ellos prestan

pay (attention)

→ prestar
prest to pay attention + an third-person plural present
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #54,017
pay (attention) Used in the expression prestar atención, meaning “to pay attention.”
SP: Los niños prestan atención en clase.
EN: The children pay 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

Los alumnos no prestan atención.

The students are not paying attention.

No le prestan mucha atención.

They don't pay much attention to it.

No me prestan atención.

They don't pay attention to me.

Señoras y señores, ¿me prestan atención?

Ladies and gentlemen, will you pay attention?

— ¡Ayuda! (2026)