| Present "prefer" | I | prefer | |
| Present Continuous "prefer" | I | am preferring | |
| Simple past "prefer" | I | preferred | |
| Past Continuous "prefer" | I | was preferring | |
| Present perfect "prefer" | I | have preferred | |
| Present perfect continuous "prefer" | I | have been preferring | |
| Past perfect "prefer" | I | had preferred | |
| Past perfect continuous "prefer" | I | had been preferring | |
| Future "prefer" | I | will prefer | |
| Future continuous "prefer" | I | will be preferring | |
| Future perfect "prefer" | I | will have preferred | |
| Future perfect continuous "prefer" | I | will have been preferring |