querer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
querer — to want
The imperative of querer is rarely used, but follows the standard command forms: quiere, quiera, quered, quieran.
querer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Used mostly in idiomatic expressions or literature, like 'Quiérete a ti mismo' (Love yourself).
Notes on querer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form uses the stem change (quiere), while the 'vosotros' form is regular (quered).
Example Sentences
¡Quiere a tu prójimo!
Love your neighbor!
tú
Quiera usted lo mejor para sus hijos.
Want the best for your children.
Queramos un mundo mejor.
Let's want a better world.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'quiere' for the 'usted' command.
Correct: Use 'quiera' for usted.
Why: Formal commands use the present subjunctive forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: quiero
Querer is a stem-changing verb where the 'e' becomes 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: quise
The preterite of querer uses the irregular stem 'quis-' with endings like quise, quisiste, and quiso.
Imperfect
yo: quería
The imperfect of querer is regular: quería, querías, quería, queríamos, queríais, querían.
Future
yo: querré
The future tense of querer uses the irregular stem 'querr-' followed by standard future endings.
Conditional
yo: querría
The conditional uses the irregular stem 'querr-' with endings like querría, querrías, querría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: quiera
The present subjunctive follows the e > ie stem change: quiera, quieras, quiera, queramos, queráis, quieran.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: quisiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'quis-' stem from the preterite: quisiera, quisieras, quisiera.
Negative Imperative
yo: no quieras
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no quieras, no quiera, no queramos, no queráis, no quieran.