🇪🇸 preferir

to prefer

Spanish Irregular

Present

Presente de indicativo Actions happening now or regularly
Person English Conjugation
yo I prefiero
you (informal) prefieres
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) prefiere
nosotros we preferimos
vosotros you all (Spain) preferís
ellos/ustedes they/you all prefieren

Past (completed)

Pretérito perfecto simple Actions that finished in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I preferí
you (informal) preferiste
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) prefirió
nosotros we preferimos
vosotros you all (Spain) preferisteis
ellos/ustedes they/you all prefirieron

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Past (ongoing)

Pretérito imperfecto Actions that were ongoing in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I prefería
you (informal) preferías
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) prefería
nosotros we preferíamos
vosotros you all (Spain) preferíais
ellos/ustedes they/you all preferían

Future

Futuro simple Actions that will happen
Person English Conjugation
yo I preferiré
you (informal) preferirás
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) preferirá
nosotros we preferiremos
vosotros you all (Spain) preferiréis
ellos/ustedes they/you all preferirán

Would (conditional)

Condicional simple Hypothetical actions
Person English Conjugation
yo I preferiría
you (informal) preferirías
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) preferiría
nosotros we preferiríamos
vosotros you all (Spain) preferiríais
ellos/ustedes they/you all preferirían

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