Querer means to want, desire, or love someone or something. It is commonly used to express wishes, preferences, or affection.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quiero | Yo quiero aprender español. I want to learn Spanish. | |
| Tú | quieres | ¿Tú quieres comer ahora? Do you want to eat now? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quiere | Ella quiere viajar a México. She wants to travel to Mexico. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | queremos | Nosotros queremos visitar el museo. We want to visit the museum. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | queréis | Vosotros queréis jugar al fútbol. You all want to play soccer. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quieren | Ellos quieren comprar una casa. They want to buy a house. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quise | Yo quise visitar a mi abuela ayer. I wanted to visit my grandmother yesterday. | |
| Tú | quisiste | Tú quisiste llamar antes de salir. You wanted to call before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quiso | Ella quiso comprar ese vestido. She wanted to buy that dress. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quisimos | Nosotros quisimos ir al cine anoche. We wanted to go to the movies last night. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quisisteis | Vosotros quisisteis comer temprano. You all wanted to eat early. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quisieron | Ellos quisieron participar en el concurso. They wanted to participate in the contest. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quería | Yo quería aprender a tocar la guitarra. I wanted to learn to play the guitar. | |
| Tú | querías | Tú querías visitar a tus abuelos siempre. You used to want to visit your grandparents always. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quería | Ella quería ser doctora cuando era niña. She wanted to be a doctor when she was a girl. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | queríamos | Nosotros queríamos ir al cine cada fin de semana. We used to want to go to the movies every weekend. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | queríais | Vosotros queríais jugar en el parque siempre. You all used to want to play in the park always. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | querían | Ellos querían aprender idiomas en la escuela. They wanted to learn languages at school. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy queriendo | Estoy queriendo aprender español. I am wanting to learn Spanish. | |
| Tú | estás queriendo | ¿Estás queriendo salir ahora? Are you wanting to go out now? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está queriendo | Ella está queriendo visitar a su familia. She is wanting to visit her family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos queriendo | Estamos queriendo comprar una casa. We are wanting to buy a house. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis queriendo | Vosotros estáis queriendo ayudarme. You all are wanting to help me. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están queriendo | Ellos están queriendo resolver el problema. They are wanting to solve the problem. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a querer | Voy a querer esa camisa mañana. I am going to want that shirt tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a querer | Vas a querer descansar después. You are going to want to rest afterward. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a querer | Ella va a querer ayudar en la cocina. She is going to want to help in the kitchen. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a querer | Vamos a querer comprar esa casa. We are going to want to buy that house. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a querer | Vosotros vais a querer participar. You all are going to want to participate. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a querer | Ellos van a querer visitar a sus abuelos. They are going to want to visit their grandparents. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | querré | Yo querré aprender más idiomas. I will want to learn more languages. | |
| Tú | querrás | Tú querrás visitar ese lugar. You will want to visit that place. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | querrá | Ella querrá participar en el proyecto. She will want to participate in the project. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | querremos | Nosotros querremos terminar a tiempo. We will want to finish on time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | querréis | Vosotros querréis ver la película. You all will want to see the movie. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | querrán | Ellos querrán ayudar en la tarea. They will want to help with the task. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | querría | Yo querría visitar España algún día. I would like to visit Spain someday. | |
| Tú | querrías | Tú querrías aprender a bailar flamenco. You would like to learn to dance flamenco. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | querría | Él querría comprar ese coche. He would like to buy that car. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | querríamos | Nosotros querríamos viajar juntos. We would like to travel together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | querríais | Vosotros querríais probar esa comida. You all would like to try that food. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | querrían | Ellos querrían ayudar si pudieran. They would like to help if they could. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he querido | He querido llamarte toda la mañana. I have wanted to call you all morning. | |
| Tú | has querido | ¿Has querido comer algo? Have you wanted to eat something? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha querido | Ella ha querido visitar ese museo. She has wanted to visit that museum. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos querido | Hemos querido aprender más idiomas. We have wanted to learn more languages. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis querido | ¿Habéis querido salir temprano? Have you all wanted to leave early? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han querido | Ellos han querido comprar esa casa. They have wanted to buy that house. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había querido | Yo ya había querido visitarte antes. I had already wanted to visit you before. | |
| Tú | habías querido | Tú habías querido aprender francés. You had wanted to learn French. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había querido | Ella había querido comprar esa casa. She had wanted to buy that house. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos querido | Nosotros habíamos querido salir temprano. We had wanted to leave early. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais querido | Vosotros habíais querido ayudarme. You all had wanted to help me. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían querido | Ellos habían querido resolver el problema. They had wanted to solve the problem. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré querido | Para entonces, ya habré querido visitar España. By then, I will have wanted to visit Spain. | |
| Tú | habrás querido | Para mañana, tú habrás querido terminar el proyecto. By tomorrow, you will have wanted to finish the project. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá querido | Para esa fecha, ella habrá querido comprar el coche. By that date, she will have wanted to buy the car. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos querido | Para el fin de semana, habremos querido descansar. By the weekend, we will have wanted to rest. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis querido | Para entonces, vosotros habréis querido aprender más. By then, you all will have wanted to learn more. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán querido | Para el próximo mes, ellos habrán querido mudarse. By next month, they will have wanted to move. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría querido | Yo habría querido ayudarte ayer. I would have wanted to help you yesterday. | |
| Tú | habrías querido | Tú habrías querido venir si hubieras sabido. You would have wanted to come if you had known. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría querido | Ella habría querido participar en la reunión. She would have wanted to participate in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos querido | Nosotros habríamos querido visitar ese lugar. We would have wanted to visit that place. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais querido | Vosotros habríais querido ver la película. You all would have wanted to see the movie. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían querido | Ellos habrían querido asistir a la fiesta. They would have wanted to attend the party. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quiera | Espero que yo quiera participar. I hope I want to participate. | |
| Tú | quieras | Es importante que tú quieras aprender. It's important that you want to learn. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quiera | Dudo que él quiera venir. I doubt that he wants to come. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | queramos | Es mejor que nosotros queramos ayudar. It's better that we want to help. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quieráis | No creo que vosotros queráis salir. I don't think you all want to go out. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quieran | Es posible que ellas quieran participar. It's possible that they want to participate. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quisiere | Si yo quisiere, viajaría más. If I wanted to, I would travel more. | |
| Tú | quisiere | Si tú quisiere, podrías ayudar. If you wanted to, you could help. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quisiere | Si él quisiere, asistiría a la reunión. If he wanted to, he would attend the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quisiéremos | Si nosotros quisiéremos, lo haríamos. If we wanted to, we would do it. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quisiereis | Si vosotros quisiereis, podríais cambiarlo. If you all wanted to, you could change it. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quisiere | Si ellos quisiere, lo aceptarían. If they wanted to, they would accept it. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quisiere | Quisiere ir a la fiesta mañana. I would want to go to the party tomorrow. | |
| Tú | quisiere | Quisiere ayudarte si pudiera. You would want to help me if I could. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quisiere | Quisiere terminar el proyecto pronto. He/She/You would want to finish the project soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quisiéremos | Quisiéremos viajar el próximo año. We would want to travel next year. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quisiereis | Quisiereis ver la película juntos. You all would want to see the movie together. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quisiere | Quisiere que vinieran a la reunión. They/You all would want them to come to the meeting. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya querido | Espero que haya querido ayudar. I hope he/she has wanted to help. | |
| Tú | hayas querido | Es posible que hayas querido decir eso. It's possible that you have wanted to say that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya querido | Creo que él haya querido venir. I believe he has wanted to come. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos querido | Es importante que hayamos querido colaborar. It's important that we have wanted to collaborate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis querido | No creo que hayáis querido molestar. I don't think you have wanted to bother. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan querido | Me alegra que hayan querido participar. I'm glad they have wanted to participate. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera querido | Si hubiera querido, habría ido contigo. If I had wanted to, I would have gone with you. | |
| Tú | hubieras querido | Si hubieras querido, lo habrías dicho antes. If you had wanted to, you would have said it earlier. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera querido | Ella hubiera querido ayudar, pero no pudo. She would have wanted to help, but she couldn't. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos querido | Nosotros hubiéramos querido asistir a la fiesta. We would have wanted to attend the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais querido | Vosotros hubierais querido venir, si hubierais sabido. You all would have wanted to come if you had known. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran querido | Ellos hubieran querido participar en el proyecto. They would have wanted to participate in the project. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere querido | Es posible que yo hubiere querido ayudar. It is possible that I will have wanted to help. | |
| Tú | hubieres querido | Es probable que tú hubieres querido participar. It is likely that you will have wanted to participate. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere querido | Es posible que él hubiere querido asistir. It is possible that he will have wanted to attend. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos querido | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos querido ir. Maybe we will have wanted to go. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis querido | Es probable que vosotros hubiereis querido venir. It is likely that you all will have wanted to come. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren querido | Es posible que ellos hubieren querido ayudar. It is possible that they will have wanted to help. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No uses el imperativo en primera persona. Do not use the imperative in the first person. | |
| Tú | quieres | ¡Quieres ayudarme con esto! You want to help me with this! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quiere | ¡Quiere terminar el trabajo hoy! He/She/You (formal) wants to finish the work today! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quieramos | ¡Quieramos aprender más español! Let's want to learn more Spanish! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quered | ¡Queréd vosotros mismos la verdad! You all (informal, Spain) want the truth! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quieran | ¡Quieran escuchar atentamente! They/You all (formal) want to listen attentively! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no quiera | No quiera salir todavía. Don't want to go out yet. | |
| Tú | no quieras | No quieras tocar eso. Don't want to touch that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no quiera | No quiera hablar ahora. Don't want to speak now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no queramos | No queramos perder tiempo. Let's not waste time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no queráis | No queráis entrar sin permiso. Don't want to enter without permission. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no quieran | No quieran hacer eso ahora. They don't want to do that now. |
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