Everyone wants to learn the querer conjugation in Spanish…am I right? 

The verb “querer” is an important and frequently used verb in the Spanish language. It is an irregular verb that means “to want” or “to love” in English, depending on the context in which it is used.

“Querer” is a versatile verb that can be used in various contexts. Here are some of the most common ways it is used:

• Expressing desires or wants
• Expressing love or affection
• Making requests or giving commands
• Expressing intentions or plans
• Polite expressions

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“Querer” Conjugation Indicative / Indicativo

The indicative tense (el modo indicativo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The indicative mood is used to make factual statements, ask questions, and express opinions about actions or events that are considered real or certain.

Present Tense Querer Conjugation / Presente

The present tense is used to describe actions happening in the present or to express general truths or habitual actions.

Yo	Quiero
Tú	Quieres
Él/Ella/Usted	Quiere
Nosotros	Queremos
Vosotros	Queréis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Quieren

Examples:

1. Quiero comer una pizza para la cena. (I want to eat a pizza for dinner.)
2. Queremos ir de vacaciones a la playa este verano. (We want to go on vacation to the beach this summer.)
3. Ellos quieren estudiar medicina en la universidad. (They want to study medicine at the university.)

Simple Past Querer Conjugation / Pasado 

The simple past tense (preterite) is used to describe completed actions in the past, often with specific time frames or events.

Yo	Quise
Tú	Quisiste
Él/Ella/Usted	Quiso
Nosotros	Quisimos
Vosotros	Quisisteis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Quisieron

Examples:

1. Ayer quisiste salir a pasear, pero estaba lloviendo. (Yesterday you wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining.)
2. Él quiso viajar al extranjero para aprender sobre diferentes culturas. (He wanted to travel abroad to learn about different cultures.)

Imperfect Querer Conjugation / Imperfecto

Spanish imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past, as well as to set the stage or provide background information

Yo	Quería
Tú	Querías
Él/Ella/Usted	Quería
Nosotros	Queríamos
Vosotros	Queríais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Querían

Examples:

1. Cuando era niño, quería ser astronauta. (When I was a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut.)
2. Durante el viaje, vosotros queríais visitar todos los lugares turísticos. (During the trip, you wanted to visit all the tourist places.)
3. Mis amigos querían probar la comida local durante su viaje a México. (My friends wanted to try local food during their trip to Mexico.)

Present Continuous / Presente Continuo

The present continuous tense (also known as “estar + gerundio”) is used to describe actions that are currently happening in the present moment or to express temporary situations.

Yo	Estoy queriendo
Tú	Estás queriendo
Él/Ella/Usted	Está queriendo
Nosotros	Estamos queriendo
Vosotros	Estáis queriendo
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Están queriendo

Examples:

1. Me parece que estás queriendo llamar la atención con ese comportamiento. (It seems to me that you are trying to attract attention with that behavior.)
2. Juan está queriendo aprender a tocar la guitarra. (Juan is wanting to learn to play the guitar.)
3. Los estudiantes están queriendo formar un nuevo club de lectura en la escuela. (The students are wanting to start a new book club at school.)

Future Tense Querer Conjugation / Futuro

The Spanish future tense is used to express actions or events that will happen in the future, indicating something that has not yet occurred.

Yo	Querré
Tú	Querrás
Él/Ella/Usted	Querrá
Nosotros	Querremos
Vosotros	Querréis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Querrán

Examples:

1. Mi hermana querrá venir a la fiesta contigo. (My sister will want to come to the party with you.)
2. El próximo año, nosotros querremos viajar por Europa. (Next year, we want to travel around Europe.)

Conditional Querer Conjugation / Condicional

The conditional tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions or events that would happen under certain conditions in the present or future.

Yo	Querría
Tú	Querrías
Él/Ella/Usted	Querría
Nosotros	Querríamos
Vosotros	Querríais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Querrían

Examples:

1. Si tuviera más dinero, querría comprar una casa en la playa. (If I had more money, I would want to buy a house on the beach.)
2. Si aceptaras mi propuesta, querrías trabajar en un proyecto emocionante. (If you accepted my proposal, you would want to work on an exciting project.)
3. Si tuvierais la oportunidad, querríais viajar por todo el mundo. (If you had the opportunity, you would want to travel all over the world.)

Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto

Spanish present perfect tense (also known as “pretérito perfecto compuesto”) is used to express actions that have occurred in the past but have a connection to the present, emphasizing the result or consequences of those actions.

Yo	He querido
Tú	Has querido
Él/Ella/Usted	Ha querido
Nosotros	Hemos querido
Vosotros	habéis querido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Han querido

Examples:

1. Durante mucho tiempo, he querido aprender a tocar el piano. (For a long time, I have wanted to learn to play the piano.)
2. Mis amigos han querido visitar ese país desde hace años. (My friends have wanted to visit that country for years.)

Past Perfect Querer Conjugation / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish past perfect tense (also known as “pretérito pluscuamperfecto”) is used to describe actions that occurred before another past action or event, expressing a past-in-the-past relationship.

Yo	Había querido
Tú	Has querido
Él/Ella/Usted	Ha querido
Nosotros	Hemos querido
Vosotros	habéis querido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Han querido

Examples:

1. Desde que eras niño, has querido ser un astronauta. (Since you were a child, you have wanted to be an astronaut.)
2. Ella ha querido estudiar medicina desde que era joven. (She has wanted to study medicine since she was young.)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The Spanish future perfect tense is used to express actions that will have been completed in the future, indicating an action that will be finished before another specified future time or event.

Yo	Habré querido
Tú	Habrás querido
Él/Ella/Usted	Habrá querido
Nosotros	Habremos querido
Vosotros	Habréis querido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrán querido

Examples:

1. Después de todo lo que he hecho por ti, ¿crees que alguna vez me habréis querido de verdad? (After all I’ve done for you, do you think you ever really loved me?)
2. Cuando lleguemos al final del camino, habremos querido aprovechar cada momento de nuestra vida juntos. (When we reach the end of the road, we will have wanted to take advantage of every moment of our life together.)

Conditional Perfect / Condicional Perfect

The conditional perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions that would have been completed in the past, indicating an action that would have happened prior to another past event.

Yo	Habría querido
Tú	Habrías querido
Él/Ella/Usted	Habría querido
Nosotros	Habríamos querido
Vosotros	Habríais querido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrían querido

Examples:

1. Si hubiera tenido más tiempo, habría querido viajar por todo el mundo. (If I had more time, I would have wanted to travel all over the world.)
2. Habríamos querido asistir a la fiesta, pero ya teníamos otros compromisos. (We would have wanted to attend the party, but we already had other commitments.)

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“Querer” Conjugation Subjunctive / Subjuntivo

The subjunctive tense (el modo subjuntivo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, uncertainty, subjectivity, emotion, and hypothetical situations.

Present Tense / Presente

The Spanish subjunctive present tense is used to express subjective actions, desires, doubts, recommendations, or possibilities, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, necessity, or influence.

Yo	Quiera
Tú	Quieras
Él/Ella/Usted	Quiera
Nosotros	Queramos
Vosotros	Queráis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Quieran

Examples:

1. Haz lo que quieras, la decisión está en tus manos. (Do what you want, the decision is in your hands.)
2. Espero que ella quiera acompañarnos al concierto. (I hope she wants to join us at the concert.)
3. Siempre podéis elegir lo que queráis comer en el restaurante. (You can always choose what you want to eat in the restaurant.)

Imperfect / Imperfecto

This tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, uncertainty, or unreal conditions.

Yo	Quisiera
Tú	Quisieras
Él/Ella/Usted	Quisiera
Nosotros	Quisiéramos
Vosotros	Quisierais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Quisieran

Examples:

1. Quisiera un café con leche, por favor. (I’d like a latte, please.)
2. ¿Quisieras acompañarme al cine esta noche? (Would you like to accompany me to the cinema tonight?)
3. Quisiéramos reservar una mesa para cuatro personas en su restaurante. (We would like to reserve a table for four people in your restaurant.)

Future Tense / Futuro

The Spanish subjunctive future tense is used to express hypothetical or uncertain actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the future.

Yo	Quisiere
Tú	Quisieres
Él/Ella/Usted	Quisiere
Nosotros	Quisiéremos
Vosotros	Quisiereis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Quisieren

Examples:

1. Si quisieres, podemos ir a tomar un café juntos. (If you want, we can go have a coffee together.)
2. Si quisiereis, podéis venir a nuestra fiesta de cumpleaños. (If you want, you can come to our birthday party.)

Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto

Spanish subjunctive present perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the present with a connection to the past, indicating actions that would have been completed prior to the present moment.

Yo	Haya querido
Tú	Hayas querido
Él/Ella/Usted	Haya querido
Nosotros	Hayamos querido
Vosotros	Hayáis querido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hayan querido

Examples:

1. No importa lo que haya querido, al final tomé la decisión correcta. (No matter what I wanted, in the end I made the right choice.)
2. Me alegra que hayan querido participar en nuestro proyecto. (I am glad that you wanted to participate in our project.)

Past Perfect / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish subjunctive past perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past with a connection to a previous past event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that past event.

Yo	Hubiera querido
Tú	Hubieras querido
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiera querido
Nosotros	Hubiéramos querido
Vosotros	Hubierais querido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieran querido

Examples:

1. Si usted hubiera querido, habría sido bienvenido a unirse a nosotros en el viaje. (If you had wanted to, you would have been welcome to join us on the journey.)
2. Hubiéramos querido asistir a la conferencia, pero tuvimos un conflicto de programación. (We would have wanted to attend the conference, but we had a scheduling conflict.)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The future perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the future with a connection to a future event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that future event.

Yo	Hubiere querido
Tú	Hubieres querido
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiere querido
Nosotros	Hubiéremos querido
Vosotros	Hubiereis querido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieren querido

Examples:

1. Hubiéremos querido tener más tiempo para prepararnos adecuadamente. (We would have liked more time to prepare properly.)
2. Hubieren querido colaborar en el proyecto, pero ya teníamos suficientes voluntarios. (They would have wanted to collaborate on the project, but we already had enough volunteers.)

“Querer” Conjugation Imperative / Imperativo

The imperative tense (el modo imperativo) is one of the verb moods used to express commands, orders, or requests. It is used to tell someone what to do or what not to do.

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Affirmative / Afirmativos

Spanish affirmative refers to the use of positive statements or expressions that indicate agreement, confirmation, or positive response to a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	Quieres
Él/Ella/Usted	Quiere
Nosotros	Queremos
Vosotros	Quered
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Quieren

Examples:

1. Quieres un poco de agua? (Do you want some water?)
2. Quieren salir a jugar al parque. (They want to go out and play in the park.)
3. Queremos ayudar en la organización del evento. (We want to help in the organization of the event.)

Negative / Negativos

Spanish negative refers to the use of negative statements or expressions that indicate negation, denial, or disagreement with a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	No quieres
Él/Ella/Usted	No quiere
Nosotros	No queremos
Vosotros	No queráis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	No quieren

Examples:

1. No queremos ir a esa fiesta. (We don’t want to go to that party.)
2. No queráis preocuparos por eso, todo estará bien. (You don’t want to worry about it, everything will be fine.)
3. No quieren aceptar nuestra propuesta de negocios. (They don’t want to accept our business proposal.)

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