Conjugation of the verb "prefer"

Conjugation of the verb prefer[prɪˈfə:], regular     

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All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I prefer
you prefer
he/she/it prefers
we prefer
you prefer
they prefer

Present Continuous

I am preferring
you are preferring
he/she/it is preferring
we are preferring
you are preferring
they are preferring

Present Perfect

I have preferred
you have preferred
he/she/it has preferred
we have preferred
you have preferred
they have preferred

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been preferring
you have been preferring
he/she/it has been preferring
we have been preferring
you have been preferring
they have been preferring

Past Indefinite

I preferred
you preferred
he/she/it preferred
we preferred
you preferred
they preferred

Past Continuous

I was preferring
you were preferring
he/she/it was preferring
we were preferring
you were preferring
they were preferring

Past Perfect

I had preferred
you had preferred
he/she/it had preferred
we had preferred
you had preferred
they had preferred

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been preferring
you had been preferring
he/she/it had been preferring
we had been preferring
you had been preferring
they had been preferring

Future Indefinite

I will prefer
you will prefer
he/she/it will prefer
we will prefer
you will prefer
they will prefer

Future Continuous

I will be preferring
you will be preferring
he/she/it will be preferring
we will be preferring
you will be preferring
they will be preferring

Future Perfect

I will have preferred
you will have preferred
he/she/it will have preferred
we will have preferred
you will have preferred
they will have preferred

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been preferring
you will have been preferring
he/she/it will have been preferring
we will have been preferring
you will have been preferring
they will have been preferring

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I don't prefer
you don't prefer
he/she/it doesn't prefer
we don't prefer
you don't prefer
they don't prefer

Present Continuous

I am not preferring
you aren't preferring
he/she/it isn't preferring
we aren't preferring
you aren't preferring
they aren't preferring

Present Perfect

I haven't preferred
you haven't preferred
he/she/it hasn't preferred
we haven't preferred
you haven't preferred
they haven't preferred

Present Perfect Continuous

I haven't been preferring
you haven't been preferring
he/she/it hasn't been preferring
we haven't been preferring
you haven't been preferring
they haven't been preferring

Past Indefinite

I didn't prefer
you didn't prefer
he/she/it didn't prefer
we didn't prefer
you didn't prefer
they didn't prefer

Past Continuous

I wasn't preferring
you weren't preferring
he/she/it wasn't preferring
we weren't preferring
you weren't preferring
they weren't preferring

Past Perfect

I hadn't preferred
you hadn't preferred
he/she/it hadn't preferred
we hadn't preferred
you hadn't preferred
they hadn't preferred

Past Perfect Continuous

I hadn't been preferring
you hadn't been preferring
he/she/it hadn't been preferring
we hadn't been preferring
you hadn't been preferring
they hadn't been preferring

Future Indefinite

I shan't / won't prefer
you won't prefer
he/she/it won't prefer
we shan't / won't prefer
you won't prefer
they won't prefer

Future Continuous

I shan't / won't be preferring
you won't be preferring
he/she/it won't be preferring
we shan't / won't be preferring
you won't be preferring
they won't be preferring

Future Perfect

I shan't / won't have preferred
you won't have preferred
he/she/it won't have preferred
we shan't / won't have preferred
you won't have preferred
they won't have preferred

Future Perfect Continuous

I shan't / won't have been preferring
you won't have been preferring
he/she/it won't have been preferring
we shan't / won't have been preferring
you won't have been preferring
they won't have been preferring

Indicative

Present Indefinite

do I prefer?
do you prefer?
does he/she/it prefer?
do we prefer?
do you prefer?
do they prefer?

Present Continuous

am I preferring?
are you preferring?
is he/she/it preferring?
are we preferring?
are you preferring?
are they preferring?

Present Perfect

have I preferred?
have you preferred?
has he/she/it preferred?
have we preferred?
have you preferred?
have they preferred?

Present Perfect Continuous

have I been preferring?
have you been preferring?
has he/she/it been preferring?
have we been preferring?
have you been preferring?
have they been preferring?

Past Indefinite

did I prefer?
did you prefer?
did he/she/it prefer?
did we prefer?
did you prefer?
did they prefer?

Past Continuous

was I preferring?
were you preferring?
was he/she/it preferring?
were we preferring?
were you preferring?
were they preferring?

Past Perfect

had I preferred?
had you preferred?
had he/she/it preferred?
had we preferred?
had you preferred?
had they preferred?

Past Perfect Continuous

had I been preferring?
had you been preferring?
had he/she/it been preferring?
had we been preferring?
had you been preferring?
had they been preferring?

Future Indefinite

will I prefer?
will you prefer?
will he/she/it prefer?
will we prefer?
will you prefer?
will they prefer?

Future Continuous

will I be preferring?
will you be preferring?
will he/she/it be preferring?
will we be preferring?
will you be preferring?
will they be preferring?

Future Perfect

will I have preferred?
will you have preferred?
will he/she/it have preferred?
will we have preferred?
will you have preferred?
will they have preferred?

Future Perfect Continuous

will I have been preferring?
will you have been preferring?
will he/she/it have been preferring?
will we have been preferring?
will you have been preferring?
will they have been preferring?

Conditional

Conditional Present

I would prefer
you would prefer
he/she/it would prefer
we would prefer
you would prefer
they would prefer

Conditional Present Continuous

I would be preferring
you would be preferring
he/she/it would be preferring
we would be preferring
you would be preferring
they would be preferring

Conditional Perfect

I would have preferred
you would have preferred
he/she/it would have preferred
we would have preferred
you would have preferred
they would have preferred

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I would have been preferring
you would have been preferring
he/she/it would have been preferring
we would have been preferring
you would have been preferring
they would have been preferring

Conditional

Conditional Present

I wouldn't prefer
you wouldn't prefer
he/she/it wouldn't prefer
we wouldn't prefer
you wouldn't prefer
they wouldn't prefer

Conditional Present Continuous

I wouldn't be preferring
you wouldn't be preferring
he/she/it wouldn't be preferring
we wouldn't be preferring
you wouldn't be preferring
they wouldn't be preferring

Conditional Perfect

I wouldn't have preferred
you wouldn't have preferred
he/she/it wouldn't have preferred
we wouldn't have preferred
you wouldn't have preferred
they wouldn't have preferred

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I wouldn't have been preferring
you wouldn't have been preferring
he/she/it wouldn't have been preferring
we wouldn't have been preferring
you wouldn't have been preferring
they wouldn't have been preferring

Conditional

Conditional Present

would I prefer?
would you prefer?
would he/she/it prefer?
would we prefer?
would you prefer?
would they prefer?

Conditional Present Continuous

would I be preferring?
would you be preferring?
would he/she/it be preferring?
would we be preferring?
would you be preferring?
would they be preferring?

Conditional Perfect

would I have preferred?
would you have preferred?
would he/she/it have preferred?
would we have preferred?
would you have preferred?
would they have preferred?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

would I have been preferring?
would you have been preferring?
would he/she/it have been preferring?
would we have been preferring?
would you have been preferring?
would they have been preferring?

Participles

Present

preferring

Past

preferred

Infinitives

Infinitives

to prefer
to have preferred
to be preferring
to have been preferring
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