preferir Future Conjugation
preferir — to prefer
The future tense is regular: just add endings to the infinitive (preferiré, preferirás).
preferir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict what someone will choose or prefer in the future.
Notes on preferir in the Future
Preferir is regular in the future. You use the full infinitive as the base.
Example Sentences
Creo que preferiré descansar mañana.
I think I will prefer to rest tomorrow.
yo
¿Preferirás el color azul o el rojo para tu cuarto?
Will you prefer the color blue or red for your room?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Trying to change the stem to 'prefieriré'.
Correct: The correct form is preferiré.
Why: The future tense uses the infinitive 'preferir' as its stem without changes.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: prefiero
Preferir is an e-to-ie stem-changer in the present tense (yo prefiero, tú prefieres).
Preterite
yo: preferí
Preferir has a small 'e' to 'i' stem change only in the third-person forms (él prefirió, ellos prefirieron).
Imperfect
yo: prefería
Preferir is completely regular in the imperfect: prefería, preferías, prefería...
Conditional
yo: preferiría
The conditional is regular and uses the infinitive: preferiría, preferirías, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prefiera
The present subjunctive changes 'e' to 'ie' in most forms, but 'e' to 'i' in nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: prefiriera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'prefir-' stem (prefiriera, prefirieras).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: prefiere
The imperative uses 'prefiere' for tú and 'prefiera' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no prefieras
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms (no prefieras, no prefiera).