Spanish verb #15

How to conjugate querer in Spanish

querer means "to want, love". In the present tense, querer is practiced in Verbito with real sentences using forms like quiero, quieres, quiere, queremos, quieren.

Quick answer

querer means to want, love. Use querer in full sentences, paying attention to the pronoun and the ending that matches it.

Present tense conjugation of querer

Pronoun Form
yo quiero
tú quieres
él/ella/usted quiere
nosotros queremos
ellos/ustedes quieren

Practice querer in real sentences

Try the sentence loop, then use the compact reference below to review each example in one place.

Sentence 1 of 20 yo

Yo te ___ mucho.

querer sentence examples

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Pronoun Sentence Answer Translation
yo Yo te ___ mucho. quiero I love you very much.
yo Yo ___ aprender a bailar. quiero I want to learn to dance.
yo Yo ___ aprender a surfear este verano. quiero I want to learn to surf this summer.
yo Yo ___ adoptar un gato del refugio de animales. quiero I want to adopt a cat from the animal shelter.
tú Tú ___ comprar una bicicleta de montaña nueva. quieres You want to buy a new mountain bike.
tú Tú ___ viajar por el mundo. quieres You want to travel the world.
tú Tú ___ un café con leche. quieres You want a coffee with milk.
tú Tú ___ probar la comida tailandesa del nuevo restaurante. quieres You want to try the Thai food at the new restaurant.
él/ella/usted Mi madre ___ plantar un rosal en el jardín. quiere My mother wants to plant a rosebush in the garden.
él/ella/usted Él ___ comprar una casa nueva. quiere He wants to buy a new house.
él/ella/usted El niño ___ ser astronauta cuando sea grande. quiere The boy wants to be an astronaut when he grows up.
él/ella/usted Ella ___ ser abogada. quiere She wants to be a lawyer.
nosotros Nosotros ___ celebrar tu cumpleaños. queremos We want to celebrate your birthday.
nosotros Nosotros ___ organizar un festival de música en el pueblo. queremos We want to organize a music festival in the town.
nosotros Nosotros ___ visitar las pirámides de Egipto. queremos We want to visit the pyramids of Egypt.
nosotros Nosotros ___ ir a la playa. queremos We want to go to the beach.
ellos/ustedes Ellos ___ estudiar en el extranjero. quieren They want to study abroad.
ellos/ustedes Los estudiantes ___ más tiempo para el proyecto final. quieren The students want more time for the final project.
ellos/ustedes Ustedes ___ más información sobre el curso. quieren You all want more information about the course.
ellos/ustedes Ustedes ___ reservar una mesa en el restaurante italiano. quieren You all want to reserve a table at the Italian restaurant.

Common mistake

A common mistake is memorizing querer as a list of forms without practicing it in context. Verbito examples help connect each form to a real sentence.

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