| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | Present Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| prefer (be preferred) | preferred (was preferred) | preferred (been preferred) | preferring (being preferred) |
| INDICATIVE | ||
|---|---|---|
| PRESENT SIMPLE | PAST SIMPLE | FUTURE SIMPLE |
| I prefer | I preferred | I will prefer |
| you prefer | you preferred | you will prefer |
| he/she/it prefers | he/she/it preferred | he/she/it will prefer |
| we prefer | we preferred | we will prefer |
| you prefer | you preferred | you will prefer |
| they prefer | they preferred | they will prefer |
| PRESENT CONTINUOUS | PAST CONTINUOUS | FUTURE CONTINUOUS |
| I am preferring | I was preferring | I will be preferring |
| you are preferring | you were preferring | you will be preferring |
| he/she/it is preferring | he/she/it was preferring | he/she/it will be preferring |
| we are preferring | we were preferring | we will be preferring |
| you are preferring | you were preferring | you will be preferring |
| they are preferring | they were preferring | they will be preferring |
| PRESENT PERFECT | PAST PERFECT | FUTURE PERFECT |
| I have preferred | I had preferred | I will have preferred |
| you have preferred | you had preferred | you will have preferred |
| he/she/it has preferred | he/she/it had preferred | he/she/it will have preferred |
| we have preferred | we had preferred | we will have preferred |
| you have preferred | you had preferred | you will have preferred |
| they have preferred | they had preferred | they will have preferred |
| PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS | PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS | FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS |
| I have been preferring | I had been preferring | I will have been preferring |
| you have been preferring | you had been preferring | you will have been preferring |
| he/she/it has been preferring | he/she/it had been preferring | he/she/it will have been preferring |
| we have been preferring | we had been preferring | we will have been preferring |
| you have been preferring | you had been preferring | you will have been preferring |
| they have been preferring | they had been preferring | they will have been preferring |
| CONDITIONAL | ||
| CONDITIONAL PRESENT | CONDITIONAL PERFECT | |
| I would prefer | I would have preferred | |
| you would prefer | you would have preferred | |
| he/she/it would prefer | he/she/it would have preferred | |
| we would prefer | we would have preferred | |
| you would prefer | you would have preferred | |
| they would prefer | they would have preferred | |
| CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE | CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE | |
| I would be preferring | I would have been preferring | |
| you would be preferring | you would have been preferring | |
| he/she/it would be preferring | he/she/it would have been preferring | |
| we would be preferring | we would have been preferring | |
| you would be preferring | you would have been preferring | |
| they would be preferring | they would have been preferring | |
| SUBJUNCTIVE | ||
| PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE | PAST SUBJUNCTIVE | PAST PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE |
| (that) I prefer | (that) I preferred | (that) I had preferred |
| (that) you prefer | (that) you preferred | (that) you had preferred |
| (that) he/she/it prefer | (that) he/she/it preferred | (that) he/she/it had preferred |
| (that) we prefer | (that) we preferred | (that) we had preferred |
| (that) you prefer | (that) you preferred | (that) you had preferred |
| (that) they prefer | (that) they preferred | (that) they had preferred |
| IMPERATIVE | ||
| (you) prefer | ||
| (we) let's prefer | ||
| (you) prefer | ||
| INDICATIVE | ||
|---|---|---|
| PRESENT SIMPLE | PAST SIMPLE | FUTURE SIMPLE |
| I am preferred | I was preferred | I will be preferred |
| you are preferred | you were preferred | you will be preferred |
| he/she/it is preferred | he/she/it was preferred | he/she/it will be preferred |
| we are preferred | we were preferred | we will be preferred |
| you are preferred | you were preferred | you will be preferred |
| they are preferred | they were preferred | they will be preferred |
| PRESENT CONTINUOUS | PAST CONTINUOUS | FUTURE CONTINUOUS |
| I am being preferred | I was being preferred | I will be being preferred |
| you are being preferred | you were being preferred | you will be being preferred |
| he/she/it is being preferred | he/she/it was being preferred | he/she/it will be being preferred |
| we are being preferred | we were being preferred | we will be being preferred |
| you are being preferred | you were being preferred | you will be being preferred |
| they are being preferred | they were being preferred | they will be being preferred |
| PRESENT PERFECT | PAST PERFECT | FUTURE PERFECT |
| I have been preferred | I had been preferred | I will have been preferred |
| you have been preferred | you had been preferred | you will have been preferred |
| he/she/it has been preferred | he/she/it had been preferred | he/she/it will have been preferred |
| we have been preferred | we had been preferred | we will have been preferred |
| you have been preferred | you had been preferred | you will have been preferred |
| they have been preferred | they had been preferred | they will have been preferred |
| PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS | PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS | FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS |
| I have been being preferred | I had been being preferred | I will have been being preferred |
| you have been being preferred | you had been being preferred | you will have been being preferred |
| he/she/it has been being preferred | he/she/it had been being preferred | he/she/it will have been being preferred |
| we have been being preferred | we had been being preferred | we will have been being preferred |
| you have been being preferred | you had been being preferred | you will have been being preferred |
| they have been being preferred | they had been being preferred | they will have been being preferred |
| CONDITIONAL | ||
| CONDITIONAL PRESENT | CONDITIONAL PERFECT | |
| I would be preferred | I would have been preferred | |
| you would be preferred | you would have been preferred | |
| he/she/it would be preferred | he/she/it would have been preferred | |
| we would be preferred | we would have been preferred | |
| you would be preferred | you would have been preferred | |
| they would be preferred | they would have been preferred | |
| CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE | CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE | |
| I would be being preferred | I would have been being preferred | |
| you would be being preferred | you would have been being preferred | |
| he/she/it would be being preferred | he/she/it would have been being preferred | |
| we would be being preferred | we would have been being preferred | |
| you would be being preferred | you would have been being preferred | |
| they would be being preferred | they would have been being preferred | |
| SUBJUNCTIVE | ||
| PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE | PAST SUBJUNCTIVE | PAST PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE |
| (that) I be preferred | (that) I was preferred | (that) I had been preferred |
| (that) you be preferred | (that) you was preferred | (that) you had been preferred |
| (that) he/she/it be preferred | (that) he/she/it was preferred | (that) he/she/it had been preferred |
| (that) we be preferred | (that) we was preferred | (that) we had been preferred |
| (that) you be preferred | (that) you was preferred | (that) you had been preferred |
| (that) they be preferred | (that) they was preferred | (that) they had been preferred |
| IMPERATIVE | ||
| (you) be preferred | ||
| (we) let's be preferred | ||
| (you) be preferred | ||