préparer

transitive verb

1. (café, petit-déjeuner)

a. to make

a. to make

b. to cook

3. (voyage, entreprise)

a. to plan

a. to prepare for

Laure prépare son examen d'économie.Laure's preparing for her economics exam.

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	préparant
Past:	préparé

Indicative of "préparer"

	Present	Imperfect	Future	Past Historic
je	prépare	préparais	préparerai	préparai
tu	prépares	préparais	prépareras	préparas
il/elle	prépare	préparait	préparera	prépara
nous	préparons	préparions	préparerons	préparâmes
vous	préparez	prépariez	préparerez	préparâtes
ils/elles	préparent	préparaient	prépareront	préparèrent

Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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