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préparer
to prepare
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I prepare |
| tu | you prepare |
| il/elle/on | he/she prepares |
| nous | we prepare |
| vous | you (plural/formal) prepare |
| ils/elles | they prepare |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I prepared; I have prepared |
| tu | you prepared; you have prepared |
| il/elle/on | he/she prepared; he/she has prepared |
| nous | we prepared; we have prepared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) prepared; you (plural/formal) have prepared |
| ils/elles | they prepared; they have prepared |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to prepare |
| tu | you used to prepare |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to prepare |
| nous | we used to prepare |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to prepare |
| ils/elles | they used to prepare |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had prepared |
| tu | you had prepared |
| il/elle/on | he/she had prepared |
| nous | we had prepared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had prepared |
| ils/elles | they had prepared |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will prepare |
| tu | you will prepare |
| il/elle/on | he/she will prepare |
| nous | we will prepare |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will prepare |
| ils/elles | they will prepare |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have prepared |
| tu | you will have prepared |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have prepared |
| nous | we will have prepared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have prepared |
| ils/elles | they will have prepared |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to prepare |
| tu | you are going to prepare |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to prepare |
| nous | we are going to prepare |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to prepare |
| ils/elles | they are going to prepare |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just prepared |
| tu | you have just prepared |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just prepared |
| nous | we have just prepared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just prepared |
| ils/elles | they have just prepared |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I prepared |
| tu | you prepared |
| il/elle/on | he/she prepared |
| nous | we prepared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) prepared |
| ils/elles | they prepared |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had prepared |
| tu | you had prepared |
| il/elle/on | he/she had prepared |
| nous | we had prepared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had prepared |
| ils/elles | they had prepared |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would prepare |
| tu | you would prepare |
| il/elle/on | he/she would prepare |
| nous | we would prepare |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would prepare |
| ils/elles | they would prepare |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have prepared |
| tu | you would have prepared |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have prepared |
| nous | we would have prepared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have prepared |
| ils/elles | they would have prepared |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have prepared |
| tu | you would have prepared |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have prepared |
| nous | we would have prepared |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have prepared |
| ils/elles | they would have prepared |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I prepare |
| tu | (that) you prepare |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she prepares |
| nous | (that) we prepare |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) prepare |
| ils/elles | (that) they prepare |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have prepared |
| tu | (that) you have prepared |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has prepared |
| nous | (that) we have prepared |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have prepared |
| ils/elles | (that) they have prepared |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I prepared |
| tu | (that) you prepared |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she prepared |
| nous | (that) we prepared |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) prepared |
| ils/elles | (that) they prepared |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had prepared |
| tu | (that) you had prepared |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had prepared |
| nous | (that) we had prepared |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had prepared |
| ils/elles | (that) they had prepared |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | prepare! |
| nous | let's prepare! |
| vous | prepare! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have prepared by then! |
| nous | let's have prepared by then! |
| vous | have prepared by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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