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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Mi gato quiere atención, pero solo cuando él lo decide."
My cat wants attention, but only when he decides.
"Ella quiere WiFi gratis más que el amor verdadero."
She wants free WiFi more than true love.
"El corazón quiere lo que quiere, generalmente carbohidratos."
The heart wants what it wants, usually carbohydrates.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
querer
Infinitive
Most Used
"to want"
quiero
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Most Used
"I want"
quiere
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Current
"he/she wants"
quieres
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you want"
quieren
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they want"
quiso
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she wanted"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| querer | Infinitive | — | "to want" |
| queriendo | Gerund | — | "wanting" |
| querido | Participle | — | "wanted" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| quiero | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I want" |
| quieres | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you want" |
| quiere | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she wants" |
| queremos | Plural · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we want" |
| queréis | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all want" |
| quieren | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they want" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| quise | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I wanted" |
| quisiste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you wanted" |
| quiso | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she wanted" |
| quisimos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we wanted" |
| quisisteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all wanted" |
| quisieron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they wanted" |
| Imperfect | |||
| querías | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to want" |
| quería | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to want" |
| queríamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to want" |
| queríais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to want" |
| querían | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to want" |
| Future | |||
| querré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will want" |
| querrás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will want" |
| querrá | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will want" |
| querremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will want" |
| querréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will want" |
| querrán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will want" |
| Conditional | |||
| querrías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would want" |
| querría | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would want" |
| querríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would want" |
| querríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would want" |
| querrían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would want" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| quieras | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you want" |
| quiera | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she want" |
| queramos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we want" |
| queráis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all want" |
| quieran | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they want" |