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Verb

dar

to give

'Dar' is highly irregular, especially in the preterite (di, diste, dio…) and subjunctive. Despite ending in -ar, it takes -er/-ir preterite endings.

Te doy un regalo.

I give you a gift.

Indicativo

Presente

Present

yo doy
I give

Doy clases de guitarra los martes.

I give guitar lessons on Tuesdays.

tú das
you give

¿Me das un vaso de agua?

Will you give me a glass of water?

él/ella/usted da
he/she gives / you give

Ella da lo mejor de sí misma.

She gives her best.

nosotros damos
we give

Damos un paseo cada tarde.

We take a walk every afternoon.

vosotros dais
you (pl.) give

¿Le dais propina al camarero?

Do you give the waiter a tip?

ellos/ellas/ustedes dan
they give / you (pl.) give

Ellos dan dinero a la caridad.

They give money to charity.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

yo daba
I was giving / I used to give

De niño daba de comer a las palomas.

As a child I fed the pigeons.

tú dabas
you were giving / you used to give

Antes me dabas consejos muy útiles.

You used to give me very useful advice.

él/ella/usted daba
he/she was giving / used to give

El sol daba en la ventana.

The sun shone on the window.

nosotros dábamos
we were giving / used to give

Dábamos largos paseos por el bosque.

We used to take long walks in the forest.

vosotros dabais
you (pl.) were giving / used to give

Vosotros dabais mucha importancia al dinero.

You used to give a lot of importance to money.

ellos/ellas/ustedes daban
they were giving / used to give

Ellos daban clases gratuitas.

They used to give free lessons.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

yo di
I gave

Le di un abrazo muy fuerte.

I gave her a very big hug.

tú diste
you gave

¿Le diste las gracias?

Did you thank him?

él/ella/usted dio
he/she gave / you gave

Ella me dio una buena noticia.

She gave me good news.

nosotros dimos
we gave

Le dimos la bienvenida al equipo.

We welcomed him to the team.

vosotros disteis
you (pl.) gave

¿Le disteis vuestra opinión?

Did you give him your opinion?

ellos/ellas/ustedes dieron
they gave / you (pl.) gave

Ellos dieron un gran concierto.

They gave a great concert.

Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto

Present Perfect

yo he dado
I have given

Ya te he dado mi respuesta.

I have already given you my answer.

tú has dado
you have given

¿Le has dado de comer al perro?

Have you fed the dog?

él/ella/usted ha dado
he/she has given / you have given

Ella ha dado mucho por su familia.

She has given a lot for her family.

nosotros hemos dado
we have given

Hemos dado un paso importante.

We have taken an important step.

vosotros habéis dado
you (pl.) have given

¿Le habéis dado las llaves?

Have you given him the keys?

ellos/ellas/ustedes han dado
they have given / you (pl.) have given

Ellos han dado su consentimiento.

They have given their consent.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pluperfect

yo había dado
I had given

Ya le había dado mi palabra.

I had already given him my word.

tú habías dado
you had given

Tú ya habías dado tu opinión.

You had already given your opinion.

él/ella/usted había dado
he/she had given / you had given

Ella le había dado una segunda oportunidad.

She had given him a second chance.

nosotros habíamos dado
we had given

Habíamos dado por perdido el partido.

We had given the match up for lost.

vosotros habíais dado
you (pl.) had given

Vosotros ya habíais dado el dinero.

You had already given the money.

ellos/ellas/ustedes habían dado
they had given / you (pl.) had given

Ellos habían dado instrucciones claras.

They had given clear instructions.

Futuro Simple

Future

yo daré
I will give

Mañana te daré una respuesta.

Tomorrow I will give you an answer.

tú darás
you will give

¿Le darás una oportunidad?

Will you give him a chance?

él/ella/usted dará
he/she will give / you will give

El árbol dará frutos en verano.

The tree will bear fruit in summer.

nosotros daremos
we will give

Daremos una fiesta el sábado.

We will throw a party on Saturday.

vosotros daréis
you (pl.) will give

Vosotros daréis el discurso final.

You will give the final speech.

ellos/ellas/ustedes darán
they will give / you (pl.) will give

Ellos darán las notas el viernes.

They will give the grades on Friday.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

yo habré dado
I will have given

Para las cinco ya habré dado la clase.

By five I will have given the lesson.

tú habrás dado
you will have given

Seguro que ya habrás dado tu opinión.

You will surely have given your opinion already.

él/ella/usted habrá dado
he/she will have given / you will have given

Ella ya habrá dado la noticia a todos.

She will have given everyone the news already.

nosotros habremos dado
we will have given

Para el final habremos dado lo mejor.

By the end we will have given our best.

vosotros habréis dado
you (pl.) will have given

Para entonces ya habréis dado el examen.

By then you will have already taken the exam.

ellos/ellas/ustedes habrán dado
they will have given / you (pl.) will have given

Habrán dado su respuesta antes de las diez.

They will have given their answer before ten.

Condicional

Condicional Simple

Conditional

yo daría
I would give

Yo daría cualquier cosa por verte.

I would give anything to see you.

tú darías
you would give

¿Le darías otra oportunidad?

Would you give him another chance?

él/ella/usted daría
he/she would give / you would give

Ella daría su vida por sus hijos.

She would give her life for her children.

nosotros daríamos
we would give

Daríamos más si pudiéramos.

We would give more if we could.

vosotros daríais
you (pl.) would give

Vosotros daríais buenos consejos.

You would give good advice.

ellos/ellas/ustedes darían
they would give / you (pl.) would give

Ellos darían la bienvenida a todos.

They would welcome everyone.

Condicional Compuesto

Conditional Perfect

yo habría dado
I would have given

Yo te lo habría dado con gusto.

I would have given it to you gladly.

tú habrías dado
you would have given

Tú habrías dado lo mismo.

You would have given the same.

él/ella/usted habría dado
he/she would have given / you would have given

Ella le habría dado un consejo.

She would have given him advice.

nosotros habríamos dado
we would have given

Habríamos dado más tiempo al proyecto.

We would have given more time to the project.

vosotros habríais dado
you (pl.) would have given

Vosotros habríais dado la cara por él.

You would have stood up for him.

ellos/ellas/ustedes habrían dado
they would have given / you (pl.) would have given

Ellos habrían dado su apoyo.

They would have given their support.

Subjuntivo

Presente de Subjuntivo

Present Subjunctive

yo dé
(that) I give

Quieren que yo dé una charla.

They want me to give a talk.

tú des
(that) you give

Es importante que des lo mejor de ti.

It's important that you give your best.

él/ella/usted dé
(that) he/she give / you give

Ojalá que ella me dé una respuesta.

I hope she gives me an answer.

nosotros demos
(that) we give

Es justo que demos las gracias.

It's fair that we say thanks.

vosotros deis
(that) you (pl.) give

Espero que le deis una oportunidad.

I hope you give him a chance.

ellos/ellas/ustedes den
(that) they give / you (pl.) give

No creo que den más dinero.

I don't think they'll give more money.

Pretérito Imperfecto de Subjuntivo

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo diera / diese
(that) I gave / were giving

Me pidió que le diera un consejo.

He asked me to give him advice.

tú dieras / dieses
(that) you gave / were giving

Ojalá me dieras una explicación.

I wish you gave me an explanation.

él/ella/usted diera / diese
(that) he/she gave / were giving

Sería justo que ella diera las gracias.

It would be fair for her to say thanks.

nosotros diéramos / diésemos
(that) we gave / were giving

Nos pidieron que diéramos nuestra opinión.

They asked us to give our opinion.

vosotros dierais / dieseis
(that) you (pl.) gave / were giving

Quería que le dierais una oportunidad.

I wanted you to give him a chance.

ellos/ellas/ustedes dieran / diesen
(that) they gave / were giving

Si dieran más ejemplos, se entendería mejor.

If they gave more examples, it would be clearer.

Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo

Present Perfect Subjunctive

yo haya dado
(that) I have given

Me alegra que le haya dado las gracias.

I'm glad I have thanked him.

tú hayas dado
(that) you have given

Espero que hayas dado tu consentimiento.

I hope you have given your consent.

él/ella/usted haya dado
(that) he/she has given / you have given

Es posible que ella ya haya dado la clase.

It's possible she has already given the lesson.

nosotros hayamos dado
(that) we have given

Ojalá hayamos dado buena impresión.

I hope we have given a good impression.

vosotros hayáis dado
(that) you (pl.) have given

Me alegra que le hayáis dado las gracias.

I'm glad you have thanked him.

ellos/ellas/ustedes hayan dado
(that) they have given / you (pl.) have given

Dudo que hayan dado su permiso.

I doubt they have given their permission.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo

Pluperfect Subjunctive

yo hubiera dado / hubiese dado
(that) I had given

Si le hubiera dado más tiempo, habría acabado.

If I had given him more time, he would have finished.

tú hubieras dado / hubieses dado
(that) you had given

Ojalá me hubieras dado la dirección.

I wish you had given me the address.

él/ella/usted hubiera dado / hubiese dado
(that) he/she had given / you had given

Habría sido mejor que ella hubiera dado permiso.

It would have been better if she had given permission.

nosotros hubiéramos dado / hubiésemos dado
(that) we had given

Si hubiéramos dado más detalles, no habría dudas.

If we had given more details, there would be no doubts.

vosotros hubierais dado / hubieseis dado
(that) you (pl.) had given

Ojalá le hubierais dado las gracias.

I wish you had thanked him.

ellos/ellas/ustedes hubieran dado / hubiesen dado
(that) they had given / you (pl.) had given

Si hubieran dado la alarma, todos se habrían salvado.

If they had given the alarm, everyone would have been saved.

Imperativo

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperative

tú da
give!

¡Dame la mano!

Give me your hand!

usted dé
give! (formal)

Dé un paso adelante, por favor.

Take a step forward, please.

nosotros demos
let's give!

¡Demos las gracias a todos!

Let's thank everyone!

vosotros dad
give! (pl.)

¡Dad lo mejor de vosotros!

Give your best!

ustedes den
give! (formal pl.)

Den un aplauso a los músicos.

Give a round of applause to the musicians.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

tú no des
don't give!

¡No des tantas vueltas al asunto!

Don't go on so much about the matter!

usted no dé
don't give! (formal)

No dé su contraseña a nadie.

Don't give your password to anyone.

nosotros no demos
let's not give!

No demos nada por sentado.

Let's not take anything for granted.

vosotros no deis
don't give! (pl.)

No deis información personal en internet.

Don't give personal information on the internet.

ustedes no den
don't give! (formal pl.)

No den un paso más, por favor.

Don't take another step, please.

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