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Prestar (to lend) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of prestar (to lend) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Prestar (to lend) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 5: Labores domésticas diarias (Daily household)

Lesson 30: En la biblioteca (At the library)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Prestar (to lend) prestando (lending) prestado (lent)

Prestar (to lend): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) presto I lend
(tú) prestas You lend
(él/ella) presta he lends/she lends
(nosotros/nosotras) prestamos we lend
(vosotros/vosotras) prestáis you lend
(ellos/ellas) prestan they lend

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he prestado I have lent
(tú) has prestado You have lent
(él/ella) ha prestado he/she has lent
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos prestado we have lent
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis prestado you have lent
(ellos/ellas) han prestado they have lent

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) preste I lend
(tú) prestes you lend
(él/ella) preste he/she lends
(nosotros/nosotras) prestemos we lend
(vosotros/vosotras) prestéis you lend
(ellos/ellas) presten they lend

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya prestado I have lent
(tú) hayas prestado you have lent
(él/ella) haya prestado he/she has lent
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos prestado we have lent
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis prestado you have lent
(ellos/ellas) hayan prestado they have lent

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) prestaba I used to lend
(tú) prestabas You were lending
(él/ella) prestaba he/she was lending
(nosotros/nosotras) prestábamos we lent
(vosotros/vosotras) prestabais You were lending
(ellos/ellas) prestaban they lent

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había prestado I had lent
(tú) habías prestado you had lent
(él/ella) había prestado he/she had lent
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos prestado we had lent
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais prestado you had lent
(ellos/ellas) habían prestado they had lent

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) prestara/prestase I lent
(tú) prestaras/prestases You lent
(él/ella) prestara/prestase he/she lent
(nosotros/nosotras) prestáramos/prestásemos we lent
(vosotros/vosotras) prestarais/prestaseis You would lend
(ellos/ellas) prestaran/prestasen they lent

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese prestado I had lent
(tú) hubieras/hubieses prestado you had lent
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese prestado he/she had lent
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos prestado we had lent
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis prestado you would have lent
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen prestado they had lent

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) presté I lent
(tú) prestaste You lent
(él/ella) prestó he/she lent
(nosotros/nosotras) prestamos we lent
(vosotros/vosotras) prestasteis You lent
(ellos/ellas) prestaron they lent

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube prestado I had lent
(tú) hubiste prestado You had lent
(él/ella) hubo prestado he/she had lent
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos prestado we had lent
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis prestado you (plural) had lent
(ellos/ellas) hubieron prestado they had lent

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) prestare I shall lend
(tú) prestares you were to lend
(él/ella) prestare he/she will lend
(nosotros/nosotras) prestáremos we will lend
(vosotros/vosotras) prestareis You will lend
(ellos/ellas) prestaren they lent

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere prestado I will have lent
(tú) hubieres prestado you will have lent
(él/ella) hubiere prestado he/she will have lent
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos prestado we will have lent
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis prestado You would have lent
(ellos/ellas) hubieren prestado they will have lent

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) prestaré I will lend
(tú) prestarás You will lend
(él/ella) prestará he/she will lend
(nosotros/nosotras) prestaremos We will lend
(vosotros/vosotras) prestaréis You will lend
(ellos/ellas) prestarán they will lend

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré prestado I will have lent
(tú) habrás prestado You will have lent
(él/ella) habrá prestado he will have lent/she will have lent
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos prestado we will have lent
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis prestado You will have lent
(ellos/ellas) habrán prestado they will have lent
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Presta! Lend!
Preste! Lend
Prestemos! Let's lend
Prestad! Lend
Presten! Lend

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No me preste! Do not lend me!
No prestes! Do not lend!
No preste! Let's not lend!
No prestemos! Don't lend!
No prestéis! They do not lend

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) prestaría I would lend
(tú) prestarías You would lend
(él/ella) prestaría he/she would lend
(nosotros/nosotras) prestaríamos we would lend
(vosotros/vosotras) prestaríais You would lend
(ellos/ellas) prestarían they would lend

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría prestado I would have lent
(tú) habrías prestado You would have lent
(él/ella) habría prestado he/she would have lent
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos prestado we would have lent
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais prestado You would have lent
(ellos/ellas) habrían prestado they would have lent

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. Tomorrow I will lend a fairy tale.
Mañana prestaré un cuento de hadas.
2. You will lend your library card.
Prestarás tu tarjeta de la biblioteca.
3. We will lend novels in the bookshop.
Prestaremos novelas en la librería.
4. They lend the story to the writer.
Ellos prestan el cuento al escritor.
5. They will lend the reading room catalogue.
Prestarán el catálogo de la sala de lectura.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He has paid attention in the reading room.
Ha prestado atención en la sala de lectura.
2. I have lent the novel to the writer.
He prestado la novela al escritor.
3. You have lent the Spanish literature section.
Habéis prestado la sección de literatura española.
4. I used to borrow books from the library often.
Prestaba libros de la biblioteca a menudo.
5. He lent an old novel.
Él prestó una novela antigua.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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prestes, prestarais/prestaseis, prestáramos/prestásemos, prestara/prestase, prestaran/prestasen

1.
Si ella ... la novela, estaría feliz.
(If she were to lend the novel, she would be happy.)
2.
Querían que vosotros ... libros sobre literatura.
(They wanted you to lend books about literature.)
3.
Esperábamos que nosotros ... nuestra tarjeta de la biblioteca.
(We hoped that we would lend our library card.)
4.
Si ellos ... otro cuento de hadas, lo leería.
(If they were to lend another fairy tale, I would read it.)
5.
Quiero que ... atención al catálogo.
(I want you to pay attention to the catalogue.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I hope you have lent my novel.
Espero que haya prestado mi novela.
2. You may have lent your card.
Es posible que haya prestado su tarjeta.
3. I doubt that you have lent that book.
Dudo que hayas prestado ese libro.
4. You would have lent your favourite novel.
Tú habrías prestado tu novela favorita.
5. They may have lent that catalogue.
Puede ser que hayan prestado ese catálogo.