preparar
to preparePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | preparoI prepare | nosotros | preparamoswe prepare |
| tú | preparasyou prepare | vosotros | preparáisyou all prepare |
| él/ella/Ud. | preparahe/she prepares | ellos/Uds. | preparanthey prepare |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he preparadoI have prepared | nosotros | hemos preparadowe have prepared |
| tú | has preparadoyou have prepared | vosotros | habéis preparadoyou all have prepared |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha preparadohe/she has prepared | ellos/Uds. | han preparadothey have prepared |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | prepare(that) I prepare | nosotros | preparemos(that) we prepare |
| tú | prepares(that) you prepare | vosotros | preparéis(that) you all prepare |
| él/ella/Ud. | prepare(that) he/she prepares | ellos/Uds. | preparen(that) they prepare |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya preparado(that) I have prepared | nosotros | hayamos preparado(that) we have prepared |
| tú | hayas preparado(that) you have prepared | vosotros | hayáis preparado(that) you all have prepared |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya preparado(that) he/she has prepared | ellos/Uds. | hayan preparado(that) they have prepared |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | preparéI prepared | nosotros | preparamoswe prepared |
| tú | preparasteyou prepared | vosotros | preparasteisyou all prepared |
| él/ella/Ud. | preparóhe/she prepared | ellos/Uds. | prepararonthey prepared |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | preparabaI used to prepare | nosotros | preparábamoswe used to prepare |
| tú | preparabasyou used to prepare | vosotros | preparabaisyou all used to prepare |
| él/ella/Ud. | preparabahe/she used to prepare | ellos/Uds. | preparabanthey used to prepare |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había preparadoI had prepared | nosotros | habíamos preparadowe had prepared |
| tú | habías preparadoyou had prepared | vosotros | habíais preparadoyou all had prepared |
| él/ella/Ud. | había preparadohe/she had prepared | ellos/Uds. | habían preparadothey had prepared |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | preparara(that) I prepared | nosotros | preparáramos(that) we prepared |
| tú | prepararas(that) you prepared | vosotros | prepararais(that) you all prepared |
| él/ella/Ud. | preparara(that) he/she prepared | ellos/Uds. | prepararan(that) they prepared |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | preparase(that) I prepared | nosotros | preparásemos(that) we prepared |
| tú | preparases(that) you prepared | vosotros | preparaseis(that) you all prepared |
| él/ella/Ud. | preparase(that) he/she prepared | ellos/Uds. | preparasen(that) they prepared |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera preparado(that) I had prepared | nosotros | hubiéramos preparado(that) we had prepared |
| tú | hubieras preparado(that) you had prepared | vosotros | hubierais preparado(that) you all had prepared |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera preparado(that) he/she had prepared | ellos/Uds. | hubieran preparado(that) they had prepared |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube preparadoI had prepared | nosotros | hubimos preparadowe had prepared |
| tú | hubiste preparadoyou had prepared | vosotros | hubisteis preparadoyou all had prepared |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo preparadohe/she had prepared | ellos/Uds. | hubieron preparadothey had prepared |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | prepararéI will prepare | nosotros | prepararemoswe will prepare |
| tú | prepararásyou will prepare | vosotros | prepararéisyou all will prepare |
| él/ella/Ud. | prepararáhe/she will prepare | ellos/Uds. | prepararánthey will prepare |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | prepararíaI would prepare | nosotros | prepararíamoswe would prepare |
| tú | prepararíasyou would prepare | vosotros | prepararíaisyou all would prepare |
| él/ella/Ud. | prepararíahe/she would prepare | ellos/Uds. | prepararíanthey would prepare |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré preparadoI will have prepared | nosotros | habremos preparadowe will have prepared |
| tú | habrás preparadoyou will have prepared | vosotros | habréis preparadoyou all will have prepared |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá preparadohe/she will have prepared | ellos/Uds. | habrán preparadothey will have prepared |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría preparadoI would have prepared | nosotros | habríamos preparadowe would have prepared |
| tú | habrías preparadoyou would have prepared | vosotros | habríais preparadoyou all would have prepared |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría preparadohe/she would have prepared | ellos/Uds. | habrían preparadothey would have prepared |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | preparare(should) I prepare | nosotros | preparáremos(should) we prepare |
| tú | preparares(should) you prepare | vosotros | preparareis(should) you all prepare |
| él/ella/Ud. | preparare(should) he/she prepare | ellos/Uds. | prepararen(should) they prepare |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | preparemoslet's prepare |
| tú | preparaprepare! | vosotros | preparadprepare! |
| él/ella/Ud. | prepareprepare! | ellos/Uds. | preparenprepare! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no preparemoslet's not prepare |
| tú | no preparesdon't prepare | vosotros | no preparéisdon't prepare |
| él/ella/Ud. | no preparedon't prepare | ellos/Uds. | no preparendon't prepare |
