preferir
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Sentir has two changes: e→ie in present stressed forms (siento, sientes, siente...) and e→i in the gerund (sintiendo), preterite 3rd person (sintió), and subjunctive (sienta/sinta). So both diphtho...
Conjugation
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Indicativo
Indicative
Tiempo
Presente
Present Indicative
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Imperativo — Imperative
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — preferir
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber preferido
- Gerundio — prefiriendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo preferido
- Participio — preferido
Key forms
yo
prefero
tú
preferes
él/ella
prefere
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he preferido
tú
has preferido
él/ella
ha preferido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
preferí
tú
preferiste
él/ella
prefirió
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
prefería
tú
preferías
él/ella
prefería
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había preferido
tú
habías preferido
él/ella
había preferido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube preferido
tú
hubiste preferido
él/ella
hubo preferido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
preferiré
tú
preferirás
él/ella
preferirá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
preferiría
tú
preferirías
él/ella
preferiría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré preferido
tú
habrás preferido
él/ella
habrá preferido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría preferido
tú
habrías preferido
él/ella
habría preferido
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya preferido
tú
hayas preferido
él/ella
haya preferido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
preferiera (preferiese)
tú
preferieras (preferieses)
él/ella
preferiera (preferiese)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera preferido (hubiese preferido)
tú
hubieras preferido (hubieses preferido)
él/ella
hubiera preferido (hubiese preferido)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
preferiere
tú
preferieres
él/ella
preferiere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere preferido
tú
hubieres preferido
él/ella
hubiere preferido
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