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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/she 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/she 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/she wants
(nosotros/nosotras) queramos we want
(vosotros/vosotras) queráis You want
(ellos/ellas) quieran they want

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

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

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) quería I wanted
(tú) querías you wanted
(él/ella) quería he/she 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/she 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 wanted
(tú) quisieras/quisieses you wanted
(él/ella) quisiera/quisiese he/she would want
(nosotros/nosotras) quisiéramos/quisiésemos we would want
(vosotros/vosotras) quisierais/quisieseis You would want
(ellos/ellas) quisieran/quisiesen they wanted

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese querido I had wanted
(tú) hubieras/hubieses querido You had wanted
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese querido he/she 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 had wanted

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) quise I wanted
(tú) quisiste You wanted
(él/ella) quiso he/she 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/she had wanted
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos querido we had wanted
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis querido You wanted
(ellos/ellas) hubieron querido they had wanted

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

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

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere querido I would have wanted
(tú) hubieres querido you would have wanted
(él/ella) hubiere querido he/she will have wanted
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos querido we will have wanted
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis querido you would have wanted
(ellos/ellas) hubieren querido they would have wanted

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) querré I will want
(tú) querrás You will want
(él/ella) querrá he/she 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/she 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/she 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/she 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. Do you want to pay in cash or by card?
¿queréis pagar en efectivo o con tarjeta?
2. They want the cookies in the box.
Ellos quieren las galletas en la caja.
3. We want to do the shopping at the supermarket.
Queremos hacer la compra en el supermercado.
4. We will want to plant sunflowers.
Nosotros querremos plantar girasoles.
5. Do you want juice or water for the shopping?
¿quieres zumo o agua para la compra?

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They wanted to have the prawns and the ice cream.
Quisieron tomar las gambas y el helado.
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 croquettes at the bar.
Quise probar las croquetas en el bar.
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.