Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Introduction to the verb prester
The English translation of the French verb prester is “to lend.” It is pronounced “preh-steh.”
Prester is derived from the Latin word “praestare,” meaning “to provide” or “to fulfill.” In everyday French, it is most often used to refer to the act of lending or borrowing something.
Examples:
- Je vais te prester mon livre – I am going to lend you my book.
- Est-ce que tu peux me prester de l’argent? – Can you lend me some money?
- J’aimerais te prester ma voiture pour le week-end. – I would like to lend you my car for the weekend.
Prester – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of prester
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | prête | Je prête mon livre à mon ami. | I lend my book to my friend. |
Tu | prêtes | Tu prêtes de l’argent à ta sœur. | You lend money to your sister. |
Il | prête | Il prête son stylo à son collègue. | He lends his pen to his colleague. |
Elle | prête | Elle prête sa voiture à sa mère. | She lends her car to her mother. |
On | prête | On prête notre maison à nos amis. | We lend our house to our friends. |
Nous | prêtons | Nous prêtons notre appartement à nos cousins. | We lend our apartment to our cousins. |
Vous | prêtez | Vous prêtez votre téléphone à votre voisin. | You lend your phone to your neighbor. |
Ils | prêtent | Ils prêtent leur vélo à leurs enfants. | They lend their bike to their children. |
Elles | prêtent | Elles prêtent leur parapluie à leurs collègues. | They lend their umbrella to their colleagues. |
Other Conjugations for Prester.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb prester (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb prester
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