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Preferir and querer<\/h2>\r\n

To express preferences or desires, use the verbs preferir<\/strong> (to prefer) and querer<\/strong> (to want). To express a preference or desire to do something, these verbs are followed by an infinitive (a verb ending in -ar<\/strong>, -er<\/strong> or -ir<\/strong>).<\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/colgroup>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Preferir and querer.<\/caption>\r\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n English<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n
Camila quiere visitar<\/strong> a su tía.<\/td>\r\n Camila wants to visit her aunt.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
¿Prefieres llamar<\/strong> a David?<\/td>\r\n Do you prefer (would you rather) call David?<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n
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Los verbs preferir and querer<\/h2>\r\n <\/header>\r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/colgroup>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Los verbs: preferir.<\/caption>\r\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n English<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n
yo prefiero<\/strong><\/td>\r\n nosotros\/as preferimos<\/strong><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
tú prefieres<\/strong><\/td>\r\n vosotros\/as preferís<\/strong><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
usted prefiere<\/strong><\/td>\r\n ustedes prefieren <\/strong><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
él\/ella prefiere<\/strong><\/td>\r\n ellos\/ellas prefieren<\/strong><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n <\/table>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/colgroup>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Los verbs: querer.<\/caption>\r\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n English<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n
yo quiero<\/strong><\/td>\r\n nosotros\/as queremos<\/strong><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
tú quieres<\/strong><\/td>\r\n vosotros\/as queréis<\/strong><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
usted quiere<\/strong><\/td>\r\n ustedes quieren<\/strong><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
él\/ella quiere<\/strong><\/td>\r\n ellos\/ellas quieren<\/strong><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n <\/table>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Preferir<\/strong> and querer<\/strong> can also be used to express preferences or desires for the future.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/colgroup>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Preferir and querer.<\/caption>\r\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n English<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n
Quiero ir<\/strong> a las montañas mañana.<\/td>\r\n I want to go to the mountains tomorrow.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
Preferimos ir<\/strong> el sábado.<\/td>\r\n We prefer to go on Saturday.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

Tener ganas<\/h2>\r\n

Another way to express desires to do something is to use the verbal expression tener ganas de<\/strong> (to feel like)<\/em>. Like preferir<\/strong> and querer<\/strong>, it is also followed by an infinitive.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/colgroup>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Tener ganas.<\/caption>\r\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n English<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n
¿Tienes ganas de<\/strong> ir a bailar?<\/td>\r\n Do you feel like going to dance?<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
No tengo ganas de<\/strong> salir esta noche.<\/td>\r\n I don’t feel like going out tonight<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>","rendered":"

Preferir and querer<\/h2>\n

To express preferences or desires, use the verbs preferir<\/strong> (to prefer) and querer<\/strong> (to want). To express a preference or desire to do something, these verbs are followed by an infinitive (a verb ending in -ar<\/strong>, -er<\/strong> or -ir<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Preferir and querer.<\/caption>\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Camila quiere visitar<\/strong> a su tía.<\/td>\nCamila wants to visit her aunt.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
¿Prefieres llamar<\/strong> a David?<\/td>\nDo you prefer (would you rather) call David?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Los verbs preferir and querer<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
\n\n\n\n\n <\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Los verbs: preferir.<\/caption>\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
yo prefiero<\/strong><\/td>\nnosotros\/as preferimos<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tú prefieres<\/strong><\/td>\nvosotros\/as preferís<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
usted prefiere<\/strong><\/td>\nustedes prefieren <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
él\/ella prefiere<\/strong><\/td>\nellos\/ellas prefieren<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n <\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Los verbs: querer.<\/caption>\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
yo quiero<\/strong><\/td>\nnosotros\/as queremos<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tú quieres<\/strong><\/td>\nvosotros\/as queréis<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
usted quiere<\/strong><\/td>\nustedes quieren<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
él\/ella quiere<\/strong><\/td>\nellos\/ellas quieren<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Preferir<\/strong> and querer<\/strong> can also be used to express preferences or desires for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Preferir and querer.<\/caption>\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Quiero ir<\/strong> a las montañas mañana.<\/td>\nI want to go to the mountains tomorrow.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Preferimos ir<\/strong> el sábado.<\/td>\nWe prefer to go on Saturday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Tener ganas<\/h2>\n

Another way to express desires to do something is to use the verbal expression tener ganas de<\/strong> (to feel like)<\/em>. Like preferir<\/strong> and querer<\/strong>, it is also followed by an infinitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Tener ganas.<\/caption>\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
¿Tienes ganas de<\/strong> ir a bailar?<\/td>\nDo you feel like going to dance?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No tengo ganas de<\/strong> salir esta noche.<\/td>\nI don’t feel like going out tonight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[48],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-397","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":389,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":893,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/397\/revisions\/893"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/389"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/397\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=397"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=397"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}