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SPANISH VERB

prepararse

to get ready

  • #423 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: preparándose
  • Past participle: preparado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I get ready
  2. tú you get ready
  3. usted, él, ella he/she gets ready
  4. nosotros we get ready
  5. vosotros Spain you all get ready
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they get ready

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I got ready
  2. tú you got ready
  3. usted, él, ella he/she got ready
  4. nosotros we got ready
  5. vosotros Spain you all got ready
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they got ready

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to get ready
  2. tú you used to get ready
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to get ready
  4. nosotros we used to get ready
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to get ready
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to get ready

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will get ready
  2. tú you will get ready
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will get ready
  4. nosotros we will get ready
  5. vosotros Spain you all will get ready
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will get ready

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would get ready
  2. tú you would get ready
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would get ready
  4. nosotros we would get ready
  5. vosotros Spain you all would get ready
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would get ready

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I get ready
  2. tú (that) you get ready
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she get ready
  4. nosotros (that) we get ready
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all get ready
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they get ready

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I got ready
  2. tú (if) you got ready
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she got ready
  4. nosotros (if) we got ready
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all got ready
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they got ready

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú get ready!
  2. usted get ready! (formal)
  3. nosotros get ready! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain get ready! (all of you)
  5. ustedes get ready! (all of you)

How to use prepararse

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

  1. Present

    Me preparo para el examen con un grupo de estudio.

    I'm preparing for the exam with a study group.

  2. Past

    Los corredores se prepararon durante seis meses.

    The runners prepared for six months.

  3. Imperfect

    Cada mañana se preparaba un café antes de todo.

    Every morning she made herself a coffee before anything else.

  4. Future

    Nos prepararemos bien para la entrevista del lunes.

    We'll prepare well for Monday's interview.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me prepararía algo de cenar antes de salir.

    I'd make myself something for dinner before going out.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que te prepares para una noticia muy buena.

    I want you to get ready for some very good news.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El entrenador quería que nos preparáramos para perder.

    The coach wanted us to be prepared to lose.

  8. Imperative

    Prepárate, que el tren sale en veinte minutos.

    Get ready, the train leaves in twenty minutes.

Good to know

  • "Prepararse para" is to get ready for an exam, a trip or a race.

Verbs like this one

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