The subjunctive mood of Querer is used to express desires, hopes, or uncertainty about something happening, for example: Quiero que vengas a mi fiesta. (I want you to come to my party.)

This is a stem-changing verb, meaning the vowel in the stem changes from “e” to “ie” in some conjugations.

Conjugations

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

The present subjunctive of querer is used to express desires, wishes, demands, or uncertainty about something in the present tense.

To express a desire or wish: For example, Quiero que vengas a mi fiesta. (I want you to come to my party.)

To express a demand or request: For example, Mis padres quieren que estudie más. (My parents want me to study more.)

To express uncertainty or doubt: For example, No sé si quiera ir al cine. (I don’t know if I want to go to the movies.)

Idiomatic usage: ¿Quieres que te diga la verdad? (Do you want me to tell you the truth? – used to introduce an honest or blunt statement.)

Colloquial usage: ¡Quiero que te calles! (I want you to shut up! – rude demand for silence.)

Examples

Examples of Querer in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que quieras acompañarme al cine esta noche. (I hope you want to come with me to the movies tonight.)

No quiera interrumpir, pero tengo una pregunta importante. (I don’t want to interrupt, but I have an important question.)

Ojalá quieras venir a la fiesta el próximo fin de semana. (I hope you want to come to the party next weekend.)

Es importante que queramos aprender de nuestros errores. (It’s important that we want to learn from our mistakes.)

¿Quieres que quiera otro plato de comida? (Do you want me to want another plate of food?)

Dudo que ellos quieran ir al concierto con nosotros. (I doubt they want to go to the concert with us.)

Aunque no quiera hacerlo, tengo que terminar este proyecto. (Even though I don’t want to do it, I have to finish this project.)

Si queremos tener éxito, debemos trabajar duro. (If we want to be successful, we must work hard.)

Es normal que los adolescentes no quieran escuchar a sus padres. (It’s normal for teenagers to not want to listen to their parents.)

¿Crees que quieran ir a la playa este fin de semana? (Do you think they want to go to the beach this weekend?)

Ojalá quiera dejar de fumar por su salud. (I hope he/she wants to quit smoking for his/her health.)

No importa lo que quieras, siempre te apoyaré. (No matter what you want, I’ll always support you.)

Es crucial que queramos cuidar el medio ambiente. (It’s crucial that we want to take care of the environment.)

Aunque quieran quedarse, tienen que irse a casa. (Even though they want to stay, they have to go home.)

Conjugations with English Translations

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

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.