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Querer (to want) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)

Querer (to want) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Querer - Conjugation of to want in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the simple past, indicative tense (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo).

Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Querer (to want) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of to want in 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

Example phrases

Spanish English
Quise probar las tapas. I wanted to try the tapas.
Quisiste la ración de jamón. You wanted the portion of ham.
Quiso pedir la comida rápida. He wanted to order fast food.
Quisimos una ración de croquetas. We wanted a portion of croquettes.
Quisisteis las patatas bravas. You wanted the patatas bravas.
Quisieron el plato combinado rico. They wanted the delicious mixed dish.

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisisteis, quisieron

1.
... pedir la comida rápida.
(He wanted to order fast food.)
2.
... las patatas bravas.
(You wanted the patatas bravas.)
3.
... probar las tapas.
(I wanted to try the tapas.)
4.
... el plato combinado rico.
(They wanted the delicious mixed dish.)
5.
... la ración de jamón.
(You wanted the portion of ham.)
6.
... una ración de croquetas.
(We wanted a portion of croquettes.)