ellos prestan

lend, provide, give

→ prestar
prest to lend + an 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #46,934
lend Third-person plural present (they/you all lend).
SP: Mis vecinos me prestan su coche los fines de semana.
EN: My neighbors lend me their car on weekends.
provide, give Often used in fixed expressions like “prestar ayuda/atención” (to give help/attention).
SP: Siempre prestan mucha atención en clase.
EN: They always pay a lot of attention in class.
Conjugation of prestar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First presto —
Second prestas —
Third presta prestan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First presto —
Second prestas —
Third presta prestan

Señoras y señores, ¿me prestan atención?

Ladies and gentlemen, will you pay attention?

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No me prestan atención.

They don't pay attention to me.

No le prestan mucha atención.

They don't pay much attention to it.

Los alumnos no prestan atención.

The students are not paying attention.