{"id":3511,"date":"2020-03-25T17:26:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T17:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/?p=3511"},"modified":"2020-03-26T12:35:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T12:35:55","slug":"spanish-querer-conjugation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/spanish-querer-conjugation\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cQuerer\u201d Conjugation in Spanish: All You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Querer is an essential verb in Spanish to express desire. Querer <\/em>can mean \u201cto want\u201d, but it can also mean \u201cto love\u201d (you may have heard that the phrase te quiero<\/em> means “I love you”). As with pretty much any absolutely necessary and frequently-used Spanish verb, the verb querer <\/em>is irregular, which means that it does not follow the usual conjugation patterns.<\/p>\n

What kind of verb is querer<\/em>?<\/h2>\n

Querer<\/em> is a transitive verb, which means that it usually takes on one object. This can also be dropped in Spanish, which I will explain further below. It is either followed by a noun, a verb in the infinitive form (ending in er<\/em>, ar<\/em>, or ir<\/em>), or que<\/em> + subjunctive. In terms of what matters for conjugation, querer<\/em> is an irregular, stem-changing, er<\/em> verb.<\/p>\n

Verbals of querer<\/em><\/h2>\n

To use querer<\/em> in a sentence, you will either conjugate it, or use a verbal. Before we get into the querer<\/em> conjugation, let\u2019s start by seeing how the three verbals work with this verb.<\/p>\n

Infinitive: querer<\/em> (to want\/to love)<\/h3>\n

Example:
\n<\/strong>Te voy a querer por toda la vida.
\nI am going to love you for life.<\/em><\/p>\n

Gerund: queriendo<\/em> (wanting\/loving)<\/h3>\n

Example:
\n<\/strong>Mi hijo est\u00e1 queriendo salir.
\nMy son is wanting to leave.<\/em><\/p>\n

See more on how to use the gerund in our estar conjugation guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Participle: querido<\/em> (wanted\/loved)<\/h3>\n

Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deber\u00edas disfrutar de tu vida, es lo que Marta habr\u00eda querido.
\nYou should enjoy your life, it\u2019s what Marta would have wanted.<\/em><\/p>\n

For an explanation on this structure, see our article on how to use haber<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> querido\/querida is also a noun meaning something like \u201cdarling\u201d.<\/p>\n

Querer<\/em> conjugation: basic forms<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The most common querer<\/em> conjugation forms are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Subject<\/strong><\/td>\nPresent<\/strong><\/td>\nPreterite<\/strong><\/td>\nFuture<\/strong><\/td>\nImperfect<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
yo<\/td>\nquiero<\/td>\nquise<\/td>\nquerr\u00e9<\/td>\nquer\u00eda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
t\u00fa<\/td>\nquieres<\/td>\nquisiste<\/td>\nquerr\u00e1s<\/td>\nquer\u00edas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e9l, ella, Usted<\/td>\nquiere<\/td>\nquiso<\/td>\nquerr\u00e1<\/td>\nquer\u00eda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
nosotros<\/td>\nqueremos<\/td>\nquisimos<\/td>\nquerremos<\/td>\nquer\u00edamos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vosotros<\/td>\nquer\u00e9is<\/td>\nquisisteis<\/td>\nquerr\u00e9is<\/td>\nquer\u00edas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ellos, ellas, ustedes<\/td>\nquieren<\/td>\nquisieron<\/td>\nquerr\u00e1n<\/td>\nquer\u00edan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

If you are confused about any of the verb forms mentioned in this article, make sure you check out our ultimate guide to all the Spanish tenses<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Examples of querer<\/em> conjugation in present tense<\/h3>\n