él presta

lends; lend, lend, lends, pay attention (to)

ˈp ɾ e s t a → prestar
prest to lend + a él/ella present or tú command
verb · third singular · present indicative Rare #31,233
lends; lend To give money or something else to someone temporarily, expecting it to be returned. “Presta” can be a statement (“he/she lends”) or a command (“lend”).
SP: La vieja presta dinero a un interés del tres por ciento.
EN: The old woman lends money at three percent interest.
lend Here, “presta” is a command addressed to tú.
SP: Presta tu dinero y pierde amigos.
EN: Lend your money and lose friends.
lends
SP: Tom presta dinero a sus amigos muy seguido.
EN: Tom often lends money to his friends.
Conjugation of prestar
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second préstame —
Third preste —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First presto —
Second prestas —
Third presta prestan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First presto —
Second prestas —
Third presta prestan

Presta tu dinero y pierde amigos.

Lend your money and lose friends.

La palabra se presta a mal uso por los principiantes.

The word lends itself to misuse by beginners.

La vieja presta dinero a un interés del tres por ciento.

The old woman lends money at an interest rate of three percent.

Él siempre me presta dinero.

He always lends me money.

Es cuando un escribano presta dinero a gente honesta que tiene una propiedad.

It's when a notary lends money to honest people who own property.

— El manantial de las colinas (1986)

Le presta dinero a la gente.

They lend money to people.

— Mike y Nick y Nick y Alice (2026)

Nos presta la casa.

He lends us the house.

— La vida es bella (1997)

Tomás nunca le presta dinero a nadie.

Tomás never lends money to anyone.

Tom presta dinero de sus amigos muy seguido.

Tom lends money to his friends very often.

verb · third singular · present indicative Rare #39,072
pay attention (to) In this sense, usually used as prestar atención a. Presta is the informal singular command.
SP: Presta más atención a la entonación cuando hablas inglés.
EN: Pay more attention to intonation when you speak English.
Conjugation of prestar
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second préstame —
Third preste —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First presto —
Second prestas —
Third presta prestan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First presto —
Second prestas —
Third presta prestan

Pero presta increíble atención a cada detalle.

But pay incredibly close attention to every detail.

— La asistenta (2025)

Tom no presta mucha atención a su vestimenta.

Tom doesn’t pay much attention to how he dresses.

Presta toda tu atención a lo que estás haciendo.

Pay full attention to what you are doing.

Tom no presta mucha atención a cómo se viste.

Tom doesn't pay much attention to how he dresses.

Tom no presta nada de atención.

Tom doesn’t pay any attention at all.

Presta mucha atención.

Pay close attention.

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