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preferir

to prefer

VerbFrequency #419

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    to prefer

    Yo prefiero el café al té.

    I prefer coffee to tea.

1to prefer

Yo prefiero el café al té.

I prefer coffee to tea.

¿Qué tipo de música prefieres escuchar?

What kind of music do you prefer to listen to?

Mis padres prefirieron quedarse en casa anoche.

My parents preferred to stay home last night.

Yo prefiero café.

I prefer coffee.
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Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singularpreferiría

2nd singularpreferirías

3rd singularpreferiría

1st pluralpreferiríamos

2nd pluralpreferiríais

3rd pluralpreferirían

future indicative

1st singularpreferiré

2nd singularpreferirás

3rd singularpreferirá

1st pluralpreferiremos

2nd pluralpreferiréis

3rd pluralpreferirán

gerund

prefiriendo

imperative affirmative

2nd singularprefiere

1st pluralprefiramos

2nd pluralpreferid

imperative negative

2nd singularno prefieras

1st pluralno prefiramos

2nd pluralno prefiráis

imperfect indicative

1st singularprefería

2nd singularpreferías

3rd singularprefería

1st pluralpreferíamos

2nd pluralpreferíais

3rd pluralpreferían

imperfect subjunctive

1st singularprefiriera

2nd singularprefirieras

3rd singularprefiriera

1st pluralprefiriéramos

2nd pluralprefirierais

3rd pluralprefirieran

infinitive

preferir

participle

preferido

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía preferido

2nd singularhabías preferido

3rd singularhabía preferido

1st pluralhabíamos preferido

2nd pluralhabíais preferido

3rd pluralhabían preferido

present indicative

1st singularprefiero

2nd singularprefieres

3rd singularprefiere

1st pluralpreferimos

2nd pluralpreferís

3rd pluralprefieren

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe preferido

2nd singularhas preferido

3rd singularha preferido

1st pluralhemos preferido

2nd pluralhabéis preferido

3rd pluralhan preferido

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya preferido

2nd singularhayas preferido

3rd singularhaya preferido

1st pluralhayamos preferido

2nd pluralhayáis preferido

3rd pluralhayan preferido

present subjunctive

1st singularprefiera

2nd singularprefieras

3rd singularprefiera

1st pluralprefiramos

2nd pluralprefiráis

3rd pluralprefieran

preterite indicative

1st singularpreferí

2nd singularpreferiste

3rd singularprefirió

1st pluralpreferimos

2nd pluralpreferisteis

3rd pluralprefirieron