What does prender mean?
prender means to catch, to arrest in English. It is a regular -er verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to take, to pick up; to grab.
Spanish verb guide
Prender Conjugation in Spanish
Learn prender, meaning to catch, to arrest, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-ergerund: prendiendoparticiple: prendido
Principal forms of prender
- Infinitive
- prender
- Gerund
- prendiendo
- Past participle
- prendido
Prender conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | prendo | prendí | prendía | prenderé |
| tú | prendes | prendiste | prendías | prenderás |
| él / ella / usted | prende | prendió | prendía | prenderá |
| nosotros/as | prendemos | prendimos | prendíamos | prenderemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | prenden | prendieron | prendían | prenderán |
Pattern notes
- Prender follows the regular -er pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with prender
La casa se prendió fuego.The house caught fire.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El hombre se prendió fuego.The man set himself on fire.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Por favor, prenda la televisión.Please turn on the television.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate prender for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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