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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 2: El buen pasado (The good old past)

Lesson 14: 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/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 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 lend
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 may have 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 lent
tú prestabas You used to lend
él/ella prestaba He/she was lending
nosotros/nosotras prestábamos We lent
vosotros/vosotras prestabais You were lending
ellos/ellas prestaban They used to lend

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 would lend
tú prestaras/prestases you lent
él/ella prestara/prestase he/she would lend
nosotros/nosotras prestáramos/prestásemos we lent
vosotros/vosotras prestarais/prestaseis you lent
ellos/ellas prestaran/prestasen they lent

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo presté I lent
tú prestaste You lent
él/ella prestó He 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 had lent
ellos/ellas hubieron prestado They had lent

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo prestare I shall lend
tú prestares you would lend
él/ella prestare he would lend
nosotros/nosotras prestáremos we would lend
vosotros/vosotras prestareis You will lend
ellos/ellas prestaren they would lend

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere prestado I will have lent
tú hubieres prestado you will have lent
él/ella hubiere prestado he will have lent
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos prestado We shall have lent
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis prestado You will 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 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
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.