- Here is the conjugation of the verb preferir (to prefer) in all forms in the Present Tense:
- yo prefiero (I prefer)
- tú prefieres (you prefer - informal singular)
- él/ella/usted prefiere (he/she/you prefer - formal singular)
- nosotros/nosotras preferimos (we prefer)
- vosotros/vosotras preferís (you all prefer - informal plural, used mainly in Spain)
- ellos/ellas/ustedes prefieren (they/you all prefer - formal plural)
- The verb preferir is classified as a stem-changing verb, specifically an e:ie stem change in the present tense. This means that in certain forms, the vowel "e" in the stem of the verb changes to "ie." This change occurs in all forms except for the first-person plural (nosotros/nosotras) and second-person plural (vosotros/vosotras) forms.
For example:
- In yo prefiero, the "e" changes to "ie" (prefiero).
- In tú prefieres, the "e" changes to "ie" (prefieres).
- In nosotros preferimos and vosotros preferís, the stem remains unchanged (preferimos, preferís).
This pattern is characteristic of several other -ir verbs in Spanish that undergo similar stem changes.
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