
prestar Preterite Conjugation
prestar — to lend
Prestar is regular in the preterite: presté, prestaste, prestó, prestamos, prestasteis, prestaron.
prestar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific instance when you lent something, such as 'I lent him my bike yesterday.' It marks a completed transaction in the past.
Notes on prestar in the Preterite
Prestar is regular in the preterite. Note that the 'nosotros' form 'prestamos' is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
Le presté mi chaqueta porque tenía frío.
I lent him my jacket because he was cold.
yo
Juan me prestó diez euros la semana pasada.
Juan lent me ten euros last week.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros prestamos nuestras herramientas para la obra.
We lent our tools for the construction work.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on presté or prestó.
Correct: presté / prestó
Why: Without the accent, the meaning or person of the verb changes significantly.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: presto
The present tense of prestar is regular: presto, prestas, presta, prestamos, prestáis, prestan.
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.
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.