Examples of using "готовилась" in a sentence and their english translations:
Go tell her to get ready.
The country was gearing up for war.
Layla was preparing for an important event.
She used to train a lot for the competition.
Even though I studied for my first midterm exam --
A perfect example I came across in preparation for this talk
If I had known that the exam would be so easy, I would have studied much less.