préparer
to prepareRegular -erje, tu, il ਅਤੇ ils ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -e, -es ਅਤੇ -ent ਸਾਰੇ ਚੁੱਪ ਹਨ। ਸਿਰਫ਼ nous (-ons) ਅਤੇ vous (-ez) ਵੱਖਰੇ ਸੁਣਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | préparesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai préparé | préparaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais préparer | prépareraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | préparessounds the same as another form in this tense | as préparésounds the same as another form in this tense | préparaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas préparersounds the same as another form in this tense | préparerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | préparesounds the same as another form in this tense | a préparésounds the same as another form in this tense | préparaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va préparersounds the same as another form in this tense | préparerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | préparons | avons préparé | préparions | allons préparer | prépareronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | préparez | avez préparé | prépariez | allez préparer | préparerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | préparentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont préparé | préparaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont préparer | préparerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. prépare covers both "I prepare" and "I am prepareing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and préparé does not — ai préparé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so préparons gives you préparais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; préparer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on préparer-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about préparer
The past participle is préparé, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on préparer-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In both the present and the imparfait, je, tu, il/elle and ils/elles are one sound: prépare, prépares, préparent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know préparons you already know préparais, préparait and préparaient. Futur proche keeps préparer untouched.