Verbo prefer: pasado, participio y conjugación

prefer significa «preferir». Es un verbo regular: su pasado es preferred y su participio preferred.

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Formas del verbo prefer

Forma	Inglés	Pronunciación
Infinitivo	prefer	/prəˈfɝ/
Pasado simple	preferred	/prəˈfɝd/
Participio pasado	preferred	/prəˈfɝd/
Gerundio (-ing)	preferring
3.ª persona (he/she/it)	prefers

Forma

Inglés

Pronunciación

Infinitivo

prefer

/prəˈfɝ/

Pasado simple

preferred

/prəˈfɝd/

Participio pasado

preferred

/prəˈfɝd/

Gerundio (-ing)

preferring

3.ª persona (he/she/it)

prefers

Conjugación del verbo prefer

Formas afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa en inglés americano. «You» sirve para tú y para ustedes/vosotros.

Presente simple (Present simple)Hábitos, rutinas y verdades generales.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I prefer	I don't prefer	Do I prefer?
tú	You prefer	You don't prefer	Do you prefer?
él / ella	He/she/it prefers	He/she/it doesn't prefer	Does he/she/it prefer?
nosotros	We prefer	We don't prefer	Do we prefer?
ustedes / vosotros	You prefer	You don't prefer	Do you prefer?
ellos / ellas	They prefer	They don't prefer	Do they prefer?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I prefer

I don't prefer

Do I prefer?

tú

You prefer

You don't prefer

Do you prefer?

él / ella

He/she/it prefers

He/she/it doesn't prefer

Does he/she/it prefer?

nosotros

We prefer

We don't prefer

Do we prefer?

ustedes / vosotros

You prefer

You don't prefer

Do you prefer?

ellos / ellas

They prefer

They don't prefer

Do they prefer?

Presente continuo (Present continuous)Acciones en curso ahora o planes cercanos.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I am preferring	I'm not preferring	Am I preferring?
tú	You are preferring	You aren't preferring	Are you preferring?
él / ella	He/she/it is preferring	He/she/it isn't preferring	Is he/she/it preferring?
nosotros	We are preferring	We aren't preferring	Are we preferring?
ustedes / vosotros	You are preferring	You aren't preferring	Are you preferring?
ellos / ellas	They are preferring	They aren't preferring	Are they preferring?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I am preferring

I'm not preferring

Am I preferring?

tú

You are preferring

You aren't preferring

Are you preferring?

él / ella

He/she/it is preferring

He/she/it isn't preferring

Is he/she/it preferring?

nosotros

We are preferring

We aren't preferring

Are we preferring?

ustedes / vosotros

You are preferring

You aren't preferring

Are you preferring?

ellos / ellas

They are preferring

They aren't preferring

Are they preferring?

Pasado simple (Past simple)Acciones terminadas en un momento del pasado.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I preferred	I didn't prefer	Did I prefer?
tú	You preferred	You didn't prefer	Did you prefer?
él / ella	He/she/it preferred	He/she/it didn't prefer	Did he/she/it prefer?
nosotros	We preferred	We didn't prefer	Did we prefer?
ustedes / vosotros	You preferred	You didn't prefer	Did you prefer?
ellos / ellas	They preferred	They didn't prefer	Did they prefer?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I preferred

I didn't prefer

Did I prefer?

tú

You preferred

You didn't prefer

Did you prefer?

él / ella

He/she/it preferred

He/she/it didn't prefer

Did he/she/it prefer?

nosotros

We preferred

We didn't prefer

Did we prefer?

ustedes / vosotros

You preferred

You didn't prefer

Did you prefer?

ellos / ellas

They preferred

They didn't prefer

Did they prefer?

Pasado continuo (Past continuous)Acciones en curso en un momento del pasado.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I was preferring	I wasn't preferring	Was I preferring?
tú	You were preferring	You weren't preferring	Were you preferring?
él / ella	He/she/it was preferring	He/she/it wasn't preferring	Was he/she/it preferring?
nosotros	We were preferring	We weren't preferring	Were we preferring?
ustedes / vosotros	You were preferring	You weren't preferring	Were you preferring?
ellos / ellas	They were preferring	They weren't preferring	Were they preferring?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I was preferring

I wasn't preferring

Was I preferring?

tú

You were preferring

You weren't preferring

Were you preferring?

él / ella

He/she/it was preferring

He/she/it wasn't preferring

Was he/she/it preferring?

nosotros

We were preferring

We weren't preferring

Were we preferring?

ustedes / vosotros

You were preferring

You weren't preferring

Were you preferring?

ellos / ellas

They were preferring

They weren't preferring

Were they preferring?

Presente perfecto (Present perfect)Experiencias y acciones pasadas con relación con el presente.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I have preferred	I haven't preferred	Have I preferred?
tú	You have preferred	You haven't preferred	Have you preferred?
él / ella	He/she/it has preferred	He/she/it hasn't preferred	Has he/she/it preferred?
nosotros	We have preferred	We haven't preferred	Have we preferred?
ustedes / vosotros	You have preferred	You haven't preferred	Have you preferred?
ellos / ellas	They have preferred	They haven't preferred	Have they preferred?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I have preferred

I haven't preferred

Have I preferred?

tú

You have preferred

You haven't preferred

Have you preferred?

él / ella

He/she/it has preferred

He/she/it hasn't preferred

Has he/she/it preferred?

nosotros

We have preferred

We haven't preferred

Have we preferred?

ustedes / vosotros

You have preferred

You haven't preferred

Have you preferred?

ellos / ellas

They have preferred

They haven't preferred

Have they preferred?

Presente perfecto continuo (Present perfect continuous)Acciones que empezaron en el pasado y siguen o acaban de terminar.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I have been preferring	I haven't been preferring	Have I been preferring?
tú	You have been preferring	You haven't been preferring	Have you been preferring?
él / ella	He/she/it has been preferring	He/she/it hasn't been preferring	Has he/she/it been preferring?
nosotros	We have been preferring	We haven't been preferring	Have we been preferring?
ustedes / vosotros	You have been preferring	You haven't been preferring	Have you been preferring?
ellos / ellas	They have been preferring	They haven't been preferring	Have they been preferring?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I have been preferring

I haven't been preferring

Have I been preferring?

tú

You have been preferring

You haven't been preferring

Have you been preferring?

él / ella

He/she/it has been preferring

He/she/it hasn't been preferring

Has he/she/it been preferring?

nosotros

We have been preferring

We haven't been preferring

Have we been preferring?

ustedes / vosotros

You have been preferring

You haven't been preferring

Have you been preferring?

ellos / ellas

They have been preferring

They haven't been preferring

Have they been preferring?

Pasado perfecto (Past perfect)Una acción anterior a otra acción pasada.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I had preferred	I hadn't preferred	Had I preferred?
tú	You had preferred	You hadn't preferred	Had you preferred?
él / ella	He/she/it had preferred	He/she/it hadn't preferred	Had he/she/it preferred?
nosotros	We had preferred	We hadn't preferred	Had we preferred?
ustedes / vosotros	You had preferred	You hadn't preferred	Had you preferred?
ellos / ellas	They had preferred	They hadn't preferred	Had they preferred?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I had preferred

I hadn't preferred

Had I preferred?

tú

You had preferred

You hadn't preferred

Had you preferred?

él / ella

He/she/it had preferred

He/she/it hadn't preferred

Had he/she/it preferred?

nosotros

We had preferred

We hadn't preferred

Had we preferred?

ustedes / vosotros

You had preferred

You hadn't preferred

Had you preferred?

ellos / ellas

They had preferred

They hadn't preferred

Had they preferred?

Pasado perfecto continuo (Past perfect continuous)Duración de una acción hasta un momento del pasado.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I had been preferring	I hadn't been preferring	Had I been preferring?
tú	You had been preferring	You hadn't been preferring	Had you been preferring?
él / ella	He/she/it had been preferring	He/she/it hadn't been preferring	Had he/she/it been preferring?
nosotros	We had been preferring	We hadn't been preferring	Had we been preferring?
ustedes / vosotros	You had been preferring	You hadn't been preferring	Had you been preferring?
ellos / ellas	They had been preferring	They hadn't been preferring	Had they been preferring?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I had been preferring

I hadn't been preferring

Had I been preferring?

tú

You had been preferring

You hadn't been preferring

Had you been preferring?

él / ella

He/she/it had been preferring

He/she/it hadn't been preferring

Had he/she/it been preferring?

nosotros

We had been preferring

We hadn't been preferring

Had we been preferring?

ustedes / vosotros

You had been preferring

You hadn't been preferring

Had you been preferring?

ellos / ellas

They had been preferring

They hadn't been preferring

Had they been preferring?

Futuro con will (Future simple (will))Predicciones, decisiones en el momento y promesas.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I will prefer	I won't prefer	Will I prefer?
tú	You will prefer	You won't prefer	Will you prefer?
él / ella	He/she/it will prefer	He/she/it won't prefer	Will he/she/it prefer?
nosotros	We will prefer	We won't prefer	Will we prefer?
ustedes / vosotros	You will prefer	You won't prefer	Will you prefer?
ellos / ellas	They will prefer	They won't prefer	Will they prefer?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I will prefer

I won't prefer

Will I prefer?

tú

You will prefer

You won't prefer

Will you prefer?

él / ella

He/she/it will prefer

He/she/it won't prefer

Will he/she/it prefer?

nosotros

We will prefer

We won't prefer

Will we prefer?

ustedes / vosotros

You will prefer

You won't prefer

Will you prefer?

ellos / ellas

They will prefer

They won't prefer

Will they prefer?

Futuro con going to (Future (going to))Planes e intenciones, y predicciones con evidencia.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I am going to prefer	I'm not going to prefer	Am I going to prefer?
tú	You are going to prefer	You aren't going to prefer	Are you going to prefer?
él / ella	He/she/it is going to prefer	He/she/it isn't going to prefer	Is he/she/it going to prefer?
nosotros	We are going to prefer	We aren't going to prefer	Are we going to prefer?
ustedes / vosotros	You are going to prefer	You aren't going to prefer	Are you going to prefer?
ellos / ellas	They are going to prefer	They aren't going to prefer	Are they going to prefer?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I am going to prefer

I'm not going to prefer

Am I going to prefer?

tú

You are going to prefer

You aren't going to prefer

Are you going to prefer?

él / ella

He/she/it is going to prefer

He/she/it isn't going to prefer

Is he/she/it going to prefer?

nosotros

We are going to prefer

We aren't going to prefer

Are we going to prefer?

ustedes / vosotros

You are going to prefer

You aren't going to prefer

Are you going to prefer?

ellos / ellas

They are going to prefer

They aren't going to prefer

Are they going to prefer?

Futuro continuo (Future continuous)Acciones en curso en un momento del futuro.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I will be preferring	I won't be preferring	Will I be preferring?
tú	You will be preferring	You won't be preferring	Will you be preferring?
él / ella	He/she/it will be preferring	He/she/it won't be preferring	Will he/she/it be preferring?
nosotros	We will be preferring	We won't be preferring	Will we be preferring?
ustedes / vosotros	You will be preferring	You won't be preferring	Will you be preferring?
ellos / ellas	They will be preferring	They won't be preferring	Will they be preferring?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I will be preferring

I won't be preferring

Will I be preferring?

tú

You will be preferring

You won't be preferring

Will you be preferring?

él / ella

He/she/it will be preferring

He/she/it won't be preferring

Will he/she/it be preferring?

nosotros

We will be preferring

We won't be preferring

Will we be preferring?

ustedes / vosotros

You will be preferring

You won't be preferring

Will you be preferring?

ellos / ellas

They will be preferring

They won't be preferring

Will they be preferring?

Futuro perfecto (Future perfect)Acciones terminadas antes de un momento del futuro.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I will have preferred	I won't have preferred	Will I have preferred?
tú	You will have preferred	You won't have preferred	Will you have preferred?
él / ella	He/she/it will have preferred	He/she/it won't have preferred	Will he/she/it have preferred?
nosotros	We will have preferred	We won't have preferred	Will we have preferred?
ustedes / vosotros	You will have preferred	You won't have preferred	Will you have preferred?
ellos / ellas	They will have preferred	They won't have preferred	Will they have preferred?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I will have preferred

I won't have preferred

Will I have preferred?

tú

You will have preferred

You won't have preferred

Will you have preferred?

él / ella

He/she/it will have preferred

He/she/it won't have preferred

Will he/she/it have preferred?

nosotros

We will have preferred

We won't have preferred

Will we have preferred?

ustedes / vosotros

You will have preferred

You won't have preferred

Will you have preferred?

ellos / ellas

They will have preferred

They won't have preferred

Will they have preferred?

Condicional simple (Conditional (would))Situaciones hipotéticas y peticiones educadas.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I would prefer	I wouldn't prefer	Would I prefer?
tú	You would prefer	You wouldn't prefer	Would you prefer?
él / ella	He/she/it would prefer	He/she/it wouldn't prefer	Would he/she/it prefer?
nosotros	We would prefer	We wouldn't prefer	Would we prefer?
ustedes / vosotros	You would prefer	You wouldn't prefer	Would you prefer?
ellos / ellas	They would prefer	They wouldn't prefer	Would they prefer?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I would prefer

I wouldn't prefer

Would I prefer?

tú

You would prefer

You wouldn't prefer

Would you prefer?

él / ella

He/she/it would prefer

He/she/it wouldn't prefer

Would he/she/it prefer?

nosotros

We would prefer

We wouldn't prefer

Would we prefer?

ustedes / vosotros

You would prefer

You wouldn't prefer

Would you prefer?

ellos / ellas

They would prefer

They wouldn't prefer

Would they prefer?

Condicional perfecto (Conditional perfect)Situaciones hipotéticas en el pasado.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I would have preferred	I wouldn't have preferred	Would I have preferred?
tú	You would have preferred	You wouldn't have preferred	Would you have preferred?
él / ella	He/she/it would have preferred	He/she/it wouldn't have preferred	Would he/she/it have preferred?
nosotros	We would have preferred	We wouldn't have preferred	Would we have preferred?
ustedes / vosotros	You would have preferred	You wouldn't have preferred	Would you have preferred?
ellos / ellas	They would have preferred	They wouldn't have preferred	Would they have preferred?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I would have preferred

I wouldn't have preferred

Would I have preferred?

tú

You would have preferred

You wouldn't have preferred

Would you have preferred?

él / ella

He/she/it would have preferred

He/she/it wouldn't have preferred

Would he/she/it have preferred?

nosotros

We would have preferred

We wouldn't have preferred

Would we have preferred?

ustedes / vosotros

You would have preferred

You wouldn't have preferred

Would you have preferred?

ellos / ellas

They would have preferred

They wouldn't have preferred

Would they have preferred?

Imperativo: prefer · negativo: don't prefer · con nosotros: let's prefer.

Ejemplos con prefer

I prefer tea to coffee.Prefiero el té al café.
She preferred the city to the countryside.Prefería la ciudad al campo.
Would you prefer to sit outside?¿Prefieres sentarte afuera?

Practica el verbo prefer

Escribe o elige la respuesta y pulsa Comprobar. Las soluciones están debajo de cada pregunta.

I (prefer) tea to coffee.

Presente simple. «Prefiero el té al café.»

Ver solución
prefer I prefer tea to coffee. → prefer.
She (prefer) the city to the countryside.

Pasado simple. «Prefería la ciudad al campo.»

Ver solución
preferred She preferred the city to the countryside. → preferred.
Would you (prefer) to sit outside?

Condicional. «¿Prefieres sentarte afuera?»

Ver solución
prefer Would you prefer to sit outside? → prefer.
¿Cuál es el pasado de prefer?

prefered preferred prefers

Ver solución
preferred Pasado de prefer: preferred; participio: preferred.

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