Prefiero esta tela para la blusa.

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Breakdown of Prefiero esta tela para la blusa.

• para: for
• preferir: to prefer
• esta: this

Questions & Answers about Prefiero esta tela para la blusa.

Why is it prefiero and not prefero?

Because preferir is a stem-changing verb in the present tense. In most present-tense forms, the e in the stem changes to ie:

• yo prefiero
• tú prefieres
• él/ella prefiere
• nosotros preferimos
• vosotros preferís
• ellos prefieren

So prefiero means I prefer.

Why doesn’t the sentence say yo prefiero?

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb ending already shows who the subject is. Prefiero already tells us the subject is I.

You can say Yo prefiero esta tela para la blusa, but the yo is usually only added for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

Why is it esta tela and not este tela?