| Persona | imperfect | conditional | future | subjunctive | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | prefería | preferiría | preferiré | prefiera | prefiero | preferí |
| tú | preferías | preferirías | preferirás | prefieras | prefieres | preferiste |
| él / ella | prefería | preferiría | preferirá | prefiera | prefiere | prefirió |
| nosotros | preferíamos | preferiríamos | preferiremos | prefiramos |
In Spain: vosotros form— imperfect: preferíais, conditional: preferiríais, future: preferiréis, subjunctive: prefiráis, present: preferís, preterite: preferisteis
The 'vosotros' form is used in Spain for informal plural address. It is not used in Latin American Spanish, where 'ustedes' is the standard for all plural address.
What do you prefer, tea or coffee?
She preferred not to give an opinion on the matter.
My grandparents always preferred the music of their time.
I would prefer that we arrive early.
When you call me, prefer that it be in the afternoon.
To prefer to [do something]
To prefer [something] over [something]
To prefer that [someone do something]
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| preferimos |
| preferimos |
| ustedes | preferían | preferirían | preferirán | prefieran | prefieren | prefirieron |
If we have two options, we will prefer the safer one.