| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I prepare |
| you prepare |
| he/she/it prepares |
| we prepare |
| you all prepare |
| they prepare |
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| I am preparing |
| you are preparing |
| he/she/it is preparing |
| we are preparing |
| you all are preparing |
| they are preparing |
|
| I have prepared |
| you have prepared |
| he/she/it has prepared |
| we have prepared |
| you all have prepared |
| they have prepared |
|
| I have been preparing |
| you have been preparing |
| he/she/it has been preparing |
| we have been preparing |
| you all have been preparing |
| they have been preparing |
|
| Past |
| I prepared |
| you prepared |
| he/she/it prepared |
| we prepared |
| you all prepared |
| they prepared |
|
| I was preparing |
| you were preparing |
| he/she/it was preparing |
| we were preparing |
| you all were preparing |
| they were preparing |
|
| I had prepared |
| you had prepared |
| he/she/it had prepared |
| we had prepared |
| you all had prepared |
| they had prepared |
|
| I had been preparing |
| you had been preparing |
| he/she/it had been preparing |
| we had been preparing |
| you all had been preparing |
| they had been preparing |
|
| Future |
| I will prepare |
| you will prepare |
| he/she/it will prepare |
| we will prepare |
| you all will prepare |
| they will prepare |
|
| I will be preparing |
| you will be preparing |
| he/she/it will be preparing |
| we are preparing |
| you all will be preparing |
| they will be preparing |
|
| I will have prepared |
| you will have prepared |
| he/she/it will have prepared |
| we will have prepared |
| you all will have prepared |
| they will have prepared |
|
| I will have been preparing |
| you will have been preparing |
| he/she/it will have been preparing |
| we will have been preparing |
| you all will have been preparing |
| they will have been preparing |
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