Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I make
- tú you make
- usted, él, ella he/she makes
- nosotros we make
- vosotros Spain you all make
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they make
SPANISH VERB
preparar
to make, to prepare
- #140 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: preparando
- Past participle: preparado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I made
- tú you made
- usted, él, ella he/she made
- nosotros we made
- vosotros Spain you all made
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they made
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to make
- tú you used to make
- usted, él, ella he/she used to make
- nosotros we used to make
- vosotros Spain you all used to make
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to make
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will make
- tú you will make
- usted, él, ella he/she will make
- nosotros we will make
- vosotros Spain you all will make
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will make
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would make
- tú you would make
- usted, él, ella he/she would make
- nosotros we would make
- vosotros Spain you all would make
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would make
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I make
- tú (that) you make
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she make
- nosotros (that) we make
- vosotros Spain (that) you all make
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they make
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I made
- tú (if) you made
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she made
- nosotros (if) we made
- vosotros Spain (if) you all made
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they made
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú make!
- usted make! (formal)
- nosotros make! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain make! (all of you)
- ustedes make! (all of you)
How to use preparar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Mi mamá prepara los mejores chilaquiles del mundo.
My mom makes the best chilaquiles in the world.
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Past
Ayer preparé una cena especial para mi novia.
Yesterday I made a special dinner for my girlfriend.
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Imperfect
Los domingos mi abuela preparaba pozole para toda la familia.
On Sundays my grandma made pozole for the whole family.
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Future
¿Quién preparará el café mañana en la oficina?
Who will make the coffee tomorrow at the office?
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Conditional
Con más tiempo, prepararía un pastel de tres leches.
With more time, I'd make a tres leches cake.
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Present subjunctive
Espero que preparen bien su presentación del lunes.
I hope you all prepare your Monday presentation well.
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Past subjunctive
Me pidió que preparara las maletas la noche anterior.
He asked me to pack the suitcases the night before.
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Imperative
Prepara la mesa, que los invitados ya vienen.
Set the table, the guests are on their way.
Where you hear preparar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Preparo el café todas las mañanas. I make the coffee every morning.
- Preparé tamales para la cena. I made tamales for dinner.
- Voy a preparar café para todos. I'm going to make coffee for everyone.
Spanish · Fluency Level 2
- Siempre preparo marmitako cuando viene alguien de fuera. I always make tuna stew when someone comes from away.
- La última vez preparé el examen solo. Last time I prepared for the exam on my own.
- Mañana voy a preparar el cuarto de invitados para mis padres. Tomorrow I'm going to get the guest room ready for my parents.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.