Lending an object in Spanish

A loan has a lender, an object and a borrower.

The idea

Prestar means to lend: the subject gives an object temporarily, and a introduces its recipient.

Presto mi bicicleta a mi vecina.I lend my bicycle to my neighbour.
Mi hermano me presta una chaqueta.My brother lends me a jacket.
¿Prestas tu lápiz a la profesora?Do you lend your pencil to the teacher?
Prestamos una silla al vecino.We lend a chair to the neighbour.
Las bibliotecas prestan libros a sus lectores.Libraries lend books to their readers.
Vosotras prestáis las llaves a la portera.You lend the keys to the caretaker.

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Do not confuse the lender with the borrower: me presta means someone lends to me.

Choose the correct form: Yo ___ mi casco a mi primo. (presto / prestan)
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presto
presto matches the speaker acting alone.
Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ una linterna a la guía. (prestamos / prestas)
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prestamos
prestamos matches the speaker and others.
Choose the correct form: Ellas ___ sus pinceles al artista. (prestan / presta)
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prestan
prestan matches the plural subject.

Describe an object you lend and its recipient.