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preferire

to prefer

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Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.

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Indicative

preferire: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I prefer
tu	you prefer
lui/lei	he/she prefers; you (formal) prefer
noi	we prefer
voi	you (plural) prefer
loro	they prefer

preferire: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I preferred; I have preferred
tu	you preferred; you have preferred
lui/lei	he/she preferred; he/she has preferred; you (formal) preferred; you (formal) have preferred
noi	we preferred; we have preferred
voi	you (plural) preferred; you (plural) have preferred
loro	they preferred; they have preferred

preferire: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I preferred
tu	you preferred
lui/lei	he/she preferred; you (formal) preferred
noi	we preferred
voi	you (plural) preferred
loro	they preferred

preferire: Pluperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had preferred
tu	you had preferred
lui/lei	he/she had preferred; you (formal) had preferred
noi	we had preferred
voi	you (plural) had preferred
loro	they had preferred

preferire: Remote past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I preferred
tu	you preferred
lui/lei	he/she preferred; you (formal) preferred
noi	we preferred
voi	you (plural) preferred
loro	they preferred

preferire: Past anterior
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had preferred (before the next past event)
tu	you had preferred (before the next past event)
lui/lei	he/she had preferred (before the next past event); you (formal) had preferred (before the next past event)
noi	we had preferred (before the next past event)
voi	you (plural) had preferred (before the next past event)
loro	they had preferred (before the next past event)

preferire: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will prefer
tu	you will prefer
lui/lei	he/she will prefer; you (formal) will prefer
noi	we will prefer
voi	you (plural) will prefer
loro	they will prefer

preferire: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will have preferred
tu	you will have preferred
lui/lei	he/she will have preferred; you (formal) will have preferred
noi	we will have preferred
voi	you (plural) will have preferred
loro	they will have preferred

preferire: Present conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would prefer
tu	you would prefer
lui/lei	he/she would prefer; you (formal) would prefer
noi	we would prefer
voi	you (plural) would prefer
loro	they would prefer

preferire: Past conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would have preferred
tu	you would have preferred
lui/lei	he/she would have preferred; you (formal) would have preferred
noi	we would have preferred
voi	you (plural) would have preferred
loro	they would have preferred

preferire: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I prefer
tu	(that) you prefer
lui/lei	(that) he/she prefers; (that) you (formal) prefer
noi	(that) we prefer
voi	(that) you (plural) prefer
loro	(that) they prefer

preferire: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I have preferred
tu	(that) you have preferred
lui/lei	(that) he/she has preferred; (that) you (formal) have preferred
noi	(that) we have preferred
voi	(that) you (plural) have preferred
loro	(that) they have preferred

preferire: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I preferred
tu	(that) you preferred
lui/lei	(that) he/she preferred; (that) you (formal) preferred
noi	(that) we preferred
voi	(that) you (plural) preferred
loro	(that) they preferred

preferire: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I had preferred
tu	(that) you had preferred
lui/lei	(that) he/she had preferred; (that) you (formal) had preferred
noi	(that) we had preferred
voi	(that) you (plural) had preferred
loro	(that) they had preferred

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