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ITALIAN VERB

prestare

to lend

  • #304 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: prestato
  • Gerund: prestando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I lend
  2. tu you lend
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she lends
  4. noi we lend
  5. voi you all lend
  6. loro they lend

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I lent
  2. tu you lent
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she lent
  4. noi we lent
  5. voi you all lent
  6. loro they lent

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to lend
  2. tu you used to lend
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to lend
  4. noi we used to lend
  5. voi you all used to lend
  6. loro they used to lend

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will lend
  2. tu you will lend
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will lend
  4. noi we will lend
  5. voi you all will lend
  6. loro they will lend

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would lend
  2. tu you would lend
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would lend
  4. noi we would lend
  5. voi you all would lend
  6. loro they would lend

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I lend
  2. tu (that) you lend
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she lend
  4. noi (that) we lend
  5. voi (that) you all lend
  6. loro (that) they lend

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu lend!
  2. Lei lend! (formal)
  3. noi lend! (let’s)
  4. voi lend! (all of you)

How to use prestare

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi presti la tua penna un attimo?

    Can you lend me your pen a second?

  2. Past

    Gli ho prestato cento euro il mese scorso.

    I lent him a hundred euros last month.

  3. Imperfect

    Mia sorella mi prestava sempre i suoi vestiti.

    My sister always lent me her clothes.

  4. Future

    Ti presterò la macchina, ma stai attento.

    I'll lend you the car, but be careful.

  5. Conditional

    Gli presteresti il tuo caricabatterie?

    Would you lend him your charger?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che Paolo ti presti la moto.

    I don't think Paolo will lend you the motorbike.

  7. Imperative

    Prestami l'ombrello, te lo riporto domani.

    Lend me the umbrella, I'll bring it back tomorrow.

Good to know

  • Prestare is to lend; to borrow is farsi prestare or chiedere in prestito. Prestare attenzione is to pay attention.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.