Preparar conjugation chart
Preparar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I prepare | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you prepare | |
| vos | you prepare | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she prepares | |
| nosotros | we prepare | |
| vosotros | you all prepare | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they prepare |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Preparar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I prepared | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you prepared | |
| vos | you prepared | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she prepared | |
| nosotros | we prepared | |
| vosotros | you all prepared | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they prepared |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Preparar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to prepare | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to prepare | |
| vos | you used to prepare | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to prepare | |
| nosotros | we used to prepare | |
| vosotros | you all used to prepare | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to prepare |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Preparar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will prepare | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will prepare | |
| vos | you will prepare | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will prepare | |
| nosotros | we will prepare | |
| vosotros | you all will prepare | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will prepare |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Preparar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would prepare | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would prepare | |
| vos | you would prepare | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would prepare | |
| nosotros | we would prepare | |
| vosotros | you all would prepare | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would prepare |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Preparar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I prepare | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you prepare | |
| vos | that you prepare | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she prepare | |
| nosotros | that we prepare | |
| vosotros | that you all prepare | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they prepare |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Preparar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I prepared | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you prepared | |
| vos | if you prepared | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she prepared | |
| nosotros | if we prepared | |
| vosotros | if you all prepared | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they prepared |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (preparase), more common in writing.
Preparar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | prepare! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | prepare! | |
| usted | prepare! | |
| nosotros | let's prepare! | |
| vosotros | prepare! | |
| ustedes | prepare! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: prepara. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (prepare, preparemos, preparen).
Preparar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't prepare! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't prepare! | |
| usted | don't prepare! | |
| nosotros | let's not prepare! | |
| vosotros | don't prepare! | |
| ustedes | don't prepare! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + prepares, prepare…
Always the verb haber + the past participle preparado, which never changes.
Preparar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he preparado |
|---|---|
| tú | has preparado |
| vos | has preparado |
| él, ella, usted | ha preparado |
| nosotros | hemos preparado |
| vosotros | habéis preparado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han preparado |
Preparar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había preparado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías preparado |
| vos | habías preparado |
| él, ella, usted | había preparado |
| nosotros | habíamos preparado |
| vosotros | habíais preparado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían preparado |
Preparar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré preparado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás preparado |
| vos | habrás preparado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá preparado |
| nosotros | habremos preparado |
| vosotros | habréis preparado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán preparado |
Preparar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría preparado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías preparado |
| vos | habrías preparado |
| él, ella, usted | habría preparado |
| nosotros | habríamos preparado |
| vosotros | habríais preparado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían preparado |
Preparar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya preparado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas preparado |
| vos | hayas preparado |
| él, ella, usted | haya preparado |
| nosotros | hayamos preparado |
| vosotros | hayáis preparado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan preparado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Watch out
Preparing for something is prepararse para: me preparo para el examen. But “getting ready” to go out is usually arreglarse, not prepararse: espérame, me estoy arreglando (wait, I'm getting ready).
Examples with preparar
Preparo la cena mientras ustedes ponen la mesa.
I'll make dinner while you all set the table.
Se preparó durante meses para la entrevista.
She prepared for months for the interview.
Mi abuela preparaba empanadas los domingos.
My grandma used to make empanadas on Sundays.
Practice preparar
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