| 現在 (Present) "prefer" | I | prefer | |
| 現在継続 (Present Continuous) "prefer" | I | am preferring | |
| 単純な過去 (Simple past) "prefer" | I | preferred | |
| 過去継続 (Past Continuous) "prefer" | I | was preferring | |
| 現在完了 (Present perfect) "prefer" | I | have preferred | |
| 連続完璧な存在 (Present perfect continuous) "prefer" | I | have been preferring | |
| 過去完了 (Past perfect) "prefer" | I | had preferred | |
| 過去の完璧な連続 (Past perfect continuous) "prefer" | I | had been preferring | |
| 未来 (Future) "prefer" | I | will prefer | |
| 連続将来 (Future continuous) "prefer" | I | will be preferring | |
| 未来完了 (Future perfect) "prefer" | I | will have preferred | |
| 連続完璧な将来 (Future perfect continuous) "prefer" | I | will have been preferring |