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Querer (to want) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of querer (to want) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Querer (to want) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Querer (to want) queriendo (wanting) querido (wanted)

Querer (to want): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo quiero I want
tú quieres You want
él/ella quiere he wants
nosotros/nosotras queremos we want
vosotros/vosotras queréis you want
ellos/ellas quieren they want

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he querido I have wanted
tú has querido You have wanted
él/ella ha querido he has wanted
nosotros/nosotras hemos querido We have wanted
vosotros/vosotras habéis querido You have wanted
ellos/ellas han querido They have wanted

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo quiera I want
tú quieras you want
él/ella quiera he wants
nosotros/nosotras queramos we want
vosotros/vosotras queráis You all want
ellos/ellas quieran they want

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya querido I may have wanted
tú hayas querido You have wanted
él/ella haya querido he has wanted
nosotros/nosotras hayamos querido we have wanted
vosotros/vosotras hayáis querido You (all) have wanted
ellos/ellas hayan querido They may have wanted

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo quería I wanted
tú querías You wanted
él/ella quería he wanted
nosotros/nosotras queríamos We wanted
vosotros/vosotras queríais You wanted
ellos/ellas querían They wanted

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había querido I had wanted
tú habías querido You had wanted
él/ella había querido he had wanted
nosotros/nosotras habíamos querido We had wanted
vosotros/vosotras habíais querido You had wanted
ellos/ellas habían querido They had wanted

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo quisiera/quisiese I would want
tú quisieras/quisieses you would want
él/ella quisiera/quisiese he would want
nosotros/nosotras quisiéramos/quisiésemos We would want
vosotros/vosotras quisierais/quisieseis you would want
ellos/ellas quisieran/quisiesen they would want

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese querido I would have wanted
tú hubieras/hubieses querido you had wanted
él/ella hubiera/hubiese querido he would have wanted
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos querido We would have wanted
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis querido you would have wanted
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen querido they would have wanted

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo quise I wanted
tú quisiste You wanted
él/ella quiso he wanted
nosotros/nosotras quisimos We wanted
vosotros/vosotras quisisteis you wanted
ellos/ellas quisieron They wanted

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube querido I had wanted
tú hubiste querido You had wanted
él/ella hubo querido He had wanted
nosotros/nosotras hubimos querido we had wanted
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis querido You all had wanted
ellos/ellas hubieron querido They had wanted

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo quisiere I would want
tú quisieres you will want
él/ella quisiere he would want
nosotros/nosotras quisiéremos we would want
vosotros/vosotras quisiereis You will want
ellos/ellas quisieren they will want

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere querido I will have wanted
tú hubieres querido You will have wanted
él/ella hubiere querido he will have wanted
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos querido we will have wanted
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis querido You will have wanted
ellos/ellas hubieren querido They will have wanted

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo querré I will want
tú querrás You will want
él/ella querrá He will want
nosotros/nosotras querremos we will want
vosotros/vosotras querréis you will want
ellos/ellas querrán They will want

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré querido I will have wanted
tú habrás querido You will have wanted
él/ella habrá querido he will have wanted
nosotros/nosotras habremos querido we will have wanted
vosotros/vosotras habréis querido You will have wanted
ellos/ellas habrán querido They will have wanted
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
No se usa en imperativo You do not use it in the imperative
¡Quiere! He wants
¡Quiera! Let us want
¡Queramos! You want
¡Quered! They want

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No quiera yo! You do not want
No quieras tú! He must not want!
No quiera él/ella! He not want
No queramos nosotros/nosotras! We do not want!
No queráis vosotros/vosotras! They do not want!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo querría I would want
tú querrías You would want
él/ella querría he would want
nosotros/nosotras querríamos we would want
vosotros/vosotras querríais you would want
ellos/ellas querrían They would want

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría querido I would have wanted
tú habrías querido You would have wanted
él/ella habría querido He would have wanted
nosotros/nosotras habríamos querido we would have wanted
vosotros/vosotras habríais querido You would have wanted
ellos/ellas habrían querido They would have wanted

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You want to learn.
Vosotros queréis aprender.
2. They want to play.
Ellos quieren jugar.
3. We want to travel.
Nosotros queremos viajar.
4. We will want to plant sunflowers.
Nosotros querremos plantar girasoles.
5. You want to drink water.
Tú quieres beber agua.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They wanted the delicious mixed dish.
Quisieron el plato combinado rico.
2. I have wanted to walk along the beach.
Yo he querido caminar por la playa.
3. We have wanted to explore the forest.
Nosotros hemos querido explorar el bosque.
4. I wanted to try the tapas.
Quise probar las tapas.
5. We wanted to see the waterfall.
Nosotros queríamos ver la cascada.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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quisiéramos/quisiésemos, queramos, quisieras/quisieses, quieras, quisierais/quisieseis

1.
Es posible que tú ... ver la cascada.
(You may want to see the waterfall.)
2.
Si vosotros ... explorar el valle, necesitaríais más provisiones.
(If you were to want to explore the valley, you would need more provisions.)
3.
Ojalá que nosotros ... ir al mar.
(I hope that we want to go to the sea.)
4.
Si nosotras ... recoger amapolas, lo haríamos juntas.
(If we wanted to pick poppies, we would do it together.)
5.
Si tú ... ver el mar, podríamos ir juntos.
(If you wanted to see the sea, we could go together.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We do not believe that we have wanted to see the beach.
No creo que hayamos querido ver la playa.
2. I had wanted to walk through the forest.
Yo hube querido caminar por el bosque.
3. If she had wanted to pick daisies, she would have gone to the countryside.
Si ella hubiera/hubiese querido recoger margaritas, habría ido al campo.
4. You had wanted to see the mountain.
Vosotros/vosotras hubisteis querido ver la montaña.
5. He would have wanted to think about the mountain.
Él habría querido pensar en la montaña.