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yo preparaba

was preparing, used to prepare

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prepar prepare, get ready + aba 1st/3rd person singular imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #34,562
was preparing, used to prepare For a habitual past action, English often uses the simple past.
SP: Mi madre preparaba café cada mañana.
EN: My mother used to make coffee every morning.
Conjugation of preparar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First preparaba —
Third preparaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First preparaba —
Third preparaba —

El restaurante Peckman's preparaba el mejor.

Peckman’s restaurant made the best one.

— El día del fin del mundo: Migración (2026)

Me quemé los dedos mientras preparaba pochoclo.

I burned my fingers while making popcorn.

Ella preparaba comida siempre que estábamos allá.

She always cooked food whenever we were there.

Si no le gustaba algo que le preparaba, me lo tiraba en la cara.

If he didn’t like something I made him, he’d throw it in my face.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

Paulie lo preparaba todo.

Paulie prepared everything.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Si extraño algo de mi país es la comida casera que preparaba mi madre cada noche.

If there's one thing I miss about my country, it's the homemade food my mother used to prepare every night.

Quizá alguien en Bellport sí preparaba cerveza de trigo.

Maybe someone in Bellport did brew wheat beer.

Sabe exactamente igual al pan que mi mamá preparaba.

It tastes exactly like the bread my mom used to make.

— El niño y la garza (2023)

Johnny Dio preparaba la carne.

Johnny Dio was preparing the meat.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Le preparaba algo de beber.

I was preparing something for him/her to drink.

— Chicago (2002)