Preparar means to make or get something ready for use or an event. It is used when organizing, cooking, or getting things in order.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | preparo | Yo preparo la cena cada noche. I prepare dinner every night. | |
| Tú | preparas | Tú preparas el café por la mañana. You prepare the coffee in the morning. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | prepara | Ella prepara su mochila para la escuela. She prepares her backpack for school. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | preparamos | Nosotros preparamos la reunión ahora. We are preparing the meeting now. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | preparáis | Vosotros preparáis la fiesta juntos. You all prepare the party together. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | preparan | Ellos preparan los documentos importantes. They prepare the important documents. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | preparé | Ayer preparé la cena. Yesterday I prepared dinner. | |
| Tú | preparaste | Tú preparaste el informe anoche. You prepared the report last night. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | preparó | Ella preparó el desayuno temprano. She prepared breakfast early. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | preparamos | Nosotros preparamos la fiesta juntos. We prepared the party together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | preparasteis | Vosotros preparasteis el viaje la semana pasada. You all prepared the trip last week. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | prepararon | Ellos prepararon todo para la reunión. They prepared everything for the meeting. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | preparaba | Yo preparaba la cena todos los días. I used to prepare dinner every day. | |
| Tú | preparabas | Tú preparabas el desayuno por la mañana. You used to prepare breakfast in the morning. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | preparaba | Ella preparaba el informe semanal. She used to prepare the weekly report. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | preparábamos | Nosotros preparábamos las maletas para el viaje. We used to prepare the suitcases for the trip. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | preparabais | Vosotros preparabais la fiesta en casa. You all used to prepare the party at home. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | preparaban | Ellos preparaban todo para la reunión. They used to prepare everything for the meeting. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy preparando | Estoy preparando la cena ahora mismo. I am preparing dinner right now. | |
| Tú | estás preparando | Estás preparando tu mochila para la escuela. You are preparing your backpack for school. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está preparando | Ella está preparando un informe importante. She is preparing an important report. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos preparando | Estamos preparando la fiesta para mañana. We are preparing the party for tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis preparando | Vosotros estáis preparando el viaje juntos. You all are preparing the trip together. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están preparando | Ellos están preparando la presentación ahora. They are preparing the presentation now. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a preparar | Voy a preparar la cena ahora. I am going to prepare dinner now. | |
| Tú | vas a preparar | ¿Vas a preparar el informe? Are you going to prepare the report? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a preparar | Ella va a preparar su presentación. She is going to prepare her presentation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a preparar | Vamos a preparar la fiesta juntos. We are going to prepare the party together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a preparar | ¿Vais a preparar el viaje? Are you all going to prepare the trip? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a preparar | Ellos van a preparar la reunión. They are going to prepare the meeting. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | prepararé | Prepararé la cena más tarde. I will prepare dinner later. | |
| Tú | prepararás | Prepararás tu informe mañana. You will prepare your report tomorrow. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | preparará | Ella preparará la reunión. She will prepare the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | prepararemos | Prepararemos todo para la fiesta. We will prepare everything for the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | prepararéis | Prepararéis los documentos pronto. You all will prepare the documents soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | prepararán | Ellos prepararán el viaje. They will prepare the trip. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | prepararía | Yo prepararía la cena si tuviera tiempo. I would prepare dinner if I had time. | |
| Tú | prepararías | Tú prepararías el informe si te lo pidieran. You would prepare the report if they asked you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | prepararía | Ella prepararía el viaje si tuviera dinero. She would prepare the trip if she had money. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | prepararíamos | Nosotros prepararíamos la fiesta juntos. We would prepare the party together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | prepararíais | Vosotros prepararíais el examen si estudiáis más. You all would prepare for the exam if you studied more. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | prepararían | Ellos prepararían la presentación mañana. They would prepare the presentation tomorrow. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he preparado | Yo he preparado la cena. I have prepared dinner. | |
| Tú | has preparado | Tú has preparado el informe. You have prepared the report. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha preparado | Ella ha preparado la presentación. She has prepared the presentation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos preparado | Nosotros hemos preparado todo. We have prepared everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis preparado | Vosotros habéis preparado la fiesta. You all have prepared the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han preparado | Ellos han preparado el viaje. They have prepared the trip. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había preparado | Yo había preparado la cena antes de que llegaran. I had prepared the dinner before they arrived. | |
| Tú | habías preparado | Tú habías preparado el informe cuando llamaron. You had prepared the report when they called. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había preparado | Ella había preparado todo para la fiesta. She had prepared everything for the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos preparado | Nosotros habíamos preparado el viaje con anticipación. We had prepared the trip in advance. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais preparado | Vosotros habíais preparado la presentación ayer. You all had prepared the presentation yesterday. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían preparado | Ellos habían preparado la comida cuando llegamos. They had prepared the food when we arrived. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré preparado | Para las 8, habré preparado la cena. By 8, I will have prepared dinner. | |
| Tú | habrás preparado | Para entonces, habrás preparado todo. By then, you will have prepared everything. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá preparado | Ella habrá preparado el informe. She will have prepared the report. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos preparado | Nosotros habremos preparado todo para la fiesta. We will have prepared everything for the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis preparado | Vosotros habréis preparado los documentos. You all will have prepared the documents. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán preparado | Ellos habrán preparado la presentación. They will have prepared the presentation. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría preparado | Yo habría preparado la cena si hubiera llegado a tiempo. I would have prepared the dinner if I had arrived on time. | |
| Tú | habrías preparado | Tú habrías preparado el informe si hubieras tenido tiempo. You would have prepared the report if you had had time. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría preparado | Él habría preparado la maleta antes del viaje. He would have packed the suitcase before the trip. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos preparado | Nosotros habríamos preparado todo si hubiéramos sabido. We would have prepared everything if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais preparado | Vosotros habríais preparado la fiesta si hubierais tenido tiempo. You all would have prepared the party if you had had time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían preparado | Ellos habrían preparado el proyecto si hubieran tenido ayuda. They would have prepared the project if they had had help. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | prepare | Espero que prepare la cena. I hope he/she prepares dinner. | |
| Tú | prepares | Es importante que prepares bien. It's important that you prepare well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | prepare | Dudo que prepare la documentación. I doubt that he/she prepares the documentation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | preparamos | Queremos que preparemos todo. We want us to prepare everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | preparéis | Es necesario que preparéis la reunión. It's necessary that you all prepare the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | preparen | No creen que preparen el informe. They don't believe that they prepare the report. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | preparara | Esperaba que él preparara la cena. I hoped that he prepared dinner. | |
| Tú | prepararas | Dudaba que tú prepararas el informe. I doubted that you prepared the report. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | preparara | No creía que ella preparara la fiesta. I didn't believe that she prepared the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | preparáramos | Era posible que nosotros preparáramos todo. It was possible that we prepared everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | prepararais | Pensaba que vosotros prepararais la reunión. I thought that you all prepared the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | prepararan | No estaban seguros de que ellos prepararan la comida. They weren't sure that they prepared the food. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situaciones y acciones/eventos que pueden ocurrir en el futuro
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | preparare | Si llego temprano, preparare la cena. If I arrive early, I will prepare dinner. | |
| Tú | preparares | Cuando puedas, preparares el informe. When you can, you will prepare the report. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | preparare | El profesor preparare la clase mañana. The teacher will prepare the class tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | prepararemos | Nosotros prepararemos todo para la fiesta. We will prepare everything for the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | preparareis | Vosotros preparareis los documentos pronto. You all will prepare the documents soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | prepararen | Ellos prepararen el viaje con anticipación. They will prepare the trip in advance. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya preparado | Espero que haya preparado la cena. I hope I have prepared the dinner. | |
| Tú | hayas preparado | Es posible que hayas preparado todo. It's possible that you have prepared everything. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya preparado | Es importante que él haya preparado la reunión. It's important that he has prepared the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos preparado | Creemos que ya hayamos preparado todo. We believe that we have already prepared everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis preparado | ¿Habéis preparado el informe? Have you prepared the report? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan preparado | Es probable que hayan preparado la fiesta. It's likely that they have prepared the party. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera preparado | Si hubiera preparado mejor, habría aprobado. If I had prepared better, I would have passed. | |
| Tú | hubieras preparado | Si hubieras preparado antes, no estarías preocupado. If you had prepared earlier, you wouldn't be worried. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera preparado | Ella habría preparado la cena si hubiera tenido tiempo. She would have prepared dinner if she had had time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos preparado | Nosotros habríamos preparado todo si hubiéramos sabido. We would have prepared everything if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais preparado | Vosotros habríais preparado la fiesta si hubierais llegado a tiempo. You all would have prepared the party if you had arrived on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran preparado | Ellos habrían preparado el informe si hubieran tenido más tiempo. They would have prepared the report if they had had more time. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere preparado | Para entonces, ya hubiere preparado la cena. By then, I will have already prepared the dinner. | |
| Tú | hubieres preparado | Si hubieres preparado todo, podremos salir. If you will have prepared everything, we can go out. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere preparado | Cuando él hubiere preparado el informe, lo revisaremos. When he will have prepared the report, we will review it. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos preparado | Para mañana, nosotros hubiéremos preparado todo. By tomorrow, we will have prepared everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis preparado | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis preparado el material. By then, you all will have prepared the material. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren preparado | Cuando ellos hubieren preparado la documentación, podrán comenzar. When they will have prepared the documentation, they can start. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No uses el teléfono ahora. Don't use the phone now. | |
| Tú | prepara | Prepara la cena, por favor. Prepare dinner, please. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | prepare | Prepare el informe para mañana. Prepare the report for tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | preparar | Preparar la reunión es importante. Preparing the meeting is important. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | preparad | Preparad las maletas ya. Pack the suitcases now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | preparen | Preparen los documentos necesarios. Prepare the necessary documents. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no prepares | No prepares la cena todavía. Don't prepare dinner yet. | |
| Tú | no prepares | No prepares el informe ahora. Don't prepare the report now. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no prepare | No prepare la reunión sin avisar. Don't prepare the meeting without warning. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no preparemos | No preparemos la comida todavía. Let's not prepare the food yet. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no preparéis | No preparéis el material sin permiso. Don't prepare the material without permission. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no preparen | No preparen el informe sin revisar. Don't prepare the report without reviewing. |
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