Conjugation of the verb "prefer"

Conjugation of the verb prefer[prɪˈfə:], regular     

prefer not prefer
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

Present Continuous

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous

Past Indefinite

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

Past Perfect Continuous

Future Indefinite

Future Continuous

Future Perfect

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Conditional Present Continuous

Conditional Perfect

Conditional Perfect Continuous

Participles

Present

preferring

Past

preferred

Infinitives

Infinitives

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