Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prefiero | |
| tú | prefieres | |
| él / ella / usted | prefiere | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preferimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preferís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prefieren |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preferí | |
| tú | preferiste | |
| él / ella / usted | prefirió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preferimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preferisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prefirieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prefería | |
| tú | preferías | |
| él / ella / usted | prefería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preferíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preferíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preferían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preferiré | |
| tú | preferirás | |
| él / ella / usted | preferirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preferiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preferiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preferirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preferiría | |
| tú | preferirías | |
| él / ella / usted | preferiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preferiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preferiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preferirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prefiera | |
| tú | prefieras | |
| él / ella / usted | prefiera | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prefiramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prefiráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prefieran |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to prefer
- to rather (be or do)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations