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SPANISH VERB

prestar

to lend

  • #293 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: prestando
  • Past participle: prestado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I lend
  2. tú you lend
  3. usted, él, ella he/she lends
  4. nosotros we lend
  5. vosotros Spain you all lend
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they lend

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I lent
  2. tú you lent
  3. usted, él, ella he/she lent
  4. nosotros we lent
  5. vosotros Spain you all lent
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they lent

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to lend
  2. tú you used to lend
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to lend
  4. nosotros we used to lend
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to lend
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to lend

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will lend
  2. tú you will lend
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will lend
  4. nosotros we will lend
  5. vosotros Spain you all will lend
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will lend

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would lend
  2. tú you would lend
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would lend
  4. nosotros we would lend
  5. vosotros Spain you all would lend
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would lend

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I lend
  2. tú (that) you lend
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she lend
  4. nosotros (that) we lend
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all lend
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they lend

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I lent
  2. tú (if) you lent
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she lent
  4. nosotros (if) we lent
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all lent
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they lent

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú lend!
  2. usted lend! (formal)
  3. nosotros lend! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain lend! (all of you)
  5. ustedes lend! (all of you)

How to use prestar

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

  1. Present

    ¿Me prestas tu cargador un momento?

    Can you lend me your charger for a moment?

  2. Past

    Le presté mi carro a mi hermano el fin de semana.

    I lent my car to my brother over the weekend.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi vecina me prestaba sus libros de cocina.

    My neighbor used to lend me her cookbooks.

  4. Future

    Te prestaré el dinero, pero me lo pagas en marzo.

    I'll lend you the money, but you pay me back in March.

  5. Conditional

    Yo te prestaría mi bici, pero tiene una llanta ponchada.

    I'd lend you my bike, but it has a flat tire.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Pídele a Ana que te preste su paraguas.

    Ask Ana to lend you her umbrella.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si me prestaras tu cámara, tomaría mejores fotos.

    If you lent me your camera, I'd take better photos.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Presta atención, esto va a venir en el examen!

    Pay attention, this is going to be on the exam!

Good to know

  • "Prestar atención" is to pay attention: "¡Presta atención!"

Where you hear prestar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • ¿Me prestas tu celular? Will you lend me your phone?
  • Le presté un sombrero a Sara. I lent Sarah a hat.
  • Mañana te voy a prestar mi mapa. Tomorrow I'm going to lend you my map.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Le presto dinero a mi hija. I lend my daughter money.
  • Le presté mi teléfono a una amiga. I lent my phone to a friend.
  • Mañana te voy a prestar mi sombrero. Tomorrow I'm going to lend you my hat.
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Could You Recommend Something?

Beginner Level 3 · prestarme

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Can You Send It to Me?

Beginner Level 3 · me lo prestó · me lo prestas · te la presto

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I'll Take You

Beginner Level 3 · Se lo presto. · Préstamelo.

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A Flat Tyre

Beginner Level 3 · me presta

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Always Welcome

Beginner Level 3 · prestármelo

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What Would We Do?

Intermediate Level 1 · te prestaría

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Two Halves

Fluency Level 2 · te lo prestamos · prestado

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Verbs like this one

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