praesto

Latin

Adverb

praestō (not comparable)

1. present, at hand, ready.
2. (with sum) (to be) at hand, (to be) ready to help.

Verb

present active praestō, present infinitive praestāre, perfect active praestitī, supine praestātum.

1. I stand before.
2. I am outstanding; I excel.
3. I provide, supply.

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praestō	praestās	praestat	praestāmus	praestātis	praestant
	future	praestābō	praestābis	praestābit	praestābimus	praestābitis	praestābunt
	imperfect	praestābam	praestābās	praestābat	praestābāmus	praestābātis	praestābant
	perfect	praestāvī	praestāvistī	praestāvit	praestāvimus	praestāvistis	praestāvērunt
	future perfect	praestāverō	praestāveris	praestāverit	praestāverimus	praestāveritis	praestāverint
	pluperfect	praestāveram	praestāverās	praestāverat	praestāverāmus	praestāverātis	praestāverant
passive	present	praestor	praestāris	praestātur	praestāmur	praestāminī	praestantur
	future	praestābor	praestāberis	praestābitur	praestābimur	praestābiminī	praestābuntur
	imperfect	praestābar	praestābāris	praestābātur	praestābāmur	praestābāminī	praestābantur
	perfect	Use praestātus m, praestāta f, praestātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use praestātus m, praestāta f, praestātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use praestātus m, praestāta f, praestātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praestem	praestēs	praestet	praestēmus	praestētis	praestent
	imperfect	praestārem	praestārēs	praestāret	praestārēmus	praestārētis	praestārent
	perfect	praestāverim	praestāverīs	praestāverit	praestāverīmus	praestāverītis	praestāverint
	pluperfect	praestāvissem	praestāvissēs	praestāvisset	praestāvissēmus	praestāvissētis	praestāvissent
passive	present	praester	praestēris	praestētur	praestēmur	praestēminī	praestentur
	imperfect	praestārer	praestārēris	praestārētur	praestārēmur	praestārēminī	praestārentur
	perfect	Use praestātus m, praestāta f, praestātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use praestātus m, praestāta f, praestātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	praestā	praestātō	praestātō	praestāre	praestātor	praestātor
	plural	praestāte	praestātōte	praestantō	praestāminī	—	praestantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praestāre	praestāvisse	praestātūrus esse	praestārī	praestātus esse	praestātum īrī
participles		praestāns (praestantis)	—	praestātūrus-ra, -rum	—	praestātus-a, -um	praestandus-nda, -ndum

or

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praestō	praestās	praestat	praestāmus	praestātis	praestant
	future	praestābō	praestābis	praestābit	praestābimus	praestābitis	praestābunt
	imperfect	praestābam	praestābās	praestābat	praestābāmus	praestābātis	praestābant
	perfect	praestitī	praestitistī	praestitit	praestitimus	praestitistis	praestitērunt
	future perfect	praestiterō	praestiteris	praestiterit	praestiterimus	praestiteritis	praestiterint
	pluperfect	praestiteram	praestiterās	praestiterat	praestiterāmus	praestiterātis	praestiterant
passive	present	praestor	praestāris	praestātur	praestāmur	praestāminī	praestantur
	future	praestābor	praestāberis	praestābitur	praestābimur	praestābiminī	praestābuntur
	imperfect	praestābar	praestābāris	praestābātur	praestābāmur	praestābāminī	praestābantur
	perfect	Use praestitus m, praestita f, praestitum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use praestitus m, praestita f, praestitum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use praestitus m, praestita f, praestitum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praestem	praestēs	praestet	praestēmus	praestētis	praestent
	imperfect	praestārem	praestārēs	praestāret	praestārēmus	praestārētis	praestārent
	perfect	praestiterim	praestiterīs	praestiterit	praestiterīmus	praestiterītis	praestiterint
	pluperfect	praestitissem	praestitissēs	praestitisset	praestitissēmus	praestitissētis	praestitissent
passive	present	praester	praestēris	praestētur	praestēmur	praestēminī	praestentur
	imperfect	praestārer	praestārēris	praestārētur	praestārēmur	praestārēminī	praestārentur
	perfect	Use praestitus m, praestita f, praestitum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use praestitus m, praestita f, praestitum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	praestā	praestātō	praestātō	praestāre	praestātor	praestātor
	plural	praestāte	praestātōte	praestantō	praestāminī	—	praestantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praestāre	praestitisse	praestitūrus esse	praestārī	praestitus esse	praestitum īrī
participles		praestāns (praestantis)	—	praestitūrus-ra, -rum	—	praestitus-a, -um	praestandus-nda, -ndum

Descendants

• Catalan: prestar
• French: prêter
• Italian: prestare
• Portuguese: prestar
• Spanish: prestar