Prestar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Prestar in Spanish

Prestar means “to lend,” “to provide,” or “to give.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and the central patterns prestar algo a alguien, prestar atención, and prestarse a.

Prestar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Prestar keeps the stable stem prest- and takes ordinary -AR endings. Its gerund prestando — “lending / providing” — and participle prestado — “lent / provided” — are regular.

Prestar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle prestado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	prestar	to lend / provide
Gerund	prestando	lending / providing
Past participle	prestado	lent / provided

Prestar meaning and essential uses

Prestar most commonly means giving something temporarily so it can later be returned: Presto mi libro a Ana. — “I lend my book to Ana.”

RAE also records providing help or service and fixed-object combinations such as prestar atención — “to pay attention.” The pronominal prestarse a can mean agreeing or lending oneself to something, or being open to an interpretation.

Prestar regular conjugation pattern

The stem prest- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as presto — “I lend,” presté — “I lent,” and preste — “that I lend” — use ordinary -AR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Prestar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Prestar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	presto	I lend / provide
Tú — you, singular informal	prestas	you lend / provide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	presta	he / she lends / provides; you lend / provide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	prestamos	we lend / provide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	prestáis	you lend / provide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	prestan	they lend / provide; you lend / provide (plural)

• Presto libros a mis amigos. — I lend books to my friends.

Prestar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	presté	I lent / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	prestaste	you lent / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	prestó	he / she lent / provided; you lent / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	prestamos	we lent / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	prestasteis	you lent / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	prestaron	they lent / provided; you lent / provided (plural)

• Ayer presté mi coche a Marta. — Yesterday I lent my car to Marta.

Prestar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle prestado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	prestaba	I used to lend / provide / was lending / providing
Tú — you, singular informal	prestabas	you used to lend / provide / were lending / providing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	prestaba	he / she used to lend / provide / was lending / providing; you used to lend / provide / were lending / providing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	prestábamos	we used to lend / provide / were lending / providing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	prestabais	you used to lend / provide / were lending / providing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	prestaban	they used to lend / provide / were lending / providing; you used to lend / provide / were lending / providing (plural)

• Antes prestaba herramientas a mis vecinos. — I used to lend tools to my neighbors.

Prestar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus prestando — “lending / providing.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy prestando	I am lending / providing
Tú — you, singular informal	estás prestando	you are lending / providing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está prestando	he / she is lending / providing; you are lending / providing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos prestando	we are lending / providing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis prestando	you are lending / providing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están prestando	they are lending / providing; you are lending / providing (plural)

• Estoy prestando atención a la explicación. — I am paying attention to the explanation.

Prestar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and prestar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a prestar	I am going to lend / provide
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a prestar	you are going to lend / provide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a prestar	he / she is going to lend / provide; you are going to lend / provide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a prestar	we are going to lend / provide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a prestar	you are going to lend / provide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a prestar	they are going to lend / provide; you are going to lend / provide (plural)

• Voy a prestar mi bicicleta a Carlos. — I am going to lend my bicycle to Carlos.

Prestar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	prestaré	I will lend / provide
Tú — you, singular informal	prestarás	you will lend / provide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	prestará	he / she will lend / provide; you will lend / provide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	prestaremos	we will lend / provide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	prestaréis	you will lend / provide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	prestarán	they will lend / provide; you will lend / provide (plural)

• Prestaremos apoyo al equipo. — We will provide support to the team.

Prestar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	prestaría	I would lend / provide
Tú — you, singular informal	prestarías	you would lend / provide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	prestaría	he / she would lend / provide; you would lend / provide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	prestaríamos	we would lend / provide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	prestaríais	you would lend / provide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	prestarían	they would lend / provide; you would lend / provide (plural)

• Prestaría mi coche si lo necesitaras. — I would lend my car if you needed it.

Prestar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle prestado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he prestado	I have lent / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	has prestado	you have lent / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha prestado	he / she has lent / provided; you have lent / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos prestado	we have lent / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis prestado	you have lent / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han prestado	they have lent / provided; you have lent / provided (plural)

• He prestado varios libros este mes. — I have lent several books this month.

Prestar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle prestado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había prestado	I had lent / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	habías prestado	you had lent / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había prestado	he / she had lent / provided; you had lent / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos prestado	we had lent / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais prestado	you had lent / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían prestado	they had lent / provided; you had lent / provided (plural)

• Ya habíamos prestado ayuda antes. — We had already provided help before.

Prestar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle prestado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré prestado	I will have lent / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás prestado	you will have lent / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá prestado	he / she will have lent / provided; you will have lent / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos prestado	we will have lent / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis prestado	you will have lent / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán prestado	they will have lent / provided; you will have lent / provided (plural)

• Para entonces habrán prestado todos los equipos disponibles. — By then they will have lent all the available equipment.

Prestar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle prestado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría prestado	I would have lent / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías prestado	you would have lent / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría prestado	he / she would have lent / provided; you would have lent / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos prestado	we would have lent / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais prestado	you would have lent / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían prestado	they would have lent / provided; you would have lent / provided (plural)

• Habría prestado más atención con menos ruido. — I would have paid more attention with less noise.

Prestar subjunctive conjugations

Prestar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	preste	that I lend / provide
Tú — you, singular informal	prestes	that you lend / provide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	preste	that he / she lend / provide; that you lend / provide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	prestemos	that we lend / provide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	prestéis	that you lend / provide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	presten	that they lend / provide; that you lend / provide (plural)

• Quiero que prestes atención. — I want you to pay attention.

Prestar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle prestado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	prestara	that I lent / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	prestaras	that you lent / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	prestara	that he / she lent / provided; that you lent / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	prestáramos	that we lent / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	prestarais	that you lent / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	prestaran	that they lent / provided; that you lent / provided (plural)

• Preferían que prestáramos el material por una semana. — They preferred that we lend the material for one week.
• Era mejor que prestases ayuda primero. — It was better for you to provide help first.

Prestar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms share the same historical family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	prestare	if / when I should lend / provide
Tú — you, singular informal	prestares	if / when you should lend / provide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	prestare	if / when he / she should lend / provide; if / when you should lend / provide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	prestáremos	if / when we should lend / provide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	prestareis	if / when you should lend / provide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	prestaren	if / when they should lend / provide; if / when you should lend / provide (plural)

• Quien prestare material deberá registrar la entrega. — Whoever should lend material must record the handover.

Prestar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle prestado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya prestado	that I have lent / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas prestado	that you have lent / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya prestado	that he / she has lent / provided; that you have lent / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos prestado	that we have lent / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis prestado	that you have lent / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan prestado	that they have lent / provided; that you have lent / provided (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas prestado tu ayuda. — I am glad that you provided your help.

Prestar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle prestado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera prestado	that I had lent / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras prestado	that you had lent / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera prestado	that he / she had lent / provided; that you had lent / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos prestado	that we had lent / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais prestado	that you had lent / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran prestado	that they had lent / provided; that you had lent / provided (plural)

• Si hubiera prestado más atención, habría entendido mejor. — If I had paid more attention, I would have understood better.
• Si hubieses prestado el libro, ya te lo habrían devuelto. — If you had lent the book, they would already have returned it to you.

Prestar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle prestado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere prestado	if / when I should have lent / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres prestado	if / when you should have lent / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere prestado	if / when he / she should have lent / provided; if / when you should have lent / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos prestado	if / when we should have lent / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis prestado	if / when you should have lent / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren prestado	if / when they should have lent / provided; if / when you should have lent / provided (plural)

• Si hubieren prestado equipos, deberán conservar el registro. — If they should have lent equipment, they must keep the record.

Prestar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The project includes an exhortative nosotros/nosotras row, built from the present subjunctive, alongside the standard imperative persons.

Prestar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	presta	lend
Usted — you, singular formal	preste	lend (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	prestemos	let’s lend
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	prestad	lend (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	presten	lend (plural)

• Presta atención a esta parte. — Pay attention to this part.

Prestar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no prestes	do not lend
Usted — you, singular formal	no preste	do not lend (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no prestemos	let’s not lend
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no prestéis	do not lend (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no presten	do not lend (plural)

• No prestes tu contraseña a nadie. — Do not lend your password to anyone.

Common constructions with Prestar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• prestar algo a alguien. — to lend something to someone.
• prestar ayuda / apoyo / servicio. — to provide help / support / service.
• prestar atención. — to pay attention.
• prestarse a algo. — to agree / lend oneself to something or be open to an interpretation.

Example sentences with Prestar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• ¿Puedes prestarme un bolígrafo? — Can you lend me a pen?
• Te presto el libro hasta el viernes. — I will lend you the book until Friday.
• Presta atención a la pronunciación. — Pay attention to the pronunciation.
• La organización presta ayuda a muchas familias. — The organization provides help to many families.
• Espero que prestes atención. — I hope you pay attention.
• Su comentario se presta a varias interpretaciones. — His / her comment lends itself to several interpretations.

Regional and usage notes for Prestar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some common second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos prestás libros a tus amigos. — You lend books to your friends. (voseo)
• Prestá atención a este detalle. — Pay attention to this detail. (affirmative vos command)

Prestar is fully regular. The main learner challenge is lexical and syntactic: distinguish lending an object, providing assistance, the fixed expression prestar atención, and pronominal prestarse a.