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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

dar

to give

  • #11 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: dando
  • Past participle: dado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I give
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you give
  3. nós we give
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all give

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I gave
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you gave
  3. nós we gave
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all gave

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to give
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to give
  3. nós we are going to give
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to give

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to give
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to give
  3. nós we used to give
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to give

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would give
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would give
  3. nós we would give
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would give

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I give
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you give
  3. nós (that) we give
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all give

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I gave
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you gave
  3. nós (if) we gave
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all gave

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I give
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you give
  3. nós (when) we give
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all give

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você give!
  2. vocês give! (all of you)

How to use dar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Minha avó sempre dá presentes pros netos.

    My grandmother always gives presents to her grandchildren.

  2. Past

    Eu dei meu número pra ele ontem.

    I gave him my number yesterday.

  3. Future

    A gente vai dar uma festa no sábado.

    We're going to throw a party on Saturday.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai dava aula de matemática na escola.

    My father used to teach math at the school.

  5. Conditional

    Eu daria tudo pra morar perto do mar.

    I would give anything to live near the sea.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que dê tempo de pegar o ônibus.

    I hope there's time to catch the bus.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se desse, eu ia te buscar no aeroporto.

    If it were possible, I'd pick you up at the airport.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando der, me liga pra gente conversar.

    When you can, call me so we can talk.

  9. Imperative

    Dê um abraço na sua mãe por mim.

    Give your mom a hug for me.

Good to know

  • "Dar certo" is to work out: "Deu tudo certo!"
  • "Dá pra" means it's possible: "Dá pra ir a pé?"

Where you hear dar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Branco dá sorte. White brings good luck.
  • Eu te dei a receita. I gave you the recipe.
  • Vai dar tudo certo. Everything will work out.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu sempre dou um presente para a minha mãe. I always give my mother a present.
  • O Rafael me deu um café. Rafael gave me a coffee.
  • Eu vou te dar notícias logo depois. I'll give you the news right after.
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How About a Holiday?

Beginner Level 3 · dá para · Dá. · Não dá.

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Can You Give Me a Discount?

Beginner Level 3 · dar um desconto

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Rafael's New Cafe

Beginner Level 3 · dar lucro

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Merry Christmas

Beginner Level 3 · eu dei · eu te dei · ele deu · ele me deu

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It's Important That You Arrive Early

Intermediate Level 1 · que você dê

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Would It Be Possible?

Intermediate Level 1 · daria

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When We Get There

Intermediate Level 1 · eles dão

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It Hasn't Sunk In Yet

Intermediate Level 3 · deram positivo

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Nobody Is Born Knowing

Intermediate Level 3 · dar conta de · se eu não der conta · dou conta

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ar verb.