preparar means: to prepare, to coach, to train, to make up, to ready
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In this conjugation lesson we will see how to conjugate the verb preparar in the Condicional tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to create and translate forms of each grammatical person.

This lesson is specifically about the preparar verb conjugation. For an overview of Simple Tenses conjugation see the Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.

You may also see this Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Condicional. It’s embedded below, but using the above link you may find more detailed information on conjugation in this tense as well as explanation of special cases and exceptions.

How to translate Condicional to English

Note that the phrases in English provided below next to each conjugation are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:

• In Spanish conjugation, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
• Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
• Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
• In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.

Step by step instructions

Condicional belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of its inflected forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in Spanish language, where each inflected form consists of two words.The verb preparar has regular conjugation in the Condicional tense of the Indicativo mood. It means this verb simply follows the basic rules for its conjugation group (-ar) without any exceptions, spelling corrections and the like. The basis for this conjugation is the infinitive of this verb, so it’s really simple to create, and only a few exceptions exist.Use the infinitive preparar in each person. Next, add to the infinitive the endings specific to each person. In this tense we use the exact same endings in each of the three conjugation groups -ar, -er, -ir. Analyze the image showing all six endings. Note both the colors and shapes of the letters. It should help you find patterns and make it easier to remember these endings. Add the regular ending -ía for the first person singular to create prepararía:

• yo prepararía – I would prepare

Similarly add the regular ending -ías for the second person singular to create prepararías:

• tú prepararías – you would prepare

Like previously add the regular ending -ía for the third person singular to create prepararía:

• él prepararía – he would prepare
• ella prepararía – she would prepare
• usted prepararía – (formal) you would prepare

And add the regular ending -íamos for the first person plural to create prepararíamos:

• nosotros prepararíamos – we would prepare
• nosotras prepararíamos – (feminine) we would prepare

And similarly add the regular ending -íais for the second person plural to create prepararíais:

• vosotros prepararíais – (plural) you would prepare
• vosotras prepararíais – (feminine, plural) you would prepare

And once more add the regular ending -ían for the third person plural to create prepararían:

• ellos prepararían – they would prepare
• ellas prepararían – (feminine) they would prepare
• ustedes prepararían – (formal, plural) you would prepare

Hurray! The conjugation is now complete. That’s the final result:

yo	prepararía	I would prepare
tú	prepararías	you would prepare
él/ella/usted	prepararía	he/she/it would prepare
nosotros/nosotras	prepararíamos	we would prepare
vosotros/vosotras	prepararíais	you would prepare
ellos/ellas/ustedes	prepararían	they would prepare

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Next Steps to Perfection To practice this conjugation and test your skills try this Conjugation Exercise or the Memory Game To see other conjugation lessons for this verb choose another tense: PresentePretéritoImperfectoFuturoPretérito Perfecto CompuestoPretérito PluscuamperfectoFuturo PerfectoCondicional PerfectoPretérito Perfecto Compuesto (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto A (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto B (subjuntivo)Futuro Perfecto (subjuntivo)  For exercises and examples related to preparar visit our Exercise section To see conjugation charts in all tenses for preparar visit the Conjugator To explore other learning materials visit the Study section

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