The verbs querer (to want), perder (to lose) and mentir (to lie) are irregular in the present tense. When conjugated, (e) changes to (ie) (with the exception of nostoros and vosotros).

The conjugation of the verbs querer and perder is shown in the table below.

querer (example sentences) (full conjugation)

			

				
 
				
 
				
 
			
			

				
yo
				
 quiero
				
(I want)
			
			

				
tú
				
 quieres
				
(you want)
			
			

				
Ud/él/ella
				
 quiere
				
(you/he/she wants)
			
			

				
nosotros (as)
				
 queremos
				
(we want)
			
			

				
vosotros (as)
				
 queréis
				
(you want)
			
			

				
Uds/ellos/ellas
				
 quieren
				
(you all/they want)
			
		

perder (example sentences)(full conjugation)

			

				
 
				
 
				
 
			
			

				
yo
				
 pierdo
				
(I lose)
			
			

				
tú
				
 pierdes
				
(you lose)
			
			

				
Ud/él/ella
				
 pierde
				
(you/he/she loses)
			
			

				
nosotros (as)
				
 perdemos
				
(we lose)
			
			

				
vosotros (as)
				
 perdéis
				
(you guys lose)
			
			

				
Uds/ellos/ellas
				
 pierden
				
(you all/they lose)
			
		

Let's look at some example sentences:

Quiero ser médico.
I would like to be a doctor.
¿A quién quieres enviar el dinero?
Who do you want to send money to?
El profesor quiere que nosotros estudiemos las palabras.
The teacher wants us to study the words.

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