querer
to want, to lovePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | quieroI want | nosotros | queremoswe want |
| tú | quieresyou want | vosotros | queréisyou all want |
| él/ella/Ud. | quierehe/she wants | ellos/Uds. | quierenthey want |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he queridoI have wanted | nosotros | hemos queridowe have wanted |
| tú | has queridoyou have wanted | vosotros | habéis queridoyou all have wanted |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha queridohe/she has wanted | ellos/Uds. | han queridothey have wanted |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | quiera(that) I want | nosotros | queramos(that) we want |
| tú | quieras(that) you want | vosotros | queráis(that) you all want |
| él/ella/Ud. | quiera(that) he/she wants | ellos/Uds. | quieran(that) they want |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya querido(that) I have wanted | nosotros | hayamos querido(that) we have wanted |
| tú | hayas querido(that) you have wanted | vosotros | hayáis querido(that) you all have wanted |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya querido(that) he/she has wanted | ellos/Uds. | hayan querido(that) they have wanted |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | quiseI wanted | nosotros | quisimoswe wanted |
| tú | quisisteyou wanted | vosotros | quisisteisyou all wanted |
| él/ella/Ud. | quisohe/she wanted | ellos/Uds. | quisieronthey wanted |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | queríaI used to want | nosotros | queríamoswe used to want |
| tú | queríasyou used to want | vosotros | queríaisyou all used to want |
| él/ella/Ud. | queríahe/she used to want | ellos/Uds. | queríanthey used to want |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había queridoI had wanted | nosotros | habíamos queridowe had wanted |
| tú | habías queridoyou had wanted | vosotros | habíais queridoyou all had wanted |
| él/ella/Ud. | había queridohe/she had wanted | ellos/Uds. | habían queridothey had wanted |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | quisiera(that) I wanted | nosotros | quisiéramos(that) we wanted |
| tú | quisieras(that) you wanted | vosotros | quisierais(that) you all wanted |
| él/ella/Ud. | quisiera(that) he/she wanted | ellos/Uds. | quisieran(that) they wanted |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | quisiese(that) I wanted | nosotros | quisiésemos(that) we wanted |
| tú | quisieses(that) you wanted | vosotros | quisieseis(that) you all wanted |
| él/ella/Ud. | quisiese(that) he/she wanted | ellos/Uds. | quisiesen(that) they wanted |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera querido(that) I had wanted | nosotros | hubiéramos querido(that) we had wanted |
| tú | hubieras querido(that) you had wanted | vosotros | hubierais querido(that) you all had wanted |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera querido(that) he/she had wanted | ellos/Uds. | hubieran querido(that) they had wanted |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube queridoI had wanted | nosotros | hubimos queridowe had wanted |
| tú | hubiste queridoyou had wanted | vosotros | hubisteis queridoyou all had wanted |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo queridohe/she had wanted | ellos/Uds. | hubieron queridothey had wanted |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | querréI will want | nosotros | querremoswe will want |
| tú | querrásyou will want | vosotros | querréisyou all will want |
| él/ella/Ud. | querráhe/she will want | ellos/Uds. | querránthey will want |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | querríaI would want | nosotros | querríamoswe would want |
| tú | querríasyou would want | vosotros | querríaisyou all would want |
| él/ella/Ud. | querríahe/she would want | ellos/Uds. | querríanthey would want |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré queridoI will have wanted | nosotros | habremos queridowe will have wanted |
| tú | habrás queridoyou will have wanted | vosotros | habréis queridoyou all will have wanted |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá queridohe/she will have wanted | ellos/Uds. | habrán queridothey will have wanted |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría queridoI would have wanted | nosotros | habríamos queridowe would have wanted |
| tú | habrías queridoyou would have wanted | vosotros | habríais queridoyou all would have wanted |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría queridohe/she would have wanted | ellos/Uds. | habrían queridothey would have wanted |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | quisiere(should) I want | nosotros | quisiéremos(should) we want |
| tú | quisieres(should) you want | vosotros | quisiereis(should) you all want |
| él/ella/Ud. | quisiere(should) he/she want | ellos/Uds. | quisieren(should) they want |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | queramoslet's want |
| tú | quierewant! | vosotros | queredwant! |
| él/ella/Ud. | quierawant! | ellos/Uds. | quieranwant! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no queramoslet's not want |
| tú | no quierasdon't want | vosotros | no queráisdon't want |
| él/ella/Ud. | no quieradon't want | ellos/Uds. | no quierandon't want |
Red = the form breaks the regular pattern. Everything in black you could have worked out from the endings alone.