prestar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
prestar — to lend
The imperfect subjunctive of prestar is regular: prestara, prestaras, prestara, prestáramos, prestarais, prestaran.
prestar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations or past requests, like 'If you lent me the money, I could buy the car.'
Notes on prestar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Prestar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive, built from the 'ellos' preterite stem 'prestar-'.
Example Sentences
Si me prestaras tu ayuda, terminaría más rápido.
If you lent me your help, I would finish faster.
tú
Me pidió que le prestara mi diccionario.
He asked me to lend him my dictionary.
yo
Ojalá nos prestaran el proyector hoy.
I wish they would lend us the projector today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent in the nosotros form.
Correct: prestáramos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the vowel preceding the ending.
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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.
Future
yo: prestaré
The future of prestar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: prestaré, prestarás, prestará, prestaremos, prestaréis, prestarán.
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.
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.