Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | quiero | quise | quería | querré | querría |
| tú | quieres | quisiste | querías | querrás | querrías |
| él / ella / usted | quiere | quiso | quería | querrá | querría |
| nosotros / nosotras | queremos | quisimos | queríamos | querremos | querríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | queréis | quisisteis | queríais | querréis | querríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quieren | quisieron | querían | querrán | querrían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quiera | quisiera |
| tú | quieras | quisieras |
| él / ella / usted | quiera | quisiera |
| nosotros / nosotras | queramos | quisiéramos |
| vosotros / vosotras | queráis | quisierais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quieran | quisieran |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tú | quiere | no quieras |
| usted | quiera | no quiera |
| nosotros | queramos | no queramos |
| vosotros | quered | no queráis |
| ustedes | quieran | no quieran |
Querer conjugation quick answers
- Querer present tense
- The present tense of querer is: quiero, quieres, quiere, queremos, queréis, quieren.
- Querer preterite
- The preterite of querer is: quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisisteis, quisieron.
- Querer imperfect tense
- The imperfect of querer is: quería, querías, quería, queríamos, queríais, querían.
- Querer present subjunctive
- The present subjunctive of querer is: quiera, quieras, quiera, queramos, queráis, quieran.
Examples
Quiero aprender español.
I want to learn Spanish.
¿Quieres un café?
Do you want a coffee?
Frequently asked questions
What is the "yo" form of querer?
The yo form of querer is "quiero" in the present tense, "quise" in the preterite, and "quiera" in the present subjunctive.
What is the past participle of querer?
The past participle of querer is "querido", used in the perfect tenses (e.g. "he querido").
What is the gerund (gerundio) of querer?
The gerund of querer is "queriendo", used for the present progressive (e.g. "estoy queriendo").
How do you conjugate querer in the preterite?
In the preterite (pretérito), querer is: quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisisteis, quisieron.
How do you conjugate querer in the imperfect?
In the imperfect (imperfecto), querer is: quería, querías, quería, queríamos, queríais, querían.
What is the present subjunctive of querer?
The present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo) of querer is: quiera, quieras, quiera, queramos, queráis, quieran.
What is the tú command (imperative) of querer?
The affirmative tú command of querer is "quiere" and the negative is "no quieras".
Is querer a regular or irregular verb?
The verb querer is Irregular verb (e→ie). The full tables above show every form.
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