Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Prestar in Spanish
prestar to lend, to loan Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Prestar (to lend, to loan) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: presto, prestas, presta, prestamos, prestáis, prestan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- prestado lent
- Gerund
- prestando lending
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Prestar
- Prestar in the Indicative Present
- Prestar in the Indicative Preterite
- Prestar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Prestar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Prestar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Prestar in the Indicative Future
- Prestar in the Indicative Conditional
- Prestar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Prestar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Prestar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Prestar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Prestar
- Imperative tenses of Prestar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Prestar
Prestar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of prestar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “presto”, meaning “I lend”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presto | I lend |
| Tú | prestas | you lend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | presta | s/he lends |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prestamos | we lend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prestáis | you (plural) lend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prestan | they lend |
How it’s built: Regular: stem prest- plus the -ar endings.
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Prestar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of prestar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “presté”, meaning “I lent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | presté | I lent |
| Tú | prestaste | you lent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prestó | s/he lent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prestamos | we lent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prestasteis | you (plural) lent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prestaron | they lent |
How it’s built: Regular: stem prest- plus the -ar endings.
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Prestar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of prestar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “prestaba”, meaning “I used to lend”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | prestaba | I used to lend |
| Tú | prestabas | you used to lend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prestaba | s/he used to lend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prestábamos | we used to lend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prestabais | you (plural) used to lend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prestaban | they used to lend |
How it’s built: Regular: stem prest- plus the -ar endings.
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Prestar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of prestar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy prestando”, meaning “I am lending”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy prestando | I am lending |
| Tú | estás prestando | you are lending |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está prestando | s/he is lending |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos prestando | we are lending |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis prestando | you (plural) are lending |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están prestando | they are lending |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund prestando.
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Prestar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of prestar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a prestar”, meaning “I am going to lend”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a prestar | I am going to lend |
| Tú | vas a prestar | you are going to lend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a prestar | s/he is going to lend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a prestar | we are going to lend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a prestar | you (plural) are going to lend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a prestar | they are going to lend |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive prestar.
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Prestar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of prestar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “prestaré”, meaning “I will lend”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | prestaré | I will lend |
| Tú | prestarás | you will lend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prestará | s/he will lend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prestaremos | we will lend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prestaréis | you (plural) will lend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prestarán | they will lend |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive prestar plus the future endings.
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Prestar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of prestar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “prestaría”, meaning “I would lend”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | prestaría | I would lend |
| Tú | prestarías | you would lend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prestaría | s/he would lend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prestaríamos | we would lend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prestaríais | you (plural) would lend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prestarían | they would lend |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive prestar plus the conditional endings.
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Prestar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of prestar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he prestado”, meaning “I have lent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he prestado | I have lent |
| Tú | has prestado | you have lent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha prestado | s/he has lent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos prestado | we have lent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis prestado | you (plural) have lent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han prestado | they have lent |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle prestado.
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Prestar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of prestar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había prestado”, meaning “I had lent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había prestado | I had lent |
| Tú | habías prestado | you had lent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había prestado | s/he had lent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos prestado | we had lent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais prestado | you (plural) had lent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían prestado | they had lent |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle prestado.
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Prestar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of prestar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré prestado”, meaning “I will have lent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré prestado | I will have lent |
| Tú | habrás prestado | you will have lent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá prestado | s/he will have lent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos prestado | we will have lent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis prestado | you (plural) will have lent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán prestado | they will have lent |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle prestado.
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Prestar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of prestar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría prestado”, meaning “I would have lent”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría prestado | I would have lent |
| Tú | habrías prestado | you would have lent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría prestado | s/he would have lent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos prestado | we would have lent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais prestado | you (plural) would have lent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían prestado | they would have lent |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle prestado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Prestar
Prestar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “preste”, meaning “I lend”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preste | I lend |
| Tú | prestes | you lend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preste | s/he lends |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prestemos | we lend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prestéis | you (plural) lend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presten | they lend |
How it’s built: Regular: stem prest- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Prestar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “prestara”, meaning “I lent”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | prestara | I lent |
| Tú | prestaras | you lent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prestara | s/he lent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prestáramos | we lent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prestarais | you (plural) lent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prestaran | they lent |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, prestaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (prestáramos).
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Prestar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “prestare”, meaning “I will lend”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | prestare | I will lend |
| Tú | prestares | you will lend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | prestare | s/he will lend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prestáremos | we will lend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prestareis | you (plural) will lend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | prestaren | they will lend |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, prestaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (prestáremos).
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Prestar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya prestado”, meaning “I have lent”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya prestado | I have lent |
| Tú | hayas prestado | you have lent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya prestado | s/he has lent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos prestado | we have lent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis prestado | you (plural) have lent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan prestado | they have lent |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle prestado.
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Prestar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera prestado”, meaning “I had lent”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera prestado | I had lent |
| Tú | hubieras prestado | you had lent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera prestado | s/he had lent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos prestado | we had lent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais prestado | you (plural) had lent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran prestado | they had lent |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle prestado.
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Prestar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere prestado”, meaning “I will have lent”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere prestado | I will have lent |
| Tú | hubieres prestado | you will have lent |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere prestado | s/he will have lent |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos prestado | we will have lent |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis prestado | you (plural) will have lent |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren prestado | they will have lent |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle prestado.
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Imperative tenses of Prestar
Prestar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “preste”, meaning “(to you formal) lend!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | presta | (to you) lend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preste | (to you formal) lend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | prestemos | let's lend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | prestad | (to you plural) lend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | presten | (to you plural formal) lend! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (presta); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (preste, prestemos, presten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (prestad).
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Prestar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no preste”, meaning “(to you formal) don't lend!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no prestes | (to you) don't lend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no preste | (to you formal) don't lend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no prestemos | let's not lend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no prestéis | (to you plural) don't lend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no presten | (to you plural formal) don't lend! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no prestes, no preste, no prestemos, no prestéis, no presten.
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Frequently asked questions about Prestar
Is prestar a regular or irregular verb?
Prestar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate prestar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), prestar is conjugated as: yo presto, tú prestas, él/ella/usted presta, nosotros prestamos, vosotros prestáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes prestan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate prestar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), prestar is conjugated as: yo presté, tú prestaste, él/ella/usted prestó, nosotros prestamos, vosotros prestasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes prestaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate prestar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), prestar is conjugated as: yo prestaba, tú prestabas, él/ella/usted prestaba, nosotros prestábamos, vosotros prestabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes prestaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate prestar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), prestar is conjugated as: yo prestaré, tú prestarás, él/ella/usted prestará, nosotros prestaremos, vosotros prestaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes prestarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate prestar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), prestar is conjugated as: yo preste, tú prestes, él/ella/usted preste, nosotros prestemos, vosotros prestéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes presten. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
What’s the difference between prestar and prestarse?
Prestar means ‘to lend, to loan’ and prestarse means ‘to offer (to), to volunteer (to), to lend itself (to)’. Prestarse is the reflexive form of prestar, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo presto becomes me presto. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so presta becomes préstate.
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