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preparare

to prepare

verb Word 512 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate preparare

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

Present

io preparo I prepare / I am preparing
tu prepari you prepare / you are preparing
lui/lei prepara he/she prepares / he/she is preparing
noi prepariamo we prepare / we are preparing
voi preparate you all prepare / you all are preparing
loro preparano they prepare / they are preparing

Imperfect

io preparavo I was preparing / I used to prepare
tu preparavi you were preparing / you used to prepare
lui/lei preparava he/she was preparing / he/she used to prepare
noi preparavamo we were preparing / we used to prepare
voi preparavate you all were preparing / you all used to prepare
loro preparavano they were preparing / they used to prepare

Future

io preparerò I will prepare
tu preparerai you will prepare
lui/lei preparerà he/she will prepare
noi prepareremo we will prepare
voi preparerete you all will prepare
loro prepareranno they will prepare

Passato prossimo

io ho preparato I prepared / I have prepared
tu hai preparato you prepared / you have prepared
lui/lei ha preparato he/she prepared / he/she has prepared
noi abbiamo preparato we prepared / we have prepared
voi avete preparato you all prepared / you all have prepared
loro hanno preparato they prepared / they have prepared

In a sentence

Stasera preparo la cena per tutti.

Tonight I'm preparing dinner for everyone.

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