everything has been prepared vs everything has been preparing

The correct version is "everything has been prepared." "Everything has been preparing" is wrong because "preparing" is the present participle form of the verb, which does not match the tense and subject in this sentence.

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Last updated: October 26, 2024 • 13124 views

everything has been prepared

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that all necessary arrangements or actions have been completed in the past up to the present moment.

Examples:

Everything has been prepared for the meeting.
All the food has been prepared for the party.
The room has been prepared for the guests.
The documents have been prepared for submission.
The team has been prepared for the match.

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I have a plan, and everything has been prepared to the last detail.
Everything has been prepared for your reception.
I doubt it, because everything has been prepared to manipulate these elections and to obtain results in accordance with Mr Putin's wishes, including artificial opposition parties and the creation of phoney NGOs.
Everything that needed has already been prepared.
We can get everything prepared and assembly line it once the fish gets here.
Everything's prepared for you upstairs.
Is everything prepared for the flight?
Is everything prepared for the King of Scotland's visit?
Tonight at 2 am Everything is prepared for flight.
But everything is prepared and ready to serve.
Your Majesty, everything is prepared for tonight.
Yes, everything is prepared and ready, Your Majesty.
-I come prepared for everything.
I'm sure. Well, everything's prepared.
Let everything be prepared for a great feast.
I have prepared everything according to Calrissian's instructions.
Your mother prepared everything really well.
Everything is being prepared to transport the president.
- Everything you're prepared to discuss.
No, I prepared everything for you.

everything has been preparing

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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I agree with everything that has been said about preparing the European Union, stockpiling vaccines and antivirals, and developing a vaccine.
These countries are preparing everything to change their notes and coins.
That doesn't withhold me of preparing everything, in case of...
Obviously, we hope that this process will be resolved as quickly as possible and we are preparing everything we possibly can for the new Commission, and will continue to do so.
Finally, I must also say a word of thanks for the work carried out jointly with the Commission in preparing everything for the second EU-Africa Summit.
I've been preparing since Francis took office.
I've been preparing for this for the past 13 years.
I bet you've been preparing for battle for hours now.
I've been preparing for this day.
- He's been preparing all morning.
Thing is I've been preparing for this for over a decade.
She's been preparing all day.
I've been preparing for it my whole life.
They, much like I, have been preparing for something...
We've been preparing for them to come back ever since.
Insurgents believed to number in the thousands have been preparing defenses attacking U.S. Troops, and rigging booby traps.
Crown Prosecutor Mark Tedeschi QC has been preparing for this day for months.
I've been preparing for mid-term assessments.
We've been preparing this nerve graft for weeks. I know.
This is what you've been preparing for.

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