to lend
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Le presto mi carro a mi hermano.
I lend my car to my brother.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi vecino me prestó su escalera.
My neighbor lent me his ladder.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Los vecinos se prestaban azúcar.
The neighbors would lend each other sugar.
Futuro · What will happen
Te prestaré el libro.
I'll lend you the book.
Condicional · What would happen
¿Me prestarías tu celular?
Would you lend me your phone?
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
El banco nos ha prestado el dinero.
The bank has lent us the money.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya le había prestado dinero.
She had already lent him money.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Te habría prestado el carro.
I would have lent you the car.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que me prestes atención.
I want you to pay attention to me.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que me prestara cien dólares.
I asked him to lend me a hundred dollars.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedí que prestasen atención.
I asked them to pay attention.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Te agradezco que me hayas prestado tu carro.
I'm grateful you've lent me your car.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si te hubiera prestado el dinero, no me lo habrías devuelto.
If I had lent you the money, you wouldn't have paid it back.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Presta atención.
Pay attention.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No prestes dinero a ese hombre.
Don't lend money to that man.