Conjugation of prestar in Spanish
prestarto lendregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presto | |
| tú | prestas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | presta | |
| nosotros | prestamos | |
| vosotros | prestáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | prestan |
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presté | |
| tú | prestaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | prestó | |
| nosotros | prestamos | |
| vosotros | prestasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | prestaron |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prestaba | |
| tú | prestabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | prestaba | |
| nosotros | prestábamos | |
| vosotros | prestabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | prestaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prestaré | |
| tú | prestarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | prestará | |
| nosotros | prestaremos | |
| vosotros | prestaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | prestarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prestaría | |
| tú | prestarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | prestaría | |
| nosotros | prestaríamos | |
| vosotros | prestaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | prestarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preste | |
| tú | prestes | |
| él/ella/Ud. | preste | |
| nosotros | prestemos | |
| vosotros | prestéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | presten |
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prestara | |
| tú | prestaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | prestara | |
| nosotros | prestáramos | |
| vosotros | prestarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | prestaran |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Imperfecto
- vosotros
prestaráisprestaraisThe imperfect subjunctive vosotros form is prestarais, not prestaráis.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | presta | |
| él/ella/Ud. | preste | |
| nosotros | prestemos | |
| vosotros | prestad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | presten |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
prestesprestaThe informal affirmative command is presta, not the present subjunctive prestes.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prestando | |
| tú | prestando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | prestando | |
| nosotros | prestando | |
| vosotros | prestando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | prestando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prestado | |
| tú | prestado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | prestado | |
| nosotros | prestado | |
| vosotros | prestado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | prestado |
prestar — frequently asked questions
Is prestar a regular verb?
Yes — prestar is a regular Spanish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does prestar mean?
prestar is a Spanish verb meaning "to lend".