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prender

to turn on

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -er verb.

The Spanish verb prender means to turn on.

Present tense:

yoprendo
prendes
él/ella/ustedprende
nosotrosprendemos
vosotrosprendéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesprenden

Complete Conjugation Tables

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesprendieran
yoprendiera
prendieras
vosotrosprendierais
nosotrosprendiéramos
él/ella/ustedprendiera

Use 'prendiera' or 'prendiera' for past hypotheticals or wishes, like 'if I turned on'.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesprendan
yoprenda
prendas
vosotrosprendáis
nosotrosprendamos
él/ella/ustedprenda

Use 'prenda' for wishes, doubts, or emotions, like 'I hope you turn on'.

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imperative

negative

no prendas
vosotrosno prendáis
ustedesno prendan
nosotrosno prendamos
ustedno prenda

Use 'no prendas' for tú, 'no prendan' for ustedes to forbid someone from turning something on.

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affirmative

prende
vosotrosprended
ustedesprendan
nosotrosprendamos
ustedprenda

Use 'prende' for tú, 'prendan' for ustedes to command someone to turn something on.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesprenderían
yoprendería
prenderías
vosotrosprenderíais
nosotrosprenderíamos
él/ella/ustedprendería

Use 'prendería' for hypothetical situations, like 'I would turn on'.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesprendieron
yoprendí
prendiste
vosotrosprendisteis
nosotrosprendimos
él/ella/ustedprendió

Use 'prendí', 'prendiste', 'prendió' for completed actions like 'I turned on the light'.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesprendían
yoprendía
prendías
vosotrosprendíais
nosotrosprendíamos
él/ella/ustedprendía

Use 'prendía' for ongoing or habitual past actions, like 'I used to turn on'.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesprenden
yoprendo
prendes
vosotrosprendéis
nosotrosprendemos
él/ella/ustedprende

Use 'prendo', 'prendes', 'prende' for actions happening now or habitually, like 'I turn on the TV'.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesprenderán
yoprenderé
prenderás
vosotrosprenderéis
nosotrosprenderemos
él/ella/ustedprenderá

Use 'prenderé', 'prenderás' for actions that will happen, like 'I will turn on'.

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