
prestar Future Conjugation
prestar — to lend
The future of prestar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: prestaré, prestarás, prestará, prestaremos, prestaréis, prestarán.
prestar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to promise you will lend something later or to wonder if someone will lend you something in the future.
Notes on prestar in the Future
This verb is regular in the future. Remember that all forms except 'nosotros' require a written accent on the ending.
Example Sentences
Te prestaré el libro mañana sin falta.
I will lend you the book tomorrow without fail.
yo
¿Nos prestarás tu cámara para el viaje?
Will you lend us your camera for the trip?
tú
Ellos nos prestarán el dinero para el coche.
They will lend us the money for the car.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Dropping the 'ar' before adding endings.
Correct: prestaré (not presté).
Why: Future tense endings are added to the full infinitive, not the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: presto
The present tense of prestar is regular: presto, prestas, presta, prestamos, prestáis, prestan.
Preterite
yo: presté
Prestar is regular in the preterite: presté, prestaste, prestó, prestamos, prestasteis, prestaron.
Imperfect
yo: prestaba
The imperfect of prestar uses standard -aba endings: prestaba, prestabas, prestaba, prestábamos, prestabais, prestaban.
Conditional
yo: prestaría
The conditional of prestar is regular: prestaría, prestarías, prestaría, prestaríamos, prestaríais, prestarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: preste
The present subjunctive of prestar is regular: preste, prestes, preste, prestemos, prestéis, presten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: prestara
The imperfect subjunctive of prestar is regular: prestara, prestaras, prestara, prestáramos, prestarais, prestaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: presta
The affirmative imperative of prestar is: presta (tú), prestad (vosotros), preste (usted), presten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no prestes
The negative imperative of prestar uses present subjunctive forms: no prestes, no preste, no prestemos, no prestéis, no presten.