The Conditional Mood of Querer is used to express desires, wishes, or hypothetical situations in the future, for example: Querría ir a la playa mañana. (I would want to go to the beach tomorrow.)

Querer is an irregular verb, meaning its conjugations do not follow the typical patterns of regular verbs. You’ll need to memorize its unique set of conjugations in the Conditional Mood.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Querer (to want) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The conditional mood of querer is used to express desires, wishes, or hypothetical situations that depend on certain conditions.

Desire or wish: For example, Querría ir a la playa este fin de semana. (I would like to go to the beach this weekend.)

Hypothetical situation: For example, Si tuviera más dinero, querría comprar un carro nuevo. (If I had more money, I would want to buy a new car.)

Polite request: For example, Querría un café, por favor. (I would like a coffee, please.)

Expressing doubt or uncertainty: For example, No querría molestar, pero… (I wouldn’t want to bother, but…)

Slang/Idiomatic: ¿Qué querrías hacer? (What would you like to do? – used to ask someone’s preference or suggestion). No querría ser tú (I wouldn’t want to be you – used to express that someone is in an undesirable situation).

Examples

Examples of Querer in the Conditional Mood

¿Querría usted acompañarme al cine esta noche? (Would you like to accompany me to the movies tonight?)

Mis amigos querrían ir a bailar, pero yo prefiero quedarme en casa. (My friends would like to go dancing, but I prefer to stay home.)

Ella querría aprender a tocar la guitarra, pero no tiene mucho tiempo libre. (She would like to learn to play the guitar, but she doesn’t have much free time.)

Nosotros querríamos viajar a la playa este verano, si tuviéramos suficiente dinero. (We would like to travel to the beach this summer, if we had enough money.)

¿Querrías probar esta comida típica? Es una delicia. (Would you like to try this typical dish? It’s delicious.)

Ellos querrían comprar una casa nueva, pero los precios están muy altos. (They would like to buy a new house, but the prices are very high.)

Yo querría tener más tiempo para leer, es mi pasatiempo favorito. (I would like to have more time to read, it’s my favorite hobby.)

¿Querríamos salir a caminar un rato? Hace un día precioso. (Would we like to go out for a walk? It’s a beautiful day.)

Ellas querrían aprender a cocinar platillos internacionales, pero no saben por dónde empezar. (They would like to learn to cook international dishes, but they don’t know where to start.)

Tú querrías cambiar de trabajo, ¿verdad? Pareces infeliz en tu empleo actual. (You would like to change jobs, right? You seem unhappy in your current job.)

Nosotros querríamos tener un perro, pero nuestro apartamento es demasiado pequeño. (We would like to have a dog, but our apartment is too small.)

¿Querrían ustedes unirse a nuestro club de lectura? Nos reunimos una vez al mes. (Would you like to join our book club? We meet once a month.)

Él querría aprender a hablar otro idioma, pero no tiene mucha disciplina para estudiar. (He would like to learn to speak another language, but he doesn’t have much discipline to study.)

¿Querríamos ir al parque de diversiones este fin de semana? Dicen que hay nuevas atracciones. (Would we like to go to the amusement park this weekend? They say there are new attractions.)

Ustedes querrían mudarse a una ciudad más grande, ¿no es cierto? Aquí hay pocas oportunidades. (You would like to move to a bigger city, isn’t that right? There are few opportunities here.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Querer (to want) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.