queria

wanted

→ querer

quer want; love + ia yo/él/ella imperfect

verb · singular · imperfect indicative Rare #27,199

wanted Imperfect past tense of "querer" (I/he/she/you-formal wanted; I/he/she/you-formal used to want). Note: In standard Spanish, this form is usually written with an accent as "quería"; "queria" is commonly seen without the accent in informal writing.

SP: Yo queria ir al cine, pero estaba cansado.

EN: I wanted to go to the movies, but I was tired.

Conjugation of querer

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	quería	queríamos
Second	querías	queríais
Third	quería	querían

queria

querer quererte quererlo

El que yo queria.

The one I wanted.

— Una historia china de fantasmas (1987)

No queria mentir.

I didn’t want to lie.

— Moulin Rouge (2001)

Solo queria jugar con ella.

I just wanted to play with her.

— Mommy (2014)

No queria fingir más.

I didn't want to pretend anymore.

— Moulin Rouge (2001)

Solo queria chequear que asi fuera.

I just wanted to check that this was the case.

Queria mear así que me hice un nudo en mi pene solo para ver tu cara!

I needed to pee, so I tied a knot in my penis just to see your face!

— Mommy (2014)

Deberíamos haberle preguntado si queria traer su bikini.

We should have asked her if she wanted to bring her bikini.

— Mommy (2014)

No he conseguido el retrato que queria.

I didn't get the portrait I wanted.

— Una historia china de fantasmas (1987)

Sho-chan las queria enviar por ti.

Sho-chan wanted to send them for you.

— A Silent Voice (2016)

La sugerencia de Toulouse no era lo que Audrey queria oir.

Toulouse's suggestion was not what Audrey wanted to hear.

— Moulin Rouge (2001)

Queria disculparme, primero.

I wanted to apologize first.

— Mommy (2014)