Spanish Verb PREFERIR - to prefer. Irregular IR family

Spanish Verb PREFERIR: to prefer

The Spanish verb preferir means 'to prefer' and is an irregular Spanish IR verb.

To remember this, imagine you PREFER 'ERE to there!

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to prefer: preferir
Imagine you PREFER 'ERE to there!

VERB CONJUGATION TABLE PREFERIR - to prefer
Simple Tenses - Spanish Verb preferir
TENSE	yo	tú	él, ella, usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos, ellas, ustedes
Present Presente prefer	prefiero	prefieres	prefiere	preferimos	preferís	prefieren
Imperfect Imperfecto preferred	prefería	preferías	prefería	preferíamos	preferíais	preferían
Preterit Pretérito preferred	preferí	preferiste	prefirió	preferimos	preferisteis	prefirieron
Future Futuro will prefer	preferiré	preferirás	preferirá	preferiremos	preferiréis	preferirán
Conditional Condicional would prefer	preferiría	preferirías	preferiría	preferiríamos	preferiríais	preferirían
Subjunctive Subjuntivo may prefer	prefiera	prefieras	prefiera	prefiramos	prefiráis	prefieran
Imperfect Subjunctive Imperfecto de Subj. might prefer	prefiriera	prefirieras	prefiriera	prefiriéramos	prefirierais	prefirieran
	prefiriese	prefirieses	prefiriese	prefiriésemos	prefirieseis	prefiriesen
Imperatives Spanish Verb preferir - to prefer
Imperative Imperativo prefer!		¡prefiere!	¡prefiera!	¡prefiramos!	¡preferid!	¡prefieran!
Negative Imperative Imperativo Negativo don't prefer!		¡no prefieras!	¡no prefiera!	¡no prefiramos!	¡no prefiráis!	¡no prefieran!
Compound Tenses of the Spanish Verb PREFERIR Past Participle: preferido - preferred
Present Perfect Perfecto de Indicativo have preferred	he preferido	has preferido	ha preferido	hemos preferido	habéis preferido	han preferido
Preterit Perfect Pretérito Anterior had preferred	hube preferido	hubiste preferido	hubo preferido	hubimos preferido	hubisteis preferido	hubieron preferido
Past Perfect Pluscuamperfecto had preferred	había preferido	habías preferido	había preferido	habíamos preferido	habíais preferido	habían preferido
Present Perfect Subj Presente Perfecto Subj may have preferred	haya preferido	hayas preferido	haya preferido	hayamos preferido	hayáis preferido	hayan preferido
Future Perfect Futuro Perfecto will have preferred	habré preferido	habrás preferido	habrá preferido	habremos preferido	habréis preferido	habrán preferido
Conditional Perfect Condicional Perfecto would have preferred	habría preferido	habrías preferido	habría preferido	habríamos preferido	habríais preferido	habrían preferido
Pluperfect Subjunctive Pluscuamperf. de sbj might have preferred	hubiera preferido	hubieras preferido	hubiera preferido	hubiéramos preferido	hubierais preferido	hubieran preferido
	hubiese preferido	hubieses preferido	hubiese preferido	hubiésemos preferido	hubieseis preferido	hubiesen preferido
Progressive Tenses PREFERIR Present Participle: prefiriendo - prefering
Present Progressive Presente Progressivo am prefereing	estoy prefiriendo	estás prefiriendo	está prefiriendo	estamos prefiriendo	está prefiriendo	están prefiriendo
Preterit Progressive Pretérito Prog was prefering	estuve prefiriendo	estuviste prefiriendo	estuvo prefiriendo	estuvimos prefiriendo	estuvisteis prefiriendo	estuvieron prefiriendo
Imperfect Progressive Imperfecto Prog had been prefering	estaba prefiriendo	estabas prefiriendo	estaba prefiriendo	estábamos prefiriendo	estabais prefiriendo	estaban prefiriendo
Future Progressive Futuro Perfecto Prog will be prefreing	estaré prefiriendo	estarás prefiriendo	estará prefiriendo	estaremos prefiriendo	estaréis prefiriendo	estarán prefiriendo
Conditional Progressive Condicional perf. prog. would have been ...ing	estaría prefiriendo	estarías prefiriendo	estabría prefiriendo	estaríamos prefiriendo	estaríais prefiriendo	estarían prefiriendo
Subjunctive Progressive Subjuntivo Progressivo may've been ...ing	que ~ prefiriendo	que ~ prefiriendo	que ~ prefiriendo	que ~ prefiriendo	que ~ prefiriendo	que ~ prefiriendo

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USING the SPANISH VERB PREFERIR

preferir algo a algo: to prefer something to something.
preferir que + subjunctive : to prefer to .
la preferencia (nf): preference, precedence, priority.

preferentemente (adv): preferably.
preferido/a (adj m/f): favorite.
el preferido / la preferida (nm/f): favorite.
preferible (adj): preferable, better.

ser preferible a algo/+ infinitive: to be preferable to something/-ing.
el preferido de la maestra: the teacher's pet.
Tengo preferencia por el más pequño: The youngest one is my favorite.
Prefiero esperar en casa: I'd rather wait at home.

vos replaces tú - you, informal, singular -
- in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and also in some countries of Central America.
Sometimes it also replaces the formal singular 'Usted'.
In irregular IR verbs, the conjugations remain the same as for tú except for the addition of accents in the following tenses:
Presente: vos preferís
Imperativo: ¡preferí!

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