| Präsens (Present) "prefer" | I | prefer | |
| Präsens Verlaufsform (Present continuous) "prefer" | I | am preferring | |
| Präteritum (Simple past) "prefer" | I | preferred | |
| Perfekt Verlaufsform (Past Continuous) "prefer" | I | was preferring | |
| Present Perfect (Präsens) "prefer" | I | have preferred | |
| Present Continuous (Futur) "prefer" | I | have been preferring | |
| Plusquamperfekt (Past perfect) "prefer" | I | had preferred | |
| Plusquamperfekt Verlaufsform (Past perfect continuous) "prefer" | I | had been preferring | |
| Futur I (Future) "prefer" | I | will prefer | |
| Futur I Verlaufsform (Future continuous) "prefer" | I | will be preferring | |
| Futur II (Future perfect) "prefer" | I | will have preferred | |
| Futur II Verlaufsform (Future perfect continuous) "prefer" | I | will have been preferring |