How do you conjugate Preferir in the preterite tense?

Preferir is irregular in the preterite tense

See the tables below for the full conjugations in both positive and negative forms.

Preferir Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo preferí I preferred
preferiste you preferred
él prefirió he/she/it preferred
nosotros preferimos we preferred
vosotros preferisteis you preferred
ellos prefirieron they preferred

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Negative Preferir Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo no preferí I did not prefer
no preferiste you did not prefer
él no prefirió he/she/it did not prefer
nosotros no preferimos we did not prefer
vosotros no preferisteis you did not prefer
ellos no prefirieron they did not prefer