Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presto | |
| tú | prestas | |
| él / ella / usted | presta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prestamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prestáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prestan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | presté | |
| tú | prestaste | |
| él / ella / usted | prestó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prestamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prestasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prestaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prestaba | |
| tú | prestabas | |
| él / ella / usted | prestaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prestábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prestabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prestaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prestaré | |
| tú | prestarás | |
| él / ella / usted | prestará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prestaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prestaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prestarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | prestaría | |
| tú | prestarías | |
| él / ella / usted | prestaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prestaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prestaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | prestarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | preste | |
| tú | prestes | |
| él / ella / usted | preste | |
| nosotros / nosotras | prestemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | prestéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | presten |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to lend
- to give, pay (e.g., attention)
- (reflexive) to have a natural inclination, a natural tendency
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations