How to conjugate preferir in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

preferir
to prefer
irregular verb

Preferir means to like one thing more than another or to choose one option over another. It is often used to express preferences or choices.

How to conjugate preferir in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
prefería
Tú
preferías
Él / Ella / Usted
prefería
Nosotros / Nosotras
preferíamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
preferíais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
preferían

Examples of preferir in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo prefería estudiar en la mañana.
I used to prefer studying in the morning.
Tú
Tú preferías leer en lugar de ver televisión.
You used to prefer reading instead of watching TV.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella prefería caminar en el parque.
She used to prefer walking in the park.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros preferíamos ir a la playa cada verano.
We used to prefer going to the beach every summer.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros preferíais comer en casa.
You all used to prefer eating at home.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos preferían jugar al fútbol los fines de semana.
They used to prefer playing football on weekends.

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Yo prefería estudiar en la mañana.

Other conjugations of preferir

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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