P. 330 Realidades 1
Pensar, Querer,
and Preferir
PREFERIR
 Here
we will learn the verb
PREFERIR, which means
“to prefer.”
 But before we do, let’s
look at 2 other verbs like
PREFERIR.
QUERER and PENSAR
 Querer
means…
 “to want”
 Pensar means…
 “to plan” or “to think”
QUERER and PENSAR
 Querer
and Pensar are
“stem-changing” verbs.
 They are “e > ie” stemchanging verbs.
QUERER and PENSAR
 The
stem of “querer” is…
 “quer”
“quier”
 The stem of “pensar” is…
“piens”
 “pens”
 What changes?
QUERER and PENSAR
 Both
verbs follow regular
“-er and -ar” endings.
 o, as, a, amos, áis, an
 e, es, e, emos, éis, en
QUERER and PENSAR
 All
forms change except
the nosotros and vosotros
forms.
Let’s see!
QUERER
yo
quiero
nos.
queremos
(NO CHANGE)
tú
quieres
él
ella quiere
Ud.
vosotros queréis
ellos
ellas
Uds.
quieren
PENSAR
yo
tú
él
ella
Ud.
pienso
nos. pensamos
(NO CHANGE)
piensas vosotros pensáis
piensa
ellos
ellas
Uds.
piensan
QUERER and PENSAR
 When
forms of QUERER
and PENSAR are followed
by another verb, the second
verb is always in the
infinitive.
QUERER and PENSAR
 Quieres
estudiar
conmigo?
 No, pienso ver la tele.
PREFERIR
 Preferir
is conjugated the
same way as Querer and
Pensar, however it is an “ir” verb.
 Use the endings “o, es, e,
imos, ís, en”
PREFERIR
PREFERIR, it’s the
second “E” that changes
from e > ie.
 PREFERIR
 In
PREFERIR
yo
prefiero
nos.
preferimos
(NO CHANGE)
tú
prefieres vosotros preferís
él
ella prefiere
Ud.
ellos
ellas
Uds.
prefieren