| Prítomný (Present) "prefer" | I | prefer | |
| Prítomný priebehový (Present continuous) "prefer" | I | am preferring | |
| Minulý (Simple past) "prefer" | I | preferred | |
| Minulý priebehový (Past continuous) "prefer" | I | was preferring | |
| Predrítomný čas (Present Perfect) "prefer" | I | have preferred | |
| Predprítomný čas priebehový (Present Perfect Continuous) "prefer" | I | have been preferring | |
| Predminulý (Past perfect) "prefer" | I | had preferred | |
| Predminulý priebehový (Past perfect continuous) "prefer" | I | had been preferring | |
| Budúce (Future) "prefer" | I | will prefer | |
| Budúce priebehový (Future continuous) "prefer" | I | will be preferring | |
| Predbudúci (Future perfect) "prefer" | I | will have preferred | |
| Predbudúci priebehový (Future perfect continuous) "prefer" | I | will have been preferring |