querer
M064 Stem changeQuerer — stem change e→ie + irregular (to want / love)
e→ie + irregular
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verbs
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Summary
QUERER combines e→ie in present with irregular stems in past/future:
quiero, quise, querré.
It also serves as a politeness verb in requests (quería...).
Technical explanation
Model for querer and compounds (bienquerer, malquerer):
- Present indicative: e→ie in stressed forms:
quiero, quieres, quiere, queremos, queréis, quieren.
- Present subjunctive:
quiera, quieras, quiera, queramos, queráis, quieran.
- Preterite and derived simple subjunctive use quis-:
quise, quiso, quisieron; quisiera/quisiere.
- Future and conditional use querr-:
querré, querría.
- Imperative:
quiere, quiera, queramos, quered, quieran.
- Non-personal forms:
queriendo, querido.
Examples
- Quiero aprender más español este año.
- Ayer quise llamarte, pero no pude.
- Si quisieras, empezaríamos hoy.
Verbs following querer
Frequent verbs in this model:
Teacher guide (Spain)
Work one chain: quiero -> quise -> querré -> quiera.
1) Core verbs
Start with base and two lexicalized compounds.
2) High-value chunks
Frequent communicative uses.
3) Teaching recommendation
Separate lexical querer (to want/love) from courtesy querer + infinitive in classroom drills.
Present Indicative
yo
quiero
tú
quieres
él/ella
quiere
Pattern cheat sheet
Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.
Indicativo — Indicative
Presente
Present Indicative
yo
quiero
tú
quieres
él/ella
quiere
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
yo
quise
tú
quisiste
él/ella
quiso
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
yo
quería
tú
querías
él/ella
quería
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
yo
querré
tú
querrás
él/ella
querrá
Condicional simple
Conditional
yo
querría
tú
querrías
él/ella
querría
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
yo
quiera
tú
quieras
él/ella
quiera
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
yo
—
tú
quiere
él/ella
quiera
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
yo
—
tú
quieras
él/ella
quiera
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