| 展示 (Present) "prefer" | I | prefer | |
| 现在进行时 (Present Continuous) "prefer" | I | am preferring | |
| 一般过去时 (Simple past) "prefer" | I | preferred | |
| 过去进行时 (Past Continuous) "prefer" | I | was preferring | |
| 现在完成 (Present perfect) "prefer" | I | have preferred | |
| 现在完成进行时 (Present perfect continuous) "prefer" | I | have been preferring | |
| 过去完成时 (Past perfect) "prefer" | I | had preferred | |
| 过去完成时 (Past perfect continuous) "prefer" | I | had been preferring | |
| 未来 (Future) "prefer" | I | will prefer | |
| 将来进行时 (Future continuous) "prefer" | I | will be preferring | |
| 未来完美 (Future perfect) "prefer" | I | will have preferred | |
| 未来持续完善 (Future perfect continuous) "prefer" | I | will have been preferring |