praeparer

Latin

Verb

praeparer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of praeparō

Middle French

Alternative forms

• preparer

Etymology

Since Old French, from Latin praeparō.

Verb

praeparer

1. to prepare (to make ready)

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of praeparer

infinitive	simple	praeparer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	praeparant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		praeparé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	praepare	praepares	praepare	praeparons	praeparez	praeparent
	imperfect	praeparois, praeparoys	praeparois, praeparoys	praeparoit, praeparoyt	praeparions, praeparyons	praepariez, praeparyez	praeparoient, praeparoyent
	past historic	praepara	praeparas	praepara	praeparasmes	praeparastes	praeparerent
	future	praeparerai, praepareray	praepareras	praeparera	praeparerons	praeparerez	praepareront
	conditional	praeparerois, praepareroys	praeparerois, praepareroys	praepareroit, praepareroyt	praeparerions, praepareryons	praepareriez, praepareryez	praepareroient, praepareroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	praepare	praepares	praepare	praeparons	praeparez	praeparent
	imperfect	praeparasse	praeparasses	praeparast	praeparassions	praeparassiez	praeparassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	praepare	—	praeparons	praeparez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• French: préparer