In this lesson you are going to learn how to make sentences with the verbo “querer”
“Querer” is “to have” in English and it used a lot by spanish Spanish speakers.
These are are some sentences with “querer”
- Yo quiero ir a la playa
- I want to go to the beach
- Yo quiero viajar
- I want to travel
- Ella quiere otra cerveza
- She wants another beer
Now let’s check how to make different sentences with querer with the help of several Spanish tenses
Table of Contents
Querer: Simple Present – Affirmative Sentences
This is the conjugation of “querer” in the simple present
| Spanish | English |
| Yo quiero | I want |
| Usted quiere | You want |
| Él quiere | He wants |
| Ella quiere | She wants |
| Nosotros queremos | We want |
| Ustedes quieren | You want |
| Ellos quieren | They want |
Now, let’s make some sentences with the verb “querer” and some common Spanish verbs
- Yo quiero escuchar musica
- I want to listen to music
- Yo quiero jugar video juegos
- I want to play video games
- Usted quiere comprar una casa
- You want to buy a new house
- Usted quiere tomar agua
- You want to drink water
- Él quiere vivir aquí
- He wants to live here
- Ella quiere comer pescado
- She wants to eat fish
- Ella quiere ir a la escuela
- She wants to go to school
Querer: Simple Present – Negative Sentences
| Spanish | English |
| Yo no quiero | I want to |
| Usted no quiere | You want to |
| Él no quiere | He wants to |
| Ella no quiere | She wants to |
| Nosotros no queremos | We want to |
| Ustedes no quieren | You want to |
| Ellos no quieren | They want to |
Now let’s make some negative sentences with the verb “querer” and the simple present
- Nosotros no queremos participar
- We don’t want to participate
- Nosotros no queremos comer pizza
- We don’t want to eat Pizza
- Ellos no quieren ir a la fiesta
- They don’t want to go to the party
- Ellos no quieren ir al cinet
- They don’t want to go to the cinema
- Ustedes quieren conocer nuevas personas
- You want to meet new people
- Ustedes quieren visitar la isla
- You want to visit the island
Invitations with Querer
These are some examples of invitations with querer
- ¿Quieres ir a la playa?
- Do you want to go to the beach?
- ¿Quieres comer mariscos?
- Do you want to eat sea food
- ¿Quieres visitar a mi familia?
- Do you want to visit my family
- ¿Quieres jugar video juegos?
- Do you want to play video games
- ¿Quieres conocer nuevas personas?
- Do you want to meet new people?
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I hope this lesson helps you make more sentences with the verb “querer”
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