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prender
to turn on, to light
verb
Word 986 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded
How to conjugate prender
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | prendo I turn on / I am turning on / I light / I am lighting | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | prendes you turn on / you are turning on / you light / you are lighting | |
| él/ella | prende he/she turns on / he/she is turning on / you turn on (formal) / you are turning on (formal) / he/she lights / he/she is lighting / you light (formal) / you are lighting (formal) | |
| nosotros | prendemos we turn on / we are turning on / we light / we are lighting | |
| ellos/ellas | prenden they turn on / they are turning on / you all turn on / you all are turning on / they light / they are lighting / you all light / you all are lighting |
Preterite
| yo | prendí I turned on / I lit | |
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| tú | prendiste you turned on / you lit | |
| él/ella | prendió he/she turned on / you turned on (formal) / he/she lit / you lit (formal) | |
| nosotros | prendimos we turned on / we lit | |
| ellos/ellas | prendieron they turned on / you all turned on / they lit / you all lit |
Imperfect
| yo | prendía I was turning on / I used to turn on / I was lighting / I used to light | |
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| tú | prendías you were turning on / you used to turn on / you were lighting / you used to light | |
| él/ella | prendía he/she was turning on / he/she used to turn on / you were turning on (formal) / you used to turn on (formal) / he/she was lighting / he/she used to light / you were lighting (formal) / you used to light (formal) | |
| nosotros | prendíamos we were turning on / we used to turn on / we were lighting / we used to light | |
| ellos/ellas | prendían they were turning on / they used to turn on / you all were turning on / you all used to turn on / they were lighting / they used to light / you all were lighting / you all used to light |
Future
| yo | prenderé I will turn on / I will light | |
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| tú | prenderás you will turn on / you will light | |
| él/ella | prenderá he/she will turn on / you will turn on (formal) / he/she will light / you will light (formal) | |
| nosotros | prenderemos we will turn on / we will light | |
| ellos/ellas | prenderán they will turn on / you all will turn on / they will light / you all will light |
In a sentence
¿Puedes prender la televisión?
Can you turn on the TV?
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