The Portuguese verb querer means "to want". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of querer is eu quero, tu queres, ele/ela quer, nós queremos, vós quereis, eles/elas querem. It is irregular: 1 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| eu | quero | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | queres | |
| ele/ | quer (irregular) | |
| nós | queremos | |
| vós | quereis | |
| eles/ | querem |
| eu | quis (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | quiseste (irregular) |
| ele/ | quis (irregular) |
| nós | quisemos (irregular) |
| vós | quisestes (irregular) |
| eles/ | quiseram (irregular) |
| eu | queria |
|---|---|
| tu | querias |
| ele/ | queria |
| nós | queríamos |
| vós | queríeis |
| eles/ | queriam |
| eu | quererei |
|---|---|
| tu | quererás |
| ele/ | quererá |
| nós | quereremos |
| vós | querereis |
| eles/ | quererão |
| eu | quereria |
|---|---|
| tu | quererias |
| ele/ | quereria |
| nós | quereríamos |
| vós | quereríeis |
| eles/ | quereriam |
| que eu | queira (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | queiras (irregular) |
| que ele/ | queira (irregular) |
| que nós | queiramos (irregular) |
| que vós | queirais (irregular) |
| que eles/ | queiram (irregular) |
| tu | quer (irregular) |
|---|---|
| você | queira (irregular) |
| nós | queiramos (irregular) |
| vós | querei |
| vocês | queiram (irregular) |
Querer is irregular. Its simple past uses the quis stem, as in quis and quiseram, and its present subjunctive uses queira. The imperative also has irregular forms such as queira and queiram.
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No. Querer is irregular.
The forms are quis, quiseste, quis, quisemos, quisestes, and quiseram.
The present subjunctive uses the queir stem: queira, queiras, queira, queiramos, queirais, and queiram.