Querer Preterite Tense Conjugation - Spanish Preterite Tense Verb Conjugation - Conjugate Querer in Spanish Preterite Tense
Querer is a Spanish verb meaning to want. Querer is conjugated as an irregular verb in the preterite tense. Querer appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster as the 14th most used irregular verb.
For the present tense conjugation, go to Querer Conjugation - Present Tense.
Querer Conjugation: Preterite Tense
| yo | quise |
| tú | quisiste |
| él/ella | quiso |
| ns. | quisimos |
| vs. | quisisteis |
| ellos/ellas | quisieron |
*Irregular forms in bold.
Querer Participio
The participio of Querer is querido. The present perfect tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb haber with the participio.
Querer Imperfect Root
The imperfect root of Querer is quería. The imperfect tense is rarely irregular and can be easily conjugated from this form, which is the yo, and él/ella conjugation.
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A verb is called a regular verb when its conjugation follows a typical pattern. A verb which does not follow these patterns exactly is called an irregular verb. In Spanish Preterite Tense, the 3 regular patterns are for verbs ending in ar, er, and ir.
Spanish Preterite Tense Conjugation Chart
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