Preparar conjugation
to prepare
Past participlepreparado
Gerundpreparando
Future stempreparar-
Preterite (yo)preparé
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Preparar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo preparo |
| tú preparas |
| él/ella/usted prepara |
| nosotros/as preparamos |
| vosotros/as preparáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes preparan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo preparé |
| tú preparaste |
| él/ella/usted preparó |
| nosotros/as preparamos |
| vosotros/as preparasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes prepararon |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo preparaba |
| tú preparabas |
| él/ella/usted preparaba |
| nosotros/as preparábamos |
| vosotros/as preparabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes preparaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a preparar |
| tú vas a preparar |
| él/ella/usted va a preparar |
| nosotros/as vamos a preparar |
| vosotros/as vais a preparar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a preparar |
Futuro simple future
| yo prepararé |
| tú prepararás |
| él/ella/usted preparará |
| nosotros/as prepararemos |
| vosotros/as prepararéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes prepararán |
Condicional conditional
| yo prepararía |
| tú prepararías |
| él/ella/usted prepararía |
| nosotros/as prepararíamos |
| vosotros/as prepararíais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes prepararían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he preparado |
| tú has preparado |
| él/ella/usted ha preparado |
| nosotros/as hemos preparado |
| vosotros/as habéis preparado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han preparado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy preparando |
| tú estás preparando |
| él/ella/usted está preparando |
| nosotros/as estamos preparando |
| vosotros/as estáis preparando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están preparando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) prepara |
| (usted) prepare |
| (vosotros/as) preparad |
| (ustedes) preparen |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había preparado |
| tú habías preparado |
| él/ella/usted había preparado |
| nosotros/as habíamos preparado |
| vosotros/as habíais preparado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían preparado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo prepare |
| tú prepares |
| él/ella/usted prepare |
| nosotros/as preparemos |
| vosotros/as preparéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes preparen |
Quick questions about preparar
Is preparar regular or irregular?
Preparar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of preparar?
In the preterite, yo preparé and él/ella/usted preparó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of preparar?
The past participle of preparar is preparado, as in yo he preparado.
What is the gerund of preparar?
The gerund (-ing form) of preparar is preparando, as in yo estoy preparando.
What is the future stem of preparar?
The future and conditional stem of preparar is preparar-: yo prepararé, yo prepararía.
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
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