Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quiero | |
| tú | quieres | |
| él / ella / usted | quiere | |
| nosotros / nosotras | queremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | queréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quieren |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quise | |
| tú | quisiste | |
| él / ella / usted | quiso | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quisimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quisisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quisieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quería | |
| tú | querías | |
| él / ella / usted | quería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | queríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | queríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | querían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | querré | |
| tú | querrás | |
| él / ella / usted | querrá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | querremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | querréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | querrán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | querría | |
| tú | querrías | |
| él / ella / usted | querría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | querríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | querríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | querrían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quiera | |
| tú | quieras | |
| él / ella / usted | quiera | |
| nosotros / nosotras | queramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | queráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quieran |
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.
Quiero aprender español para hablar con mi familia.
I want to learn Spanish to speak with my family.
Querer + infinitive expresses what the subject wants to do.
Meaning & usage
- to desire, to want, to want to
- to love; to be fond of (usually used with people or personified objects)
- would you ... ?
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