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to prepare
Regular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I prepare |
| du | you prepare |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it prepares |
| wir | we prepare |
| ihr | you (plural) prepare |
| sie/Sie | they prepare; you (formal) prepare |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I prepared |
| du | you prepared |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it prepared |
| wir | we prepared |
| ihr | you (plural) prepared |
| sie/Sie | they prepared; you (formal) prepared |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I prepared; I have prepared |
| du | you prepared; you have prepared |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it prepared; he/she/it has prepared |
| wir | we prepared; we have prepared |
| ihr | you (plural) prepared; you (plural) have prepared |
| sie/Sie | they prepared; they have prepared; you (formal) prepared; you (formal) have prepared |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had prepared |
| du | you had prepared |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had prepared |
| wir | we had prepared |
| ihr | you (plural) had prepared |
| sie/Sie | they had prepared; you (formal) had prepared |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will prepare |
| du | you will prepare |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will prepare |
| wir | we will prepare |
| ihr | you (plural) will prepare |
| sie/Sie | they will prepare; you (formal) will prepare |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have prepared |
| du | you will have prepared |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have prepared |
| wir | we will have prepared |
| ihr | you (plural) will have prepared |
| sie/Sie | they will have prepared; you (formal) will have prepared |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I prepare |
| du | (that) you prepare |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it prepares |
| wir | (that) we prepare |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) prepare |
| sie/Sie | (that) they prepare; (that) you (formal) prepare |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would prepare |
| du | you would prepare |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would prepare |
| wir | we would prepare |
| ihr | you (plural) would prepare |
| sie/Sie | they would prepare; you (formal) would prepare |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have prepared |
| du | you would have prepared |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have prepared |
| wir | we would have prepared |
| ihr | you (plural) would have prepared |
| sie/Sie | they would have prepared; you (formal) would have prepared |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would prepare |
| du | you would prepare |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would prepare |
| wir | we would prepare |
| ihr | you (plural) would prepare |
| sie/Sie | they would prepare; you (formal) would prepare |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have prepared |
| du | (reportedly) you have prepared |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has prepared |
| wir | (reportedly) we have prepared |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have prepared |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have prepared; (reportedly) you (formal) have prepared |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will prepare |
| du | (reportedly) you will prepare |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will prepare |
| wir | (reportedly) we will prepare |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will prepare |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will prepare; (reportedly) you (formal) will prepare |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | prepare! |
| ihr | prepare! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | prepare! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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