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Spanish verb · A1 taught at level 5
Dar conjugation
Dar means to give. It’s irregular in most tenses: the highlighted forms below are the ones that break the pattern.
At a glance
- I (present)
- doy
- I (past)
- di
- I will
- daré
- Past participle
- dado
- Command (tú)
- da
Te doy mi número.I'll give you my number.
Memory hook: Dar, like donate and data (things given). Careful: yo doy.
Every tense
Highlighted forms are irregular or change their spelling. Vosotros is the everyday “you all” in Spain; in Latin America people use ustedes, with the ellos form.
Present
What happens now, usually or in general.
| yo | doy |
|---|---|
| tú | das |
| él / ella / usted | da |
| nosotros | damos |
| vosotros | dais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dan |
Te lo doy.I give it to you.
Preterite (simple past)
Finished events in the past.
| yo | di |
|---|---|
| tú | diste |
| él / ella / usted | dio |
| nosotros | dimos |
| vosotros | disteis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dieron |
Me dio un consejo.He gave me a piece of advice.
Imperfect
The past as it was going on: habits and descriptions.
| yo | daba |
|---|---|
| tú | dabas |
| él / ella / usted | daba |
| nosotros | dábamos |
| vosotros | dabais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | daban |
Present perfect
What has happened, in a time that isn’t over yet.
| yo | he dado |
|---|---|
| tú | has dado |
| él / ella / usted | ha dado |
| nosotros | hemos dado |
| vosotros | habéis dado |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | han dado |
Future
What will happen.
| yo | daré |
|---|---|
| tú | darás |
| él / ella / usted | dará |
| nosotros | daremos |
| vosotros | daréis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | darán |
Imperative
Telling someone to do something.
| tú | da |
|---|---|
| usted | dé |
| nosotros (let’s) | demos |
| vosotros | dad |
| ustedes | den |
Conditional
What would happen.
| yo | daría |
|---|---|
| tú | darías |
| él / ella / usted | daría |
| nosotros | daríamos |
| vosotros | daríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | darían |
Present subjunctive
After wishes, doubts and feelings: espero que…, quiero que…
| yo | dé |
|---|---|
| tú | des |
| él / ella / usted | dé |
| nosotros | demos |
| vosotros | deis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | den |
Negative imperative
Telling someone not to.
| tú | no des |
|---|---|
| usted | no dé |
| nosotros (let’s) | no demos |
| vosotros | no deis |
| ustedes | no den |
Imperfect subjunctive
The past subjunctive, and after si for unreal ifs. The -ra and -se forms are both correct.
| yo | diera / diese |
|---|---|
| tú | dieras / dieses |
| él / ella / usted | diera / diese |
| nosotros | diéramos / diésemos |
| vosotros | dierais / dieseis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dieran / diesen |