Meaning: to make something in advance for a particular purpose, especially to do something difficult or challenging.
Prepare Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1): | Prepare |
| Past Tense (V2): | Prepared |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Prepared |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Preparing |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Prepares |
Prepare Past Tense:
Past Tense of Prepare is Prepared.
Example: Sarah prepared the Food.
Prepare Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Prepare is Prepared.
Example: Sarah has prepared the Food.
Prepare Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Prepare is Preparing.
Example: Sarah is preparing the Food.
Prepare 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Prepare is Prepares.
Example: Sarah prepares the Food.
Prepare Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I prepare the Food.
- We/You/They prepare the Food.
- He/She/It/Adam prepares the Food.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am preparing the Food.
- We/You/They are preparing the Food.
- He/She/It/Adam is preparing the Food.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have prepared the Food.
- We/You/They have prepared the Food.
- He/She/It/Adam has prepared the Food.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been preparing the Food.
- We/You/They have been preparing the Food.
- He/She/It/Adam has been preparing the Food.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I prepared the Food.
- We/You/They prepared the Food.
- He/She/It/Adam prepared the Food.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was preparing the Food.
- We/You/They were preparing the Food.
- He/She/It/Adam was preparing the Food.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had prepared the Food.
- We/You/They had prepared the Food.
- He/She/It/Adam had prepared the Food.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been preparing the Food.
- We/You/They had been preparing the Food.
- He/She/It/Adam had been preparing the Food.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will prepare the Food.
- We/You/They will prepare the Food.
- He/She/It/Adam will prepare the Food.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be preparing the Food.
- We/You/They will be preparing the Food.
- He/She/It/Adam will be preparing the Food.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have prepared the Food.
- We/You/They will have prepared the Food.
- He/She/It/Adam will have prepared the Food.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been preparing the Food.
- We/You/They will have been preparing the Food.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been preparing the Food.
Past Tense of Prepare Phrasal Verbs
| Prepare Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Prepare for | Prepared for |
| Prepare to | Prepared to |
| Prepare with | Prepared with |
| Prepare in | Prepared in |
| Prepare ahead | Prepared ahead |
| Prepare up | Prepared up |
| Prepare down | Prepared down |
| Prepare over | Prepared over |
| Prepare out | Prepared out |
| Prepare away | Prepared away |
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FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Prepare?
Future Tense of prepare is “will prepare”.
What is the Present Tense of Prepare?
Present Tense of prepare is “prepare + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | prepare |
| He/she/it/singular name | prepares |
| Present participle | preparing |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Prepare?
Past perfect tense of take is “had prepared”.
