Conjugation of the verb prefer in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb prefer in English.

Conjugation of the verb prefer in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • 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

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb prefer in the past tenses

Simple past

  • 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

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb prefer in the futur tenses

Future

  • 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

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to prefer

Present participle

  • preferring

Past participle

  • preferred

Perfect Participle

  • having preferred

The imperative in English, for the verb to prefer

Imperative

  • prefer
  • let's prefer
  • prefer

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