-ir verb irregular · stem-changing e>ie Intermediate

preferir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to prefer

The imperfect conjugation of preferir (irregular stem-changing e>ie, ranked #126). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo prefería
preferías
él/ella/Ud. prefería
nosotros preferíamos
vosotros preferíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. preferían

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ir imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo prefería con frecuencia.

Before, I used to prefer often.

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