{"id":631,"date":"2015-09-28T20:17:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T20:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/spanish1oli\/?post_type=chapter&p=631"},"modified":"2015-10-25T01:51:20","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T01:51:20","slug":"estructuras-gramaticales-los-verbos-querer-y-preferir-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/chapter\/estructuras-gramaticales-los-verbos-querer-y-preferir-1\/","title":{"raw":"Los verbos querer y preferir (needs edit)","rendered":"Los verbos querer y preferir (needs edit)"},"content":{"raw":"The verbs querer<\/span><\/em> <\/strong>and preferir<\/span><\/em> <\/strong>, will enable you to express the things you want or prefer to do. In some examples in the previous lessons, you have already seen the verb querer<\/span><\/em> used with things that you want, like a new car. In this lesson, you will continue to use querer<\/span><\/em> in that way and also learn another use for it and\u00a0preferir<\/span><\/em>\u2014<\/span>with an infinitive. When you follow either verb with an infinitive, you express what you want or prefer to do. Below, you will see the conjugations of both verbs; as you will note, both verbs are stem changing\u2014<\/span>from e<\/em> to ie<\/em>. Just as you learned with other stem changing verbs, the verb forms for nosotros<\/span><\/em> and\u00a0vosotros<\/span><\/em> do not change, but all the other forms do.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
querer - to want (tiempo presente)<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
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<\/th>\r\nsingular<\/span><\/th>\r\nplural<\/span><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
1a<\/sup><\/th>\r\n<\/a>yo<\/span> quiero<\/td>\r\n<\/a>nosotros<\/span> queremos<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2a<\/sup><\/th>\r\n<\/a>t\u00fa<\/span> quieres<\/td>\r\n<\/a>vosotros<\/span> quer\u00e9is<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
3a<\/sup><\/th>\r\n<\/a>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted<\/span> quiere<\/td>\r\n<\/a>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/span> quieren<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
preferir - to prefer (tiempo presente)<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
<\/th>\r\nsingular<\/span><\/th>\r\nplural<\/span><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
1a<\/sup><\/th>\r\n<\/a>yo<\/span> prefiero<\/td>\r\n<\/a>nosotros<\/span> preferimos<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2a<\/sup><\/th>\r\n<\/a>t\u00fa<\/span> prefieres<\/td>\r\n<\/a>vosotros<\/span> prefer\u00eds<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
3a<\/sup><\/th>\r\n<\/a>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted<\/span> prefiere<\/td>\r\n<\/a>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/span> prefieren<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
querer\/preferir +<\/th>\r\nthing\/object<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Paco quiere<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\nun coche nuevo.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play \u00bfQu\u00e9 quiere Manolo para su cumplea\u00f1os?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Quiere<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\nel nuevo disco de Shakira y una chaqueta de cuero.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play \u00bfUsted prefiere caf\u00e9 o t\u00e9?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Prefiero<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\nt\u00e9 con lim\u00f3n.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play \u00bfEmilia prefiere salsa o tango?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Ella prefiere<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\nsalsa.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Ellos prefieren<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\npel\u00edculas rom\u00e1nticas.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Nosotros queremos<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\nuna casa cerca de la playa.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"320\"]\"A Foto: John M CC BY-SA 2.0[\/caption]\r\n\r\n
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querer\/preferir + infinitive<\/th>\r\n<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Ma\u00f1ana, yo quiero ir a la playa<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo prefieres hacer ejercicio?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Prefiero hacer ejercicio por la ma\u00f1ana<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play \u00bfUstedes prefieren ver televisi\u00f3n o ir al cine?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Preferimos ir al cine.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play \u00bfUsted quiere ir a la playa o a las monta\u00f1as?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Quiero ir a las monta\u00f1as<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\"Play Miguel y Sandra quieren ir a Colombia.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n \r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/oea.herokuapp.com\/assessments\/1397\r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

The verbs querer<\/span><\/em> <\/strong>and preferir<\/span><\/em> <\/strong>, will enable you to express the things you want or prefer to do. In some examples in the previous lessons, you have already seen the verb querer<\/span><\/em> used with things that you want, like a new car. In this lesson, you will continue to use querer<\/span><\/em> in that way and also learn another use for it and\u00a0preferir<\/span><\/em>\u2014<\/span>with an infinitive. When you follow either verb with an infinitive, you express what you want or prefer to do. Below, you will see the conjugations of both verbs; as you will note, both verbs are stem changing\u2014<\/span>from e<\/em> to ie<\/em>. Just as you learned with other stem changing verbs, the verb forms for nosotros<\/span><\/em> and\u00a0vosotros<\/span><\/em> do not change, but all the other forms do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
querer – to want (tiempo presente)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nsingular<\/span><\/th>\nplural<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1a<\/sup><\/th>\n<\/a>yo<\/span> quiero<\/td>\n<\/a>nosotros<\/span> queremos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2a<\/sup><\/th>\n<\/a>t\u00fa<\/span> quieres<\/td>\n<\/a>vosotros<\/span> quer\u00e9is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3a<\/sup><\/th>\n<\/a>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted<\/span> quiere<\/td>\n<\/a>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/span> quieren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
preferir – to prefer (tiempo presente)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nsingular<\/span><\/th>\nplural<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1a<\/sup><\/th>\n<\/a>yo<\/span> prefiero<\/td>\n<\/a>nosotros<\/span> preferimos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2a<\/sup><\/th>\n<\/a>t\u00fa<\/span> prefieres<\/td>\n<\/a>vosotros<\/span> prefer\u00eds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3a<\/sup><\/th>\n<\/a>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted<\/span> prefiere<\/td>\n<\/a>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/span> prefieren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
querer\/preferir +<\/th>\nthing\/object<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play Paco quiere<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nun coche nuevo.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play \u00bfQu\u00e9 quiere Manolo para su cumplea\u00f1os?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play Quiere<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nel nuevo disco de Shakira y una chaqueta de cuero.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play \u00bfUsted prefiere caf\u00e9 o t\u00e9?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play Prefiero<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nt\u00e9 con lim\u00f3n.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play \u00bfEmilia prefiere salsa o tango?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play Ella prefiere<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nsalsa.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play Ellos prefieren<\/a><\/span><\/td>\npel\u00edculas rom\u00e1nticas.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play Nosotros queremos<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nuna casa cerca de la playa.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\"A<\/p>\n

Foto: John M CC BY-SA 2.0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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querer\/preferir + infinitive<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play Ma\u00f1ana, yo quiero ir a la playa<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo prefieres hacer ejercicio?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play Prefiero hacer ejercicio por la ma\u00f1ana<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play \u00bfUstedes prefieren ver televisi\u00f3n o ir al cine?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play Preferimos ir al cine.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play \u00bfUsted quiere ir a la playa o a las monta\u00f1as?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play Quiero ir a las monta\u00f1as<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Play Miguel y Sandra quieren ir a Colombia.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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