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querer
How to say “want” in SpanishIrregular
yoI
quierowant
una manzanaan appleI want an apple.
“querer” is an irregular verb in Spanish. It's built from a regular -er ending, but one or more forms below break from the regular pattern — those are worth memorizing on their own rather than deriving them from the rule.
Full conjugation
| presente | pasado | futuro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | quiero | quise | querré |
| tú | quieres | quisiste | querrás |
| él / ella | quiere | quiso | querrá |
| nosotros | queremos | quisimos | querremos |
Reading “querer” is one thing — Depicty has you say it out loud and grades your accent.