Querer (to want/love) is a stem-changing verb where the the first -e- becomes -ie- both in El Presente and in El Presente de Subjuntivo.
Have a look at its conjugation in El Presente de Subjuntivo:
| yo | quiera |
| tú | quieras |
| él / ella / Ud. | quiera |
| nosotros / nosotras | queramos |
| vosotros / vosotras | queráis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | quieran |
The first vowel -e- in the stem becomes -ie- except for the nosotros and vosotros forms.
The endings are the same as for regular -er verbs in El Presente de Subjuntivo.
Look at and listen to these examples:
Me extraña que él quiera venir al cine con nosotras.I'm surprised he wants to come to the cinema with us.
Es sorprendente que todos nosotros queramos ir de vacaciones a India.It is surprising that we all want to go to India on holiday.
He cocinado para un ejército asi que espero que queráis comer bastante.I've cooked for an army so I hope you want to eat a lot. [you = vosotros]
See also:
- Verb list: Stem-changing (e > ie) verbs in the present tense
- Conjugate stem changing -er verbs (e > ie) in El Presente de Subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
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Dudo mucho que ellas quieran apuntarse al curso de tenis.I really doubt that they will want to sign up for the tennis course.
Me extraña que él quiera venir al cine con nosotras.I'm surprised he wants to come to the cinema with us.
Es sorprendente que todos nosotros queramos ir de vacaciones a India.It is surprising that we all want to go to India on holiday.
