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Conjugation prefer conjugation
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prefer · verb
Present I prefer
Positive I prefer
Singular
1st person I prefer
2nd person you prefer
3rd person he/she/it prefers
Plural
1st person we prefer
2nd person you prefer
3rd person they prefer
Negative I don't prefer
Singular
1st person I don't prefer I do not prefer
2nd person you don't prefer you do not prefer
3rd person he/she/it doesn't prefer he/she/it does not prefer
Plural
1st person we don't prefer we do not prefer
2nd person you don't prefer you do not prefer
3rd person they don't prefer they do not prefer
Question do I prefer?
Singular
1st person do I prefer?
2nd person do you prefer?
3rd person does he/she/it prefer?
Plural
1st person do we prefer?
2nd person do you prefer?
3rd person do they prefer?
Negative question don't I prefer?
Singular
1st person don't I prefer? do I not prefer?
2nd person don't you prefer? do you not prefer?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it prefer? does he/she/it not prefer?
Plural
1st person don't we prefer? do we not prefer?
2nd person don't you prefer? do you not prefer?
3rd person don't they prefer? do they not prefer?
Past I preferred
Positive I preferred
Singular
1st person I preferred
2nd person you preferred
3rd person he/she/it preferred
Plural
1st person we preferred
2nd person you preferred
3rd person they preferred
Negative I didn't prefer
Singular
1st person I didn't prefer I did not prefer
2nd person you didn't prefer you did not prefer
3rd person he/she/it didn't prefer he/she/it did not prefer
Plural
1st person we didn't prefer we did not prefer
2nd person you didn't prefer you did not prefer
3rd person they didn't prefer they did not prefer
Question did I prefer?
Singular
1st person did I prefer?
2nd person did you prefer?
3rd person did he/she/it prefer?
Plural
1st person did we prefer?
2nd person did you prefer?
3rd person did they prefer?
Negative question didn't I prefer?
Singular
1st person didn't I prefer? did I not prefer?
2nd person didn't you prefer? did you not prefer?
3rd person didn't he/she/it prefer? did he/she/it not prefer?
Plural
1st person didn't we prefer? did we not prefer?
2nd person didn't you prefer? did you not prefer?
3rd person didn't they prefer? did they not prefer?
Future I'll prefer
Positive I'll prefer
Singular
1st person I'll prefer I will prefer
2nd person you'll prefer you will prefer
3rd person he/she/it'll prefer he/she/it will prefer
Plural
1st person we'll prefer we will prefer
2nd person you'll prefer you will prefer
3rd person they'll prefer they will prefer
Negative I won't prefer
Singular
1st person I won't prefer I will not prefer
2nd person you won't prefer you will not prefer
3rd person he/she/it won't prefer he/she/it will not prefer
Plural
1st person we won't prefer we will not prefer
2nd person you won't prefer you will not prefer
3rd person they won't prefer they will not prefer
Question will I prefer?
Singular
1st person will I prefer?
2nd person will you prefer?
3rd person will he/she/it prefer?
Plural
1st person will we prefer?
2nd person will you prefer?
3rd person will they prefer?
Negative question won't I prefer?
Singular
1st person won't I prefer? will I not prefer?
2nd person won't you prefer? will you not prefer?
3rd person won't he/she/it prefer? will he/she/it not prefer?
Plural
1st person won't we prefer? will we not prefer?
2nd person won't you prefer? will you not prefer?
3rd person won't they prefer? will they not prefer?
Conditional I'd prefer
Positive I'd prefer
Singular
1st person I'd prefer I would prefer
2nd person you'd prefer you would prefer
3rd person he/she/it'd prefer he/she/it would prefer
Plural
1st person we'd prefer we would prefer
2nd person you'd prefer you would prefer
3rd person they'd prefer they would prefer
Negative I wouldn't prefer
Singular
1st person I wouldn't prefer I would not prefer
2nd person you wouldn't prefer you would not prefer
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't prefer he/she/it would not prefer
Plural
1st person we wouldn't prefer we would not prefer
2nd person you wouldn't prefer you would not prefer
3rd person they wouldn't prefer they would not prefer
Question would I prefer?
Singular
1st person would I prefer?
2nd person would you prefer?
3rd person would he/she/it prefer?
Plural
1st person would we prefer?
2nd person would you prefer?
3rd person would they prefer?
Negative question wouldn't I prefer?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I prefer? would I not prefer?
2nd person wouldn't you prefer? would you not prefer?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it prefer? would he/she/it not prefer?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we prefer? would we not prefer?
2nd person wouldn't you prefer? would you not prefer?
3rd person wouldn't they prefer? would they not prefer?
Present continuous I'm preferred
Positive I'm preferred
Singular
1st person I'm preferred I'm preferring I am preferred I am preferring
2nd person you're preferred you're preferring you are preferred you are preferring
3rd person he/she/it's preferred he/she/it's preferring he/she/it is preferred he/she/it is preferring
Plural
1st person we're preferred we're preferring we are preferred we are preferring
2nd person you're preferred you're preferring you are preferred you are preferring
3rd person they're preferred they're preferring they are preferred they are preferring
Negative I'm not preferred
Singular
1st person I'm not preferred I'm not preferring I am not preferred I am not preferring
2nd person you aren't preferred you aren't preferring you're not preferred you're not preferring you are not preferred you are not preferring
3rd person he/she/it isn't preferred he/she/it isn't preferring he/she/it's not preferred he/she/it's not preferring he/she/it is not preferred he/she/it is not preferring
Plural
1st person we aren't preferred we aren't preferring we're not preferred we're not preferring we are not preferred we are not preferring
2nd person you aren't preferred you aren't preferring you're not preferred you're not preferring you are not preferred you are not preferring
3rd person they aren't preferred they aren't preferring they're not preferred they're not preferring they are not preferred they are not preferring
Question am I preferred?
Singular
1st person am I preferred? am I preferring?
2nd person are you preferred? are you preferring?
3rd person is he/she/it preferred? is he/she/it preferring?
Plural
1st person are we preferred? are we preferring?
2nd person are you preferred? are you preferring?
3rd person are they preferred? are they preferring?
Negative question aren't I preferred?
Singular
1st person aren't I preferred? aren't I preferring? am I not preferred? am I not preferring?
2nd person aren't you preferred? aren't you preferring? are you not preferred? are you not preferring?
3rd person isn't he/she/it preferred? isn't he/she/it preferring? is he/she/it not preferred? is he/she/it not preferring?
Plural
1st person aren't we preferred? aren't we preferring? are we not preferred? are we not preferring?
2nd person aren't you preferred? aren't you preferring? are you not preferred? are you not preferring?
3rd person aren't they preferred? aren't they preferring? are they not preferred? are they not preferring?
Past continuous I was preferred
Positive I was preferred
Singular
1st person I was preferred I was preferring
2nd person you were preferred you were preferring
3rd person he/she/it was preferred he/she/it was preferring
Plural
1st person we were preferred we were preferring
2nd person you were preferred you were preferring
3rd person they were preferred they were preferring
Negative I wasn't preferred
Singular
1st person I wasn't preferred I wasn't preferring I was not preferred I was not preferring
2nd person you weren't preferred you weren't preferring you were not preferred you were not preferring
3rd person he/she/it wasn't preferred he/she/it wasn't preferring he/she/it was not preferred he/she/it was not preferring
Plural
1st person we weren't preferred we weren't preferring we were not preferred we were not preferring
2nd person you weren't preferred you weren't preferring you were not preferred you were not preferring
3rd person they weren't preferred they weren't preferring they were not preferred they were not preferring
Question was I preferred?
Singular
1st person was I preferred? was I preferring?
2nd person were you preferred? were you preferring?
3rd person was he/she/it preferred? was he/she/it preferring?
Plural
1st person were we preferred? were we preferring?
2nd person were you preferred? were you preferring?
3rd person were they preferred? were they preferring?
Negative question wasn't I preferred?
Singular
1st person wasn't I preferred? wasn't I preferring? was I not preferred? was I not preferring?
2nd person weren't you preferred? weren't you preferring? were you not preferred? were you not preferring?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it preferred? wasn't he/she/it preferring? was he/she/it not preferred? was he/she/it not preferring?
Plural
1st person weren't we preferred? weren't we preferring? were we not preferred? were we not preferring?
2nd person weren't you preferred? weren't you preferring? were you not preferred? were you not preferring?
3rd person weren't they preferred? weren't they preferring? were they not preferred? were they not preferring?
Future continuous I'll be preferred
Positive I'll be preferred
Singular
1st person I'll be preferred I'll be preferring I will be preferred I will be preferring
2nd person you'll be preferred you'll be preferring you will be preferred you will be preferring
3rd person he/she/it'll be preferred he/she/it'll be preferring he/she/it will be preferred he/she/it will be preferring
Plural
1st person we'll be preferred we'll be preferring we will be preferred we will be preferring
2nd person you'll be preferred you'll be preferring you will be preferred you will be preferring
3rd person they'll be preferred they'll be preferring they will be preferred they will be preferring
Negative I won't be preferred
Singular
1st person I won't be preferred I won't be preferring I will not be preferred I will not be preferring
2nd person you won't be preferred you won't be preferring you will not be preferred you will not be preferring
3rd person he/she/it won't be preferred he/she/it won't be preferring he/she/it will not be preferred he/she/it will not be preferring
Plural
1st person we won't be preferred we won't be preferring we will not be preferred we will not be preferring
2nd person you won't be preferred you won't be preferring you will not be preferred you will not be preferring
3rd person they won't be preferred they won't be preferring they will not be preferred they will not be preferring
Question will I be preferred?
Singular
1st person will I be preferred? will I be preferring?
2nd person will you be preferred? will you be preferring?
3rd person will he/she/it be preferred? will he/she/it be preferring?
Plural
1st person will we be preferred? will we be preferring?
2nd person will you be preferred? will you be preferring?
3rd person will they be preferred? will they be preferring?
Negative question won't I be preferred?
Singular
1st person won't I be preferred? won't I be preferring? will I not be preferred? will I not be preferring?
2nd person won't you be preferred? won't you be preferring? will you not be preferred? will you not be preferring?
3rd person won't he/she/it be preferred? won't he/she/it be preferring? will he/she/it not be preferred? will he/she/it not be preferring?
Plural
1st person won't we be preferred? won't we be preferring? will we not be preferred? will we not be preferring?
2nd person won't you be preferred? won't you be preferring? will you not be preferred? will you not be preferring?
3rd person won't they be preferred? won't they be preferring? will they not be preferred? will they not be preferring?
Conditional continuous I'd be preferred
Positive I'd be preferred
Singular
1st person I'd be preferred I'd be preferring I would be preferred I would be preferring
2nd person you'd be preferred you'd be preferring you would be preferred you would be preferring
3rd person he/she/it'd be preferred he/she/it'd be preferring he/she/it would be preferred he/she/it would be preferring
Plural
1st person we'd be preferred we'd be preferring we would be preferred we would be preferring
2nd person you'd be preferred you'd be preferring you would be preferred you would be preferring
3rd person they'd be preferred they'd be preferring they would be preferred they would be preferring
Negative I wouldn't be preferred
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be preferred I wouldn't be preferring I would not be preferred I would not be preferring
2nd person you wouldn't be preferred you wouldn't be preferring you would not be preferred you would not be preferring
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be preferred he/she/it wouldn't be preferring he/she/it would not be preferred he/she/it would not be preferring
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be preferred we wouldn't be preferring we would not be preferred we would not be preferring
2nd person you wouldn't be preferred you wouldn't be preferring you would not be preferred you would not be preferring
3rd person they wouldn't be preferred they wouldn't be preferring they would not be preferred they would not be preferring
Question would I be preferred?
Singular
1st person would I be preferred? would I be preferring?
2nd person would you be preferred? would you be preferring?
3rd person would he/she/it be preferred? would he/she/it be preferring?
Plural
1st person would we be preferred? would we be preferring?
2nd person would you be preferred? would you be preferring?
3rd person would they be preferred? would they be preferring?
Negative question wouldn't I be preferred?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be preferred? wouldn't I be preferring? would I not be preferred? would I not be preferring?
2nd person wouldn't you be preferred? wouldn't you be preferring? would you not be preferred? would you not be preferring?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be preferred? wouldn't he/she/it be preferring? would he/she/it not be preferred? would he/she/it not be preferring?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be preferred? wouldn't we be preferring? would we not be preferred? would we not be preferring?
2nd person wouldn't you be preferred? wouldn't you be preferring? would you not be preferred? would you not be preferring?
3rd person wouldn't they be preferred? wouldn't they be preferring? would they not be preferred? would they not be preferring?
Present perfect I've preferred
Positive I've preferred
Singular
1st person I've preferred I have preferred
2nd person you've preferred you have preferred
3rd person he/she/it's preferred he/she/it has preferred
Plural
1st person we've preferred we have preferred
2nd person you've preferred you have preferred
3rd person they've preferred they have preferred
Negative I haven't preferred
Singular
1st person I haven't preferred I have not preferred
2nd person you haven't preferred you have not preferred
3rd person he/she/it hasn't preferred he/she/it has not preferred
Plural
1st person we haven't preferred we have not preferred
2nd person you haven't preferred you have not preferred
3rd person they haven't preferred they have not preferred
Question have I preferred?
Singular
1st person have I preferred?
2nd person have you preferred?
3rd person has he/she/it preferred?
Plural
1st person have we preferred?
2nd person have you preferred?
3rd person have they preferred?
Negative question haven't I preferred?
Singular
1st person haven't I preferred? have I not preferred?
2nd person haven't you preferred? have you not preferred?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it preferred? has he/she/it not preferred?
Plural
1st person haven't we preferred? have we not preferred?
2nd person haven't you preferred? have you not preferred?
3rd person haven't they preferred? have they not preferred?
Past perfect I had preferred
Positive I had preferred
Singular
1st person I had preferred
2nd person you had preferred
3rd person he/she/it had preferred
Plural
1st person we had preferred
2nd person you had preferred
3rd person they had preferred
Negative I hadn't preferred
Singular
1st person I hadn't preferred I had not preferred
2nd person you hadn't preferred you had not preferred
3rd person he/she/it hadn't preferred he/she/it had not preferred
Plural
1st person we hadn't preferred we had not preferred
2nd person you hadn't preferred you had not preferred
3rd person they hadn't preferred they had not preferred
Question had I preferred?
Singular
1st person had I preferred?
2nd person had you preferred?
3rd person had he/she/it preferred?
Plural
1st person had we preferred?
2nd person had you preferred?
3rd person had they preferred?
Negative question hadn't I preferred?
Singular
1st person hadn't I preferred? had I not preferred?
2nd person hadn't you preferred? had you not preferred?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it preferred? had he/she/it not preferred?
Plural
1st person hadn't we preferred? had we not preferred?
2nd person hadn't you preferred? had you not preferred?
3rd person hadn't they preferred? had they not preferred?
Future perfect I'll have preferred
Positive I'll have preferred
Singular
1st person I'll have preferred I will have preferred
2nd person you'll have preferred you will have preferred
3rd person he/she/it'll have preferred he/she/it will have preferred
Plural
1st person we'll have preferred we will have preferred
2nd person you'll have preferred you will have preferred
3rd person they'll have preferred they will have preferred
Negative I won't have preferred
Singular
1st person I won't have preferred I will not have preferred
2nd person you won't have preferred you will not have preferred
3rd person he/she/it won't have preferred he/she/it will not have preferred
Plural
1st person we won't have preferred we will not have preferred
2nd person you won't have preferred you will not have preferred
3rd person they won't have preferred they will not have preferred
Question +'ll I have preferred?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have preferred? will I have preferred?
2nd person +'ll you have preferred? will you have preferred?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have preferred? will he/she/it have preferred?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have preferred? will we have preferred?
2nd person +'ll you have preferred? will you have preferred?
3rd person +'ll they have preferred? will they have preferred?
Negative question won't I have preferred?
Singular
1st person won't I have preferred? will I not have preferred?
2nd person won't you have preferred? will you not have preferred?
3rd person won't he/she/it have preferred? will he/she/it not have preferred?
Plural
1st person won't we have preferred? will we not have preferred?
2nd person won't you have preferred? will you not have preferred?
3rd person won't they have preferred? will they not have preferred?
Conditional perfect I'd have preferred
Positive I'd have preferred
Singular
1st person I'd have preferred I would have preferred
2nd person you'd have preferred you would have preferred
3rd person he/she/it'd have preferred he/she/it would have preferred
Plural
1st person we'd have preferred we would have preferred
2nd person you'd have preferred you would have preferred
3rd person they'd have preferred they would have preferred
Negative I wouldn't have preferred
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have preferred I would not have preferred
2nd person you wouldn't have preferred you would not have preferred
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have preferred he/she/it would not have preferred
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have preferred we would not have preferred
2nd person you wouldn't have preferred you would not have preferred
3rd person they wouldn't have preferred they would not have preferred
Question would I have preferred?
Singular
1st person would I have preferred?
2nd person would you have preferred?
3rd person would he/she/it have preferred?
Plural
1st person would we have preferred?
2nd person would you have preferred?
3rd person would they have preferred?
Negative question wouldn't I have preferred?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have preferred? would I not have preferred?
2nd person wouldn't you have preferred? would you not have preferred?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have preferred? would he/she/it not have preferred?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have preferred? would we not have preferred?
2nd person wouldn't you have preferred? would you not have preferred?
3rd person wouldn't they have preferred? would they not have preferred?
Imperative prefer!
Positive
you prefer!
we let's prefer!
Negative
you don't prefer!
we let's not prefer!
Examples prefer examples
How do I use prefer in a sentence?
Simple sentences
I would prefer to speak to you in private.
I prefer silver rings to gold ones.
I prefer French films to American ones.
Which do you prefer, spring or autumn?
I prefer coffee.
I prefer English to music.
I'd prefer to speak to you in private.
I prefer not to comment.
Do you prefer cats or dogs?
I prefer red.
I prefer English.
Do you prefer living in a city or in a village?
I prefer to look for a solution to problems, not only to report them.
Fifty-two per cent of British women prefer chocolate to sex.
I prefer a hotel by the airport.
I prefer being poor to being rich.
As a rule, I prefer a comedy to a tragedy.
As a rule, I prefer people who deal with matters of this kind directly with those involved.
I prefer apples to all the other fruits.
I prefer traveling by train to flying.
I prefer coffee to tea.
I prefer staying home to going fishing.
I prefer going out to staying at home.
I prefer tea to coffee.
Movie subtitles
I prefer mentor.
I'd been driving two years prior to that, but I prefer to keep things tidy.
I prefer this one.
Would you prefer I went and ate at the saloon?
I'd prefer to stand.
I know which I would prefer.
You have your chance of saving him. Will you be the bride of Erik, or do you prefer to watch your lover die?
Will you be the bride of Erik, or do you prefer to watch your lover die?
I prefer to be among artists than with the royalty..
If I were to buy, I should prefer someplace like Palm Beach.
I prefer to remain. and protect those whom you would destroy.
That part about crumbling walls. I prefer someone a little more normal.
I prefer Dortmunder Union beer.
And I prefer Scotch to bourbon.
Thank you. I prefer North African dresses.
They prefer going barefoot.
That's why I prefer helping you instead of giving advice to you.
I'd prefer not to give my name.
I prefer to remain and protect those whom you would destroy.
I prefer someone a little more normal.
I prefer to walk.
Even to this day I prefer to hunt with it. but alas, even that was too deadly.
I hope you dont mind if I prefer to go back to the train.
With your skin I prefer crimson.
I prefer to keep them on.
I prefer going to prison as a debtor, rather than let my wife starve.
I would prefer if you forgot him.
Perhaps, but I prefer to do it myself.
You prefer to hide it, pretend it isn't there.
Perhaps you prefer a gentleman?
WELL, I PREFER RUSSIA.
DO YOU, UH, WANT TO GO BACK TO YOUR SOLITAIRE, OR WOULD YOU PREFER SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES TWO PEOPLE?
I'm afraid, as a rule, I prefer the company of men, particularly if they're bartenders.
If it's all the same to you, I should prefer a great smash.
I prefer the little ones, like you get in plums.
News and current affairs
The complexities of black anger, white guilt, and of black, and white fear, are so vexed that most Americans prefer not to talk about race at all.
Such campaigns go hand-in-hand with expanded farming, because sellers of these foods prefer nearby growers - even if these growers increasingly live in the city.
But many Arabs nowadays prefer to give the US a break.
Better to let the Americans do it, though of course these Shi'a leaders prefer a slow strangulation of al-Sadr to a direct and bloody assault.
Some take consolation from this, viewing it as positive that Europeans prefer leisure to work.
Such viewers say that they would prefer to watch less than they do.
Belief in Bush's honesty led many voters to prefer him to Albert Gore in the 2000 presidential election.
Indeed, we found that all Lebanese families strongly prefer sons over daughters.
For now, however, European policymakers seem to prefer to keep escalating the size of bridge loans to the periphery, not wanting to acknowledge that private markets will ultimately require a more durable and sustainable solution.
Of course, moderates on both sides would prefer as much land and room to maneuver as possible, but they prefer a negotiated compromise aimed at ending the violence.
Instead, bureaucrats and politicians prefer a quota system, whereby bureaucrats, not the market, select who immigrates.
A very conservative regime naturally tends to prefer a Republican candidate over a Democrat.
Leaders of the poor prefer to romanticize the past.
The complexities of black anger, white guilt, and of black, and white fear, are so vexed that most Americans prefer not to talk about race at all. The field is too full of mines.
Fixated on stability - a concept alien to US politicians and policymakers - the Chinese prefer, instead, to play a more active role in managing the adjustment of their currency.
They prefer what they see as the rugged individualism of free-market forces, a level capitalist playing field, and a weak state that does not impinge on their personal choices.
Many surveys show that it is almost like an addiction, with a short-term benefit leading to long-term unhappiness and remorse. Such viewers say that they would prefer to watch less than they do.
If you want America to lead by the power of example, you favor Barack Obama; if you want to be reassured by the continuation of America's power in a traditional security sense, you probably prefer John McCain.
Under Nigeria's various dictatorships, for example, many journalists underwent a rite of passage that most prefer to forget: routine harassment, beatings, torture, frame-ups on spurious charges, and incongruously long prison sentences.
At first glance, this vision seems entirely reasonable; after all, most countries prefer to manage domestic and regional affairs without the meddling of outside powers.
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