| Presente (Present) "prefer" | I | prefer | |
| Presente continuo (Present Continuous) "prefer" | I | am preferring | |
| Pasado simple (Simple past) "prefer" | I | preferred | |
| Pasado continuo (Past Continuous) "prefer" | I | was preferring | |
| Presente perfecto (Present perfect) "prefer" | I | have preferred | |
| Presente perfecto continuo (Present perfect continuous) "prefer" | I | have been preferring | |
| Pasado perfecto (Past perfect) "prefer" | I | had preferred | |
| Pasado perfecto continuo (Past perfect continuous) "prefer" | I | had been preferring | |
| Futuro (Future) "prefer" | I | will prefer | |
| Futuro continuo (Future continuous) "prefer" | I | will be preferring | |
| Futuro perfecto (Future perfect) "prefer" | I | will have preferred | |
| Futuro perfecto continuo (Future perfect continuous) "prefer" | I | will have been preferring |