querer
A1to want; to love
Present tense of querer, with examples
| Person | Form | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | quiero | I want; I love | Quiero practicar. I want to practice. |
| tú | quieres | you want; you love | Quieres café. You want coffee. |
| él/ella/usted | quiere | he/she/you formal wants | Quiere aprender. She wants to learn. |
| nosotros | queremos | we want; we love | Queremos viajar. We want to travel. |
| ellos/ustedes | quieren | they/you all want | Quieren hablar. They want to talk. |
querer in every tense
All six simple tenses of querer, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | quiero |
| tú | quieres |
| él/ella/usted | quiere |
| nosotros | queremos |
| vosotros | queréis |
| ellos/ustedes | quieren |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | quise |
| tú | quisiste |
| él/ella/usted | quiso |
| nosotros | quisimos |
| vosotros | quisisteis |
| ellos/ustedes | quisieron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | quería |
| tú | querías |
| él/ella/usted | quería |
| nosotros | queríamos |
| vosotros | queríais |
| ellos/ustedes | querían |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | querré |
| tú | querrás |
| él/ella/usted | querrá |
| nosotros | querremos |
| vosotros | querréis |
| ellos/ustedes | querrán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | querría |
| tú | querrías |
| él/ella/usted | querría |
| nosotros | querríamos |
| vosotros | querríais |
| ellos/ustedes | querrían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | quiera |
| tú | quieras |
| él/ella/usted | quiera |
| nosotros | queramos |
| vosotros | queráis |
| ellos/ustedes | quieran |
irregular
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querer in example sentences
Forms of querer appear in 8,932 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the querer family
Forms of querer with their own word page:
quiero#67quieres#105quiere#152quería#207quieren#445queremos#605querido#616quieras#654quiera#755quisiera#819
Other irregular verbs
querer follows its own pattern. These irregular verbs are the closest to it in the frequency list.
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