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ITALIAN VERB

prepararsi

to get ready

  • #276 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: preparato
  • Gerund: preparandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I get ready
  2. tu you get ready
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she gets ready
  4. noi we get ready
  5. voi you all get ready
  6. loro they get ready

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I got ready
  2. tu you got ready
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she got ready
  4. noi we got ready
  5. voi you all got ready
  6. loro they got ready

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to get ready
  2. tu you used to get ready
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to get ready
  4. noi we used to get ready
  5. voi you all used to get ready
  6. loro they used to get ready

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will get ready
  2. tu you will get ready
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will get ready
  4. noi we will get ready
  5. voi you all will get ready
  6. loro they will get ready

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would get ready
  2. tu you would get ready
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would get ready
  4. noi we would get ready
  5. voi you all would get ready
  6. loro they would get ready

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I get ready
  2. tu (that) you get ready
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she get ready
  4. noi (that) we get ready
  5. voi (that) you all get ready
  6. loro (that) they get ready

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu get ready!
  2. Lei get ready! (formal)
  3. noi get ready! (let’s)
  4. voi get ready! (all of you)

How to use prepararsi

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi preparo in dieci minuti, aspettami.

    I'll be ready in ten minutes, wait for me.

  2. Past

    Ci siamo preparati tutta la notte per l'esame.

    We prepared all night for the exam.

  3. Imperfect

    Si preparava sempre con calma la mattina.

    She always got ready slowly in the morning.

  4. Future

    Mi preparerò meglio per il prossimo colloquio.

    I'll prepare better for the next interview.

  5. Conditional

    Al posto tuo mi preparerei per il freddo.

    In your place I'd get ready for the cold.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che vi prepariate, il taxi è qui.

    You need to get ready, the taxi is here.

  7. Imperative

    Preparati, usciamo tra cinque minuti.

    Get ready, we're leaving in five minutes.

Good to know

  • Prepararsi per is to get ready for something; preparare, without si, is to prepare a thing: preparo la cena.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.