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preferir

to prefer

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Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.

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Indicative

Present

preferir: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I prefer
você, ele, ela	you prefer; he/she prefers
nós	we prefer
a gente	we prefer
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) prefer; they prefer

Present continuous

preferir: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I prefer right now
você, ele, ela	you prefer right now; he/she prefers right now
nós	we prefer right now
a gente	we prefer right now
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) prefer right now; they prefer right now

Past continuous

preferir: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I preferred at that time
você, ele, ela	you preferred at that time; he/she preferred at that time
nós	we preferred at that time
a gente	we preferred at that time
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) preferred at that time; they preferred at that time

Completed past

preferir: Completed past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I preferred
você, ele, ela	you preferred; he/she preferred
nós	we preferred
a gente	we preferred
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) preferred; they preferred

Imperfect

preferir: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I preferred
você, ele, ela	you preferred; he/she preferred
nós	we preferred
a gente	we preferred
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) preferred; they preferred

Compound past

preferir: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I have preferred lately
você, ele, ela	you have preferred lately; he/she has preferred lately
nós	we have preferred lately
a gente	we have preferred lately
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) have preferred lately; they have preferred lately

Past perfect

preferir: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had preferred
você, ele, ela	you had preferred; he/she had preferred
nós	we had preferred
a gente	we had preferred
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had preferred; they had preferred

Literary past perfect

preferir: Literary past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had preferred
você, ele, ela	you had preferred; he/she had preferred
nós	we had preferred
a gente	we had preferred
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had preferred; they had preferred

Future

preferir: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will prefer
você, ele, ela	you will prefer; he/she will prefer
nós	we will prefer
a gente	we will prefer
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will prefer; they will prefer

Future perfect

preferir: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will have preferred
você, ele, ela	you will have preferred; he/she will have preferred
nós	we will have preferred
a gente	we will have preferred
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will have preferred; they will have preferred

Going to

preferir: Going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am going to prefer
você, ele, ela	you are going to prefer; he/she is going to prefer
nós	we are going to prefer
a gente	we are going to prefer
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are going to prefer; they are going to prefer

Was going to

preferir: Was going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was going to prefer
você, ele, ela	you were going to prefer; he/she was going to prefer
nós	we were going to prefer
a gente	we were going to prefer
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were going to prefer; they were going to prefer

Conditional

preferir: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would prefer
você, ele, ela	you would prefer; he/she would prefer
nós	we would prefer
a gente	we would prefer
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would prefer; they would prefer

Conditional perfect

preferir: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would have preferred
você, ele, ela	you would have preferred; he/she would have preferred
nós	we would have preferred
a gente	we would have preferred
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would have preferred; they would have preferred

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

preferir: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I prefer
você, ele, ela	(that) you prefer; (that) he/she prefers
nós	(that) we prefer
a gente	(that) we prefer
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) prefer; (that) they prefer

Imperfect subjunctive

preferir: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(if) I preferred
você, ele, ela	(if) you preferred; (if) he/she preferred
nós	(if) we preferred
a gente	(if) we preferred
vocês, eles, elas	(if) you (plural) preferred; (if) they preferred

Perfect subjunctive

preferir: Perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I have preferred
você, ele, ela	(that) you have preferred; (that) he/she has preferred
nós	(that) we have preferred
a gente	(that) we have preferred
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) have preferred; (that) they have preferred

Pluperfect subjunctive

preferir: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I had preferred
você, ele, ela	(that) you had preferred; (that) he/she had preferred
nós	(that) we had preferred
a gente	(that) we had preferred
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) had preferred; (that) they had preferred

Future subjunctive

preferir: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I prefer
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you prefer; (when/if) he/she prefers
nós	(when/if) we prefer
a gente	(when/if) we prefer
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) prefer; (when/if) they prefer

Future perfect subjunctive

preferir: Future perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I have preferred
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you have preferred; (when/if) he/she has preferred
nós	(when/if) we have preferred
a gente	(when/if) we have preferred
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) have preferred; (when/if) they have preferred

Commands

Affirmative command

preferir: Affirmative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	prefer!
nós	let's prefer!
vocês, eles, elas	prefer! (plural)

Negative command

preferir: Negative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	do not prefer!
nós	let's not prefer!
vocês, eles, elas	do not prefer! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

preferir: Personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to prefer
você, ele, ela	for you to prefer; for him/her to prefer
nós	for us to prefer
a gente	for us to prefer
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to prefer; for them to prefer

Compound personal infinitive

preferir: Compound personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to have preferred
você, ele, ela	for you to have preferred; for him/her to have preferred
nós	for us to have preferred
a gente	for us to have preferred
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to have preferred; for them to have preferred

Additional forms

Gerund
Past participle
Past infinitive
Past gerund
Affirmative command: tu
Negative command: tu

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