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Conjugation of preferire in Italian

preferireto preferregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

io~~prefero~~preferiscoThe present tense changes to -isc- in singular and third-person plural: preferisco.
lui/lei/Lei~~prefera~~preferisceUse preferisce; preferire takes -isc- in the 3rd person singular present.
loro/Loro~~preferono~~preferisconoAvoid the regular -ono form; preferire takes -isc- in these forms: preferiscono.

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Actions that will happen.

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

io~~preferi~~preferiscaUse the subjunctive form preferisca, not the infinitive stem *preferi-.

Commands and requests.

tu~~preferi~~preferisciThe informal singular imperative is preferisci, not *preferi.
voi~~preferiscite~~preferiteUse preferite for the 2nd person plural imperative, not *preferiscite.

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

Is preferire a regular verb?

Yes — preferire is a regular Italian verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.

What does preferire mean?

preferire is a Italian verb meaning "to prefer".