Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preparo | |
| tú | preparas | |
| él / ella / usted | prepara | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preparamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preparáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preparan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preparé | |
| tú | preparaste | |
| él / ella / usted | preparó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preparamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preparasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prepararon |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preparaba | |
| tú | preparabas | |
| él / ella / usted | preparaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preparábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preparabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preparaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prepararé | |
| tú | prepararás | |
| él / ella / usted | preparará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prepararemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prepararéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prepararán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prepararía | |
| tú | prepararías | |
| él / ella / usted | prepararía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prepararíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prepararíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prepararían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prepare | |
| tú | prepares | |
| él / ella / usted | prepare | |
| nosotros / nosotras | preparemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | preparéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | preparen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- (reflexive) to prepare
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations