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querer

M064 Stem change

Querer — stem change e→ie + irregular (to want / love)

e→ie + irregular

3

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...).

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:

bienquerer malquerer

Teacher guide (Spain)

Work one chain: quiero -> quise -> querré -> quiera.

1) Core verbs

Start with base and two lexicalized compounds.

querer bienquerer malquerer

2) High-value chunks

Frequent communicative uses.

querer + infinitive te quiero quería + infinitive

3) Teaching recommendation

Separate lexical querer (to want/love) from courtesy querer + infinitive in classroom drills.

Present Indicative

yo

quiero

quieres

él/ella

quiere

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Pattern cheat sheet

Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.

Indicativo — Indicative

Presente

Present Indicative

✓ Available

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yo

quiero

quieres

él/ella

quiere

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Regular anchor

yo

bebo

bebes

él/ella

bebe

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Pretérito perfecto simple

Preterite Indicative

✓ Available

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yo

quise

quisiste

él/ella

quiso

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Regular anchor

yo

bebí

bebiste

él/ella

bebió

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Pretérito imperfecto

Imperfect Indicative

✓ Available

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yo

quería

querías

él/ella

quería

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yo

bebía

bebías

él/ella

bebía

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Futuro simple

Future Indicative

✓ Available

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yo

querré

querrás

él/ella

querrá

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yo

beberé

beberás

él/ella

beberá

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Condicional simple

Conditional

✓ Available

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yo

querría

querrías

él/ella

querría

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yo

bebería

beberías

él/ella

bebería

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Subjuntivo — Subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo

Present Subjunctive

✓ Available

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yo

quiera

quieras

él/ella

quiera

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yo

beba

bebas

él/ella

beba

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Imperativo — Imperative

Imperativo afirmativo

Imperative

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yo

quiere

él/ella

quiera

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yo

bebe

él/ella

beba

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Imperativo negativo

Negative Imperative

✓ Available

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yo

quieras

él/ella

quiera

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yo

bebas

él/ella

beba

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Tense availability

Supported for this model (informational). Open a verb page to view full conjugation tables by tense.

Supported

Present Indicative Present Perfect Indicative Preterite Indicative Imperfect Indicative Pluperfect Indicative Preterite Anterior Future Indicative Conditional Future Perfect Indicative Conditional Perfect Present Subjunctive Present Perfect Subjunctive Imperfect Subjunctive Pluperfect Subjunctive Future Subjunctive Future Perfect Subjunctive Imperative Negative Imperative

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What this model teaches

Stem change eie Irregular preterite

Verbs following this model

3 verbs

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