What does prestar mean?
prestar means to lend in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to give, pay (e.g., attention); to have a natural inclination, a natural tendency.
Spanish verb guide
Prestar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn prestar, meaning to lend, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: prestandoparticiple: prestado
Principal forms of prestar
- Infinitive
- prestar
- Gerund
- prestando
- Past participle
- prestado
Prestar 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 | presto | presté | prestaba | prestaré |
| tú | prestas | prestaste | prestabas | prestarás |
| él / ella / usted | presta | prestó | prestaba | prestará |
| nosotros/as | prestamos | prestamos | prestábamos | prestaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | prestan | prestaron | prestaban | prestarán |
Pattern notes
- Prestar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with prestar
Él me prestó dos libros.He lent me two books.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Le presté dinero a mi amigo.I lent my friend some money.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Le presté a Tom algún dinero.I lent Tom some money.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate prestar 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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