yo quise

I wanted

ˈk i s e → querer
quis want + e 1st person singular preterite
verb · first singular · past indicative Common #5,341
I wanted Simple past (preterite) form of "querer".
SP: Quise llamarte ayer, pero no tuve tiempo.
EN: I wanted to call you yesterday, but I didn’t have time.
Conjugation of querer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First quise quisimos
Second quisiste —
Third quiso quisieron

Y quise mucho a su madre.

And I loved his mother very much.

— Bacurau (2019)

Grité cuanto quise.

I screamed as much as I wanted.

Llevé cuanto quise.

I took as much as I wanted.

Solo quise avisarte.

I just wanted to warn you.

Quise hacer esto de manera profesional.

I wanted to do this professionally.

— Jungla de cristal (1988)

Te juro por Dios que quise.

I swear to God I wanted to.

Quise no prestarle atención al asunto, pero Snaut insistió.

I wanted to ignore the matter, but Snaut insisted.

— Solaris (1972)

Todo lo que una vez quise ha sido destruído.

Everything I once loved has been destroyed.

Yo tampoco quise hacerlo.

I didn't want to do it either.

Lo siento, no quise ofenderte.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

Yo quise ayudar, pero no había nada que pudiera hacer.

I wanted to help, but there was nothing I could do.

Quise pedirte perdón.

I wanted to ask for your forgiveness.

Quise visitar Boston el año pasado pero no pude.

I wanted to visit Boston last year, but I couldn't.

Como miembro de esta comunidad, quise presentar mis respetos.

As a member of this community, I wanted to pay my respects.

— Madre (Madeo) (2009)

Desde que te vi quise protegerte.

From the moment I saw you, I wanted to protect you.

— Arrietty y el mundo de los diminutos (2010)

Desde que la vi, la quise.

From the moment I saw her, I loved her.

— Solo en casa (1990)

Todo lo que quise ha sido destruído.

Everything I loved has been destroyed.

Quise darte estas flores antes.

I wanted to give you these flowers earlier.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Así que quise dejarlo como estaba antes.

So I wanted to leave it as it was before.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

No la quise involucrar.

I didn't want to involve her.

Quise dejarla a un lado.

I wanted to set her aside.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Lo hice porque quise.

I did it because I wanted to.

Solo quise recordarte de recoger a Tom después de la escuela.

I just wanted to remind you to pick up Tom after school.

Yo sóIo quise ser feliz.

I just wanted to be happy.

— El espejo (1975)

Quise hacerlo.

I wanted to do it.

No no no quise decirlo de esa manera.

No, no, I didn't mean to say it that way.

— Piku (2015)

Quise pasar tiempo con la familia.

I wanted to spend time with my family.

Y porque yo te quise.

And because I loved you.

Quise que tuvieras una vida.

I wanted you to have a life.

— Eternity (2025)

Sólo quise hacerte una jugada.

I was just trying to trick you.

— Игла (1989)

Pero quise volver al pueblo, porque aquí no había cura.

But I wanted to return to the village, because there was no cure here.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

Quise hacer cosas que nadie pensó posibles.

I wanted to do things that no one thought possible.

— Who Am I: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Quise matarla.

I wanted to kill her.

— Rebeca (1940)

Quise pedir perdón.

I wanted to apologize.

Y ya se imagina por qué quise contárselo.

And you can imagine why I wanted to tell you.

Supongo que quise creerlo.

I suppose I wanted to believe it.

— Impacto (1981)

Quise verificar si realmente sirve para ese trabajo.

I wanted to verify if it really works for that job.

— El brazo de brillantes (1969)

Yo os quise.

I loved you.

Pero después de hacerlo quise hacer más.

But after doing it I wanted to do more.

Y quise volver con ella.

And I wanted to go back to her.

— Solaris (1972)

Quise ayudar a Tom a comprender lo que Mary estaba tratando de decirle.

I wanted to help Tom understand what Mary was trying to tell him.

Escribí una novela tal y como la quise escribir.

I wrote a novel exactly as I wanted to write it.

Solo quise hacerte una pregunta.

I just wanted to ask you a question.

Quise hacer un film honesto.

I wanted to make an honest film.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

Hablé cuanto quise.

I spoke as much as I wanted.

Recordaré la primera vez que te quise besar.

I will remember the first time I wanted to kiss you.

— Retrato de una mujer en llamas (2019)

En muchas ocasiones, quise pedirte ayuda.

On many occasions, I wanted to ask you for help.

— RRR (2022)

Quise pagar.

I wanted to pay.

Quise que fueras feliz.

I wanted you to be happy.

— Eternity (2025)

Porque quise.

Because I wanted to.

No me quise arriesgar a romperme la pierna.

I didn't want to risk breaking my leg.

Mi cartera cayó en la caja cuando quise meter dinero.

My wallet fell into the box when I tried to put money in.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

Nunca lo quise.

I never wanted it.

Yo te quise.

I loved you.

Hice lo que quise.

I did what I wanted.

Descansé cuanto quise.

I rested as much as I wanted.

Quise gritar.

I wanted to scream.

Quise llorar.

I wanted to cry.

Quise patear una mosca molesta.

I wanted to kick an annoying fly.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

Quise saldar mis deudas.

I wanted to pay off my debts.

Después de un tiempo quise regresar a casa, pero no sabía cómo hacerlo.

After a while, I wanted to return home, but I didn't know how to do it.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

Sólo quise ir a la universidad.

I just wanted to go to university.

Bebí cuanto quise.

I drank as much as I wanted.

Toda mi vida quise salir de esto.

All my life I wanted to get out of this.

No me debe nada, lo hice porque quise ayudarlo sin condiciones.

He doesn't owe me anything; I did it because I wanted to help him unconditionally.

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