Prestar conjugation
to lend, pay (attention)
Past participleprestado
Gerundprestando
Future stemprestar-
Preterite (yo)presté
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Prestar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo presto |
| tú prestas |
| él/ella/usted presta |
| nosotros/as prestamos |
| vosotros/as prestáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes prestan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo presté |
| tú prestaste |
| él/ella/usted prestó |
| nosotros/as prestamos |
| vosotros/as prestasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes prestaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo prestaba |
| tú prestabas |
| él/ella/usted prestaba |
| nosotros/as prestábamos |
| vosotros/as prestabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes prestaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a prestar |
| tú vas a prestar |
| él/ella/usted va a prestar |
| nosotros/as vamos a prestar |
| vosotros/as vais a prestar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a prestar |
Futuro simple future
| yo prestaré |
| tú prestarás |
| él/ella/usted prestará |
| nosotros/as prestaremos |
| vosotros/as prestaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes prestarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo prestaría |
| tú prestarías |
| él/ella/usted prestaría |
| nosotros/as prestaríamos |
| vosotros/as prestaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes prestarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he prestado |
| tú has prestado |
| él/ella/usted ha prestado |
| nosotros/as hemos prestado |
| vosotros/as habéis prestado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han prestado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy prestando |
| tú estás prestando |
| él/ella/usted está prestando |
| nosotros/as estamos prestando |
| vosotros/as estáis prestando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están prestando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) presta |
| (usted) preste |
| (vosotros/as) prestad |
| (ustedes) presten |
Also useful at Higher (aim for grades 7 to 9)
Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había prestado |
| tú habías prestado |
| él/ella/usted había prestado |
| nosotros/as habíamos prestado |
| vosotros/as habíais prestado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían prestado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo preste |
| tú prestes |
| él/ella/usted preste |
| nosotros/as prestemos |
| vosotros/as prestéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes presten |
Quick questions about prestar
Is prestar regular or irregular?
Prestar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of prestar?
In the preterite, yo presté and él/ella/usted prestó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of prestar?
The past participle of prestar is prestado, as in yo he prestado.
What is the gerund of prestar?
The gerund (-ing form) of prestar is prestando, as in yo estoy prestando.
What is the future stem of prestar?
The future and conditional stem of prestar is prestar-: yo prestaré, yo prestaría.
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
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