preparar
to prepare
Preparo la cena en media hora.
I'll make dinner in half an hour.
preparar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
preparar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
preparar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
preparar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
preparar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
preparar future
Actions yet to happen.
preparar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
preparar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
preparar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
preparar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
preparar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
preparar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
preparar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
preparar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
preparar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
preparar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
preparar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.