prestar

/pɾesˈtaɾ/, [pɾesˈt̪aɾ]

lend, provide


Gerund: prestando


Past Participles

  Masculine Feminine
Singular prestado prestada
Plural prestados prestadas

Indicative

  Present Imperfect Preterite Future Conditional
yo presto prestaba presté prestaré prestaría
prestas prestabas prestaste prestarás prestarías
él/ella/Ud. presta prestaba prestó prestará prestaría
nosotros prestamos prestábamos prestamos prestaremos prestaríamos
vosotros prestáis prestabais prestasteis prestaréis prestaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. prestan prestaban prestaron prestarán prestarían
vos prestás prestabas prestaste prestarás prestarías

Subjunctive

  Present Imperfect (ra) Imperfect (se) Future
yo preste prestara prestase prestare
prestes prestaras prestases prestares
él/ella/Ud. preste prestara prestase prestare
nosotros prestemos prestáramos prestásemos prestáremos
vosotros prestéis prestarais prestaseis prestareis
ellos/ellas/Uds. presten prestaran prestasen prestaren
vos prestés prestaras prestases prestares

Imperative

  Affirmative Negative
yo    
presta no prestes
Ud. preste no preste
nosotros prestemos no prestemos
vosotros prestad no prestéis
Uds. presten no presten
vos prestá no prestes

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Debemos prestar atención a los problemas medioambientales.

    We must pay attention to environmental problems.

  • Deberías prestar más atención a lo que dice.

    You should pay more attention to what he says.

  • Ella te va a prestar un libro.

    She'll lend you a book.

  • No te puedo prestar este libro.

    I cannot lend this book to you.

  • Nuestro único testigo se niega a prestar declaración.

    Our only witness is refusing to testify.

  • Tenéis que prestar atención.

    You need to pay attention.

  • ¿Me podrías prestar tu diccionario?

    Would you lend your dictionary to me?

  • Tienes que prestar atención a lo que dice tu profesor.

    You must pay attention to what your teacher says.

  • Te puedo prestar uno si quieres.

    I can lend you one if you want.

  • Deberías prestar atención a su historia.

    You should pay attention to his story.

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