prefered	I had prefered
tú	habías preferido you had prefered	you had prefered
él/ella/usted	había preferido he/she/you had prefered	he/she/you had prefered
nosotros	habíamos preferido we had prefered	we had prefered
vosotros	habíais preferido you all had prefered	you all had prefered
ellos/ustedes	habían preferido they/you all had prefered	they/you all had prefered

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube preferido I had prefered	I had prefered
tú	hubiste preferido you had prefered	you had prefered
él/ella/usted	hubo preferido he/she/you had prefered	he/she/you had prefered
nosotros	hubimos preferido we had prefered	we had prefered
vosotros	hubisteis preferido you all had prefered	you all had prefered
ellos/ustedes	hubieron preferido they/you all had prefered	they/you all had prefered

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré preferido I will have prefered	I will have prefered
tú	habrás preferido you will have prefered	you will have prefered
él/ella/usted	habrá preferido he/she/you will have prefered	he/she/you will have prefered
nosotros	habremos preferido we will have prefered	we will have prefered
vosotros	habréis preferido you all will have prefered	you all will have prefered
ellos/ustedes	habrán preferido they/you all will have prefered	they/you all will have prefered

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría preferido I would have prefered	I would have prefered
tú	habrías preferido you would have prefered	you would have prefered
él/ella/usted	habría preferido he/she/you would have prefered	he/she/you would have prefered
nosotros	habríamos preferido we would have prefered	we would have prefered
vosotros	habríais preferido you all would have prefered	you all would have prefered
ellos/ustedes	habrían preferido they/you all would have prefered	they/you all would have prefered

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya preferido that I have prefered	that I have prefered
tú	hayas preferido that you have prefered	that you have prefered
él/ella/usted	haya preferido that he/she/you have prefered	that he/she/you have prefered
nosotros	hayamos preferido that we have prefered	that we have prefered
vosotros	hayáis preferido that you all have prefered	that you all have prefered
ellos/ustedes	hayan preferido that they/you all have prefered	that they/you all have prefered

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera preferido that I had prefered	that I had prefered
tú	hubieras preferido that you had prefered	that you had prefered
él/ella/usted	hubiera preferido that he/she/you had prefered	that he/she/you had prefered
nosotros	hubiéramos preferido that we had prefered	that we had prefered
vosotros	hubierais preferido that you all had prefered	that you all had prefered
ellos/ustedes	hubieran preferido that they/you all had prefered	that they/you all had prefered

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	prefiere	prefer! (you)
usted	prefiera	prefer! (you formal)
nosotros	preferamos	let's prefer!
vosotros	preferid	prefer! (you all)
ustedes	prefieran	prefer! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no prefieras	don't prefer! (you)
usted	no prefiera	don't prefer! (you formal)
nosotros	no preferamos	let's not prefer!
vosotros	no preferáis	don't prefer! (you all)
ustedes	no prefieran	don't prefer! (you all)

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