| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I prefer |
| you prefer |
| he/she/it prefers |
| we prefer |
| you all prefer |
| they prefer |
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| I am preferring |
| you are preferring |
| he/she/it is preferring |
| we are preferring |
| you all are preferring |
| they are preferring |
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| I have preferred |
| you have preferred |
| he/she/it has preferred |
| we have preferred |
| you all have preferred |
| they have preferred |
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| I have been preferring |
| you have been preferring |
| he/she/it has been preferring |
| we have been preferring |
| you all have been preferring |
| they have been preferring |
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| Past |
| I preferred |
| you preferred |
| he/she/it preferred |
| we preferred |
| you all preferred |
| they preferred |
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| I was preferring |
| you were preferring |
| he/she/it was preferring |
| we were preferring |
| you all were preferring |
| they were preferring |
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| I had preferred |
| you had preferred |
| he/she/it had preferred |
| we had preferred |
| you all had preferred |
| they had preferred |
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| I had been preferring |
| you had been preferring |
| he/she/it had been preferring |
| we had been preferring |
| you all had been preferring |
| they had been preferring |
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| Future |
| I will prefer |
| you will prefer |
| he/she/it will prefer |
| we will prefer |
| you all will prefer |
| they will prefer |
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| I will be preferring |
| you will be preferring |
| he/she/it will be preferring |
| we are preferring |
| you all will be preferring |
| they will be preferring |
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| I will have preferred |
| you will have preferred |
| he/she/it will have preferred |
| we will have preferred |
| you all will have preferred |
| they will have preferred |
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| I will have been preferring |
| you will have been preferring |
| he/she/it will have been preferring |
| we will have been preferring |
| you all will have been preferring |
| they will have been preferring |
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