Quiero huir ahora.

to want

Breakdown of Quiero huir ahora.

• ahora: now
• huir: to flee

Questions & Answers about Quiero huir ahora.

Why isn’t yo included in Quiero huir ahora?

In Spanish, the subject pronoun is often left out because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

• quiero = I want
• so yo is not necessary

That means:

• Quiero huir ahora = natural, normal Spanish
• Yo quiero huir ahora = also correct, but more emphatic

You might add yo if you want contrast or emphasis, for example: Yo quiero huir ahora, pero tú quieres esperar.

Why is it quiero and not something more like quero?

Because querer is a stem-changing verb in the present tense.

Its stem changes from quer- to quier- in most present-tense forms:

• yo quiero
• tú quieres
• él/ella quiere
• nosotros queremos
• vosotros queréis
• ellos quieren

So quiero is the correct I form of querer.

Why is huir left in the infinitive?