Infinitive
preferer
Gerund
preferant
Participles
| Present | preferant |
| Past | preferé |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | prefere |
| 2nd sing. | preferes |
| 3rd sing. | prefere |
| 1st plur. | preferons |
| 2nd plur. | preferez |
| 3rd plur. | preferent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | preferois; preferoys |
| 2nd sing. | preferois; preferoys |
| 3rd sing. | preferoit; preferoyt |
| 1st plur. | preferions; preferyons |
| 2nd plur. | preferiez; preferyez |
| 3rd plur. | preferoient; preferoyent |
Past Historic
| 1st sing. | prefera |
| 2nd sing. | preferas |
| 3rd sing. | prefera |
| 1st plur. | preferasmes |
| 2nd plur. | preferastes |
| 3rd plur. | prefererent |
Future
| 1st sing. | prefererai; prefereray |
| 2nd sing. | prefereras |
| 3rd sing. | preferera |
| 1st plur. | prefererons |
| 2nd plur. | prefererez |
| 3rd plur. | prefereront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | prefererois; prefereroys |
| 2nd sing. | prefererois; prefereroys |
| 3rd sing. | prefereroit; prefereroyt |
| 1st plur. | prefererions; prefereryons |
| 2nd plur. | prefereriez; prefereryez |
| 3rd plur. | prefereroient; prefereroyent |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | prefere |
| 2nd sing. | preferes |
| 3rd sing. | prefere |
| 1st plur. | preferons |
| 2nd plur. | preferez |
| 3rd plur. | preferent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | preferasse |
| 2nd sing. | preferasses |
| 3rd sing. | preferast |
| 1st plur. | preferassions |
| 2nd plur. | preferassiez |
| 3rd plur. | preferassent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | prefere |
| 1st plur. | preferons |
| 2nd plur. | preferez |
Verbs conjugated like preferer
saluer,
combiner,
atourner,
effectuer,
approuvender,
employer,
r'asseurer,
empenser,
estrangler,
denunchier,
bailler,
baisler,
empescher,
embausmer,
coniurer,
engendrer,
tesmoigner,
despouiller,
despossesser,
rebarber, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Sample Sentences
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Il faut tousiours preferer le spirituel au temporel (One should always prefer the spiritual over the temporal) [1566, N. Chesneau, Les Sermons et instructions chrestiennes, page 251:]
Cognates
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