Capítulo 7A

Pensar, Querer, and Preferir

PREFERIRHere 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” stem-changing verbs.

QUERER and PENSAR

The stem of “querer” is… “quer”The stem of “pensar” is… “pens”What changes?

“quier”

“piens”

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!

QUERERyo quiero

tú quieres

él

ella quiere

Ud.

nos. queremos (NO CHANGE)

vosotros queréis

ellos

ellas quieren

Uds.

PENSARyo pienso

tú piensas

él

ella piensa

Ud.

nos. pensamos

(NO CHANGE)

vosotros pensáis

ellos

ellas piensan

Uds.

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.

PREFERIRPreferir 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

In PREFERIR, it’s the second “E” that changes from e > ie.

PREFERIR

PREFERIRyo prefiero

tú prefieres

él

ella prefiere

Ud.

nos. preferimos (NO CHANGE)

vosotros preferís

ellos

ellas prefieren

Uds.