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Italian verb conjugation
preferire
to prefer
verb
Word 477 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation
How to conjugate preferire
The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.
Present
| io | preferisco I prefer | |
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| tu | preferisci you prefer | |
| lui/lei | preferisce he/she prefers | |
| noi | preferiamo we prefer | |
| voi | preferite you all prefer | |
| loro | preferiscono they prefer |
Imperfect
| io | preferivo I preferred / I used to prefer | |
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| tu | preferivi you preferred / you used to prefer | |
| lui/lei | preferiva he/she preferred / he/she used to prefer | |
| noi | preferivamo we preferred / we used to prefer | |
| voi | preferivate you all preferred / you all used to prefer | |
| loro | preferivano they preferred / they used to prefer |
Future
| io | preferirò I will prefer | |
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| tu | preferirai you will prefer | |
| lui/lei | preferirà he/she will prefer | |
| noi | preferiremo we will prefer | |
| voi | preferirete you all will prefer | |
| loro | preferiranno they will prefer |
Passato prossimo
| io | ho preferito I preferred / I have preferred | |
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| tu | hai preferito you preferred / you have preferred | |
| lui/lei | ha preferito he/she preferred / he/she has preferred | |
| noi | abbiamo preferito we preferred / we have preferred | |
| voi | avete preferito you all preferred / you all have preferred | |
| loro | hanno preferito they preferred / they have preferred |
In a sentence
Cosa preferisci, restare o uscire?
What do you prefer, staying or going out?
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