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SPANISH VERB

rentar

to rent

  • #300 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: rentando
  • Past participle: rentado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use rentar

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

  1. Present

    Rentamos un departamento chiquito en la Roma.

    We rent a tiny apartment in Roma.

  2. Past

    Renté un carro para recorrer la península.

    I rented a car to drive around the peninsula.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes rentábamos películas en la tienda de la esquina.

    We used to rent movies at the corner store.

  4. Future

    ¿Rentarán una casa en la playa este verano?

    Will you rent a beach house this summer?

  5. Conditional

    Yo rentaría bicis para ver el centro.

    I'd rent bikes to see downtown.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Busco a alguien que rente mi cuarto extra.

    I'm looking for someone to rent my spare room.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si rentáramos juntos, pagaríamos la mitad cada uno.

    If we rented together, we'd each pay half.

  8. Imperative

    Rente con contrato, es más seguro para todos.

    Rent with a contract, it's safer for everyone.

Good to know

  • Mexico says "rentar" where Spain says "alquilar".

Where you hear rentar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Rentamos kayaks por hora. We rent kayaks by the hour.
  • Rentamos un carro por dos semanas. We rented a car for two weeks.
  • Voy a rentar un departamento. I'm going to rent an apartment.
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A Call from Oaxaca

Beginner Level 3 · rentaremos

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Renting a Car

Beginner Level 3 · rentar · rentamos · lo podemos rentar

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When I Go Back

Beginner Level 3 · rentaré

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