Dar means to give. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan.
Dar in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Dar in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Dar in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Dar in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Dar in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | doy | di | daba | daré | daría |
| tú | das | diste | dabas | darás | darías |
| él / ella / usted | da | dio | daba | dará | daría |
| nosotros / nosotras | damos | dimos | dábamos | daremos | daríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | dais | disteis | dabais | daréis | daríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dan | dieron | daban | darán | darían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | doy | I give |
| tú | das | you give |
| él / ella / usted | da | he/she gives |
| nosotros / nosotras | damos | we give |
| vosotros / vosotras | dais | you all (vosotros) give |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dan | they give |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | di | I gave |
| tú | diste | you gave |
| él / ella / usted | dio | he/she gave |
| nosotros / nosotras | dimos | we gave |
| vosotros / vosotras | disteis | you all (vosotros) gave |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dieron | they gave |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | daba | I used to give |
| tú | dabas | you used to give |
| él / ella / usted | daba | he/she used to give |
| nosotros / nosotras | dábamos | we used to give |
| vosotros / vosotras | dabais | you all (vosotros) used to give |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | daban | they used to give |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | daré | I will give |
| tú | darás | you will give |
| él / ella / usted | dará | he/she will give |
| nosotros / nosotras | daremos | we will give |
| vosotros / vosotras | daréis | you all (vosotros) will give |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | darán | they will give |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | daría | I would give |
| tú | darías | you would give |
| él / ella / usted | daría | he/she would give |
| nosotros / nosotras | daríamos | we would give |
| vosotros / vosotras | daríais | you all (vosotros) would give |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | darían | they would give |
Dar differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite. Changed forms include present: doy, dais; preterite: di, diste, dio. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The present forms are doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron. For example, di means “I gave”.
Dar differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite. Changed forms include present: doy, dais; preterite: di, diste, dio. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The preterite (di) presents a completed event; the imperfect (daba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I gave” and “I used to give”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are daré (“I will give”) and daría (“I would give”). The full charts above include every person.
Dar means to give.
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