je, 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.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de préparer |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de préparer |
| il/elle | vient de préparer |
| nous | venons de préparer |
| vous | venez de préparer |
| ils/elles | viennent de préparer |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | prépare |
|---|---|
| nous | préparons |
| vous | préparez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en préparant
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.