| Einfach | Progressiv | Perfekt | Progressiv |
| Präsens |
| I preface |
| you preface |
| he/she/it prefaces |
| we preface |
| you all preface |
| they preface |
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| I am prefacing |
| you are prefacing |
| he/she/it is prefacing |
| we are prefacing |
| you all are prefacing |
| they are prefacing |
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| I have prefaced |
| you have prefaced |
| he/she/it has prefaced |
| we have prefaced |
| you all have prefaced |
| they have prefaced |
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| I have been prefacing |
| you have been prefacing |
| he/she/it has been prefacing |
| we have been prefacing |
| you all have been prefacing |
| they have been prefacing |
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| Präteritum |
| I prefaced |
| you prefaced |
| he/she/it prefaced |
| we prefaced |
| you all prefaced |
| they prefaced |
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| I was prefacing |
| you were prefacing |
| he/she/it was prefacing |
| we were prefacing |
| you all were prefacing |
| they were prefacing |
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| I had prefaced |
| you had prefaced |
| he/she/it had prefaced |
| we had prefaced |
| you all had prefaced |
| they had prefaced |
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| I had been prefacing |
| you had been prefacing |
| he/she/it had been prefacing |
| we had been prefacing |
| you all had been prefacing |
| they had been prefacing |
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| Futur |
| I will preface |
| you will preface |
| he/she/it will preface |
| we will preface |
| you all will preface |
| they will preface |
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| I will be prefacing |
| you will be prefacing |
| he/she/it will be prefacing |
| we are prefacing |
| you all will be prefacing |
| they will be prefacing |
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| I will have prefaced |
| you will have prefaced |
| he/she/it will have prefaced |
| we will have prefaced |
| you all will have prefaced |
| they will have prefaced |
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| I will have been prefacing |
| you will have been prefacing |
| he/she/it will have been prefacing |
| we will have been prefacing |
| you all will have been prefacing |
| they will have been prefacing |
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