yo quise

wanted, loved

ˈk i s e → querer
quis want + e 1st-person singular preterite
verb · 1st-person singular, past tense Common #6,321
wanted
SP: Quise llamarte ayer.
EN: I wanted to call you yesterday.
loved
SP: La quise desde el primer día.
EN: I loved her from the first day.
Conjugation of querer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First quise quisimos
Second quisiste —
Third quiso quisieron

Quise matarla.

I wanted to kill her.

— Rebeca (1940)

Quise visitar Boston el año pasado pero no pude.

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

No me quise arriesgar a romperme la pierna.

I didn't want to risk breaking my leg.

Te juro por Dios que quise.

I swear to God 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.

No no no quise decirlo de esa manera.

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

— पीकू (2015)

Sólo quise hacerte una jugada.

I was just trying to trick you.

— Игла (1989)

Así que quise dejarlo como estaba antes.

So I wanted to leave it as it was before.

— PK (2014)

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

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

— Zárójelentés (2020)

Quise hacerlo.

I wanted to do it.

Mi cartera cayó en la caja cuando quise meter dinero.

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

— PK (2014)

Y quise volver con ella.

And I wanted to go back to her.

— Solaris (1972)

Quise que tuvieras una vida.

I wanted you to have a life.

— Eternidad (2025)

Me levanté y le dije"Excelente, ya se ha divertido."y quise marcharme.

I got up and said to him, “Excellent, you’ve had your fun.” Then I tried to leave.

— Escondido (2005)

Hice lo que quise.

I did what I wanted.

Yo te quise.

I loved you.

Como miembro de esta comunidad, quise presentar mis respetos.

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

— Madre (2009)

Quise hacer cosas que nadie pensó posibles.

I wanted to do things that no one thought possible.

— Hackers: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

En muchas ocasiones, quise pedirte ayuda.

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

— RRR (2022)

Quise pedir perdón.

I wanted to apologize.

Lo hice porque quise.

I did it because I wanted to.

Hablé cuanto quise.

I spoke as much as I wanted.

Yo tampoco quise hacerlo.

I didn't want to do it either.

Quise dejarla a un lado.

I wanted to set her aside.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Grité cuanto quise.

I screamed 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)

Y porque yo te quise.

And because I loved you.

Quise no prestarle atención al asunto, pero Snaut insistió.

I wanted to ignore the matter, but Snaut insisted.

— Solaris (1972)

¡Siempre quise conocerte, agradecerte cara a cara!

I've always wanted to meet you and thank you in person!

— Se levanta el viento (2013)

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.

Sólo quise ir a la universidad.

I just wanted to go to university.

¡Solo quise conseguirle algo de azúcar!

I was just trying to get him some sugar!

— La Tumba de las Luciérnagas (1988)

Quise intervenir.

I wanted to step in.

— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)

Quise saldar mis deudas.

I wanted to pay off my debts.

Escribí una novela tal y como la quise escribir.

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

Quise hacer esto de manera profesional.

I wanted to do this professionally.

— Duro de matar (1988)

Nunca lo quise.

I never wanted it.

Bebí cuanto quise.

I drank as much as I wanted.

Quise pedirte perdón.

I wanted to ask for your forgiveness.

Desde que te vi quise protegerte.

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

— El mundo secreto de Arrietty (2010)

Desde que la vi, la quise.

From the moment I saw her, I loved her.

— Mi pobre angelito (1990)

No la quise involucrar.

I didn't want to involve her.

Quise ganar muy buena guita.

I wanted to make a lot of money.

— Nueve reinas (2000)

Quise pasar tiempo con la familia.

I wanted to spend time with my family.

Llevé cuanto quise.

I took as much as I wanted.

Supongo que quise creerlo.

I suppose I wanted to believe it.

— Estallido mortal (1981)

Quise cortarle el pasto, quemar la mala hierba, podar los árboles.

I wanted to cut the grass, burn the weeds, and prune the trees.

— El sacrificio (1986)

Quise llorar.

I wanted to cry.

Quise verificar si realmente sirve para ese trabajo.

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

— Бриллиантовая рука (1969)

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.

— El Campo de los Sueños (1989)

Solo quise avisarte.

I just wanted to warn you.

Pero quise darle mi toque.

But I wanted to put my own spin on it.

— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)

Quise hacer un film honesto.

I wanted to make an honest film.

— 8½ (1963)

Y quise mucho a su madre.

And I loved his mother very much.

— Bacurau (2019)

Quise que fueras feliz.

I wanted you to be happy.

— Eternidad (2025)

Pero después de hacerlo quise hacer más.

But after doing it I wanted to do more.

¡Nunca quise conocer a esa clase de personas!

I never wanted to meet that kind of people!

— Hackers: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Lo siento, no quise ofenderte.

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

— 飲食男女 (1994)

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

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

Quise gritar.

I wanted to scream.

Quise patear una mosca molesta.

I wanted to kick an annoying fly.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

Toda mi vida quise salir de esto.

All my life I wanted to get out of this.

Quise darte estas flores antes.

I wanted to give you these flowers earlier.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

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.

Porque quise.

Because I wanted to.

Y ya se imagina por qué quise contárselo.

And you can imagine why I wanted to tell you.

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