Conjugation of the French verb préférer
A list of the common conjugations for the French verb préférer, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
Infinitive | Scored | |
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préférer | to prefer |
Present | Scored | |
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je préfère | I prefer | |
tu préfères | you prefer | |
il préfère | he prefers | |
elle préfère | she prefers | |
nous préférons | we prefer | |
vous préférez | you prefer | |
ils préfèrent | they prefer | |
elles préfèrent | they prefer |
Imperfect | Scored | |
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je préférais | I was preferring | |
tu préférais | you were preferring | |
il préférait | he was preferring | |
elle préférait | she was preferring | |
nous préférions | we were preferring | |
vous préfériez | you were preferring | |
ils préféraient | they were preferring | |
elles préféraient | they were preferring |
Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
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je préférai | I preferred | |
tu préféras | you preferred | |
il préféra | he preferred | |
elle préféra | she preferred | |
nous préférâmes | we preferred | |
vous préférâtes | you preferred | |
ils préférèrent | they preferred | |
elles préférèrent | they preferred |
Passé Composé | Scored | |
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j'ai préféré | I have preferred | |
tu as préféré | you have preferred | |
il a préféré | he has preferred | |
elle a préféré | she has preferred | |
nous avons préféré | we have preferred | |
vous avez préféré | you have preferred | |
ils ont préféré | they have preferred | |
elles ont préféré | they have preferred |
Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait | Scored | |
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j'avais préféré | I had preferred | |
tu avais préféré | you had preferred | |
il avait préféré | he had preferred | |
elle avait préféré | she had preferred | |
nous avions préféré | we had preferred | |
vous aviez préféré | you had preferred | |
ils avaient préféré | they had preferred | |
elles avaient préféré | they had preferred |
Future | Scored | |
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je préfèrerai | I will prefer | |
tu préfèreras | you will prefer | |
il préfèrera | he will prefer | |
elle préfèrera | she will prefer | |
nous préfèrerons | we will prefer | |
vous préfèrerez | you will prefer | |
ils préfèreront | they will prefer | |
elles préfèreront | they will prefer |
Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir. | Scored | |
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j'aurai préféré | I will have preferred | |
tu auras préféré | you will have preferred | |
il aura préféré | he will have preferred | |
elle aura préféré | she will have preferred | |
nous aurons préféré | we will have preferred | |
vous aurez préféré | you will have preferred | |
ils auront préféré | they will have preferred | |
elles auront préféré | they will have preferred |
Conditional | Scored | |
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je préfèrerais | I would prefer | |
tu préfèrerais | you would prefer | |
il préfèrerait | he would prefer | |
elle préfèrerait | she would prefer | |
nous préfèrerions | we would prefer | |
vous préfèreriez | you would prefer | |
ils préfèreraient | they would prefer | |
elles préfèreraient | they would prefer |
Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir. | Scored | |
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j'aurais préféré | I would have preferred | |
tu aurais préféré | you would have preferred | |
il aurait préféré | he would have preferred | |
elle aurait préféré | she would have preferred | |
nous aurions préféré | we would have preferred | |
vous auriez préféré | you would have preferred | |
ils auraient préféré | they would have preferred | |
elles auraient préféré | they would have preferred |
Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
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(... que) je préfère | (... that) I prefer | |
(... que) tu préfères | (... that) you prefer | |
(... que) il préfère | (... that) he prefers | |
(... que) elle préfère | (... that) she prefers | |
(... que) nous préférions | (... that) we prefer | |
(... que) vous préfériez | (... that) you prefer | |
(... que) ils préfèrent | (... that) they prefer | |
(... que) elles préfèrent | (... that) they prefer |
Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
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(... que) je préférasse | (... that) I was preferring | |
(... que) tu préférasses | (... that) you were preferring | |
(... que) il préférât | (... that) he was preferring | |
(... que) elle préférât | (... that) she was preferring | |
(... que) nous préférassions | (... that) we were preferring | |
(... que) vous préférassiez | (... that) you were preferring | |
(... que) ils préférassent | (... that) they were preferring | |
(... que) elles préférassent | (... that) they were preferring |
Imperative | Scored | |
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préfère | Prefer | |
préférons | Let's prefer | |
préférez | Prefer |
Present Participle | Scored | |
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préférant | preferring |
Past Participle | Scored | |
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préféré | preferred |
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