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querer
to want, to love
verb
irregular
Word 33 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials
How to conjugate querer
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | quiero I want / I love | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | quieres you want / you love | |
| él/ella | quiere he/she wants / you want (formal) / he/she loves / you love (formal) | |
| nosotros | queremos we want / we love | |
| ellos/ellas | quieren they want / you all want / they love / you all love |
Preterite
| yo | quise I wanted / I loved | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | quisiste you wanted / you loved | |
| él/ella | quiso he/she wanted / you wanted (formal) / he/she loved / you loved (formal) | |
| nosotros | quisimos we wanted / we loved | |
| ellos/ellas | quisieron they wanted / you all wanted / they loved / you all loved |
Imperfect
| yo | quería I wanted / I used to want / I loved / I used to love | |
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| tú | querías you wanted / you used to want / you loved / you used to love | |
| él/ella | quería he/she wanted / he/she used to want / you wanted (formal) / you used to want (formal) / he/she loved / he/she used to love / you loved (formal) / you used to love (formal) | |
| nosotros | queríamos we wanted / we used to want / we loved / we used to love | |
| ellos/ellas | querían they wanted / they used to want / you all wanted / you all used to want / they loved / they used to love / you all loved / you all used to love |
Future
| yo | querré I will want / I will love | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | querrás you will want / you will love | |
| él/ella | querrá he/she will want / you will want (formal) / he/she will love / you will love (formal) | |
| nosotros | querremos we will want / we will love | |
| ellos/ellas | querrán they will want / you all will want / they will love / you all will love |
In a sentence
¿Quieres un poco más de agua?
Do you want a little more water?
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