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SPANISH VERB

dar

to give

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

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I give
  2. tú you give
  3. usted, él, ella he/she gives
  4. nosotros we give
  5. vosotros Spain you all give
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they give

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I gave
  2. tú you gave
  3. usted, él, ella he/she gave
  4. nosotros we gave
  5. vosotros Spain you all gave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they gave

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to give
  2. tú you used to give
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to give
  4. nosotros we used to give
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to give
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to give

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will give
  2. tú you will give
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will give
  4. nosotros we will give
  5. vosotros Spain you all will give
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will give

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would give
  2. tú you would give
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would give
  4. nosotros we would give
  5. vosotros Spain you all would give
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would give

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I give
  2. tú (that) you give
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she give
  4. nosotros (that) we give
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all give
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they give

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I gave
  2. tú (if) you gave
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she gave
  4. nosotros (if) we gave
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all gave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they gave

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú give!
  2. usted give! (formal)
  3. nosotros give! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain give! (all of you)
  5. ustedes give! (all of you)

How to use dar

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

  1. Present

    Siempre le doy propina al mesero.

    I always give the waiter a tip.

  2. Past

    Mi abuela me dio este reloj hace años.

    My grandmother gave me this watch years ago.

  3. Imperfect

    De niños dábamos un paseo después de comer.

    As kids we took a walk after lunch.

  4. Future

    Mañana te daré la respuesta por teléfono.

    Tomorrow I'll give you the answer by phone.

  5. Conditional

    ¿Me darías tu dirección para mandarte el regalo?

    Would you give me your address so I can send you the gift?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que le des las gracias a tu tía.

    I want you to thank your aunt.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si me dieran vacaciones, me iría a Oaxaca.

    If they gave me vacation time, I'd go to Oaxaca.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Dame la mano, que el piso está resbaloso!

    Give me your hand, the floor is slippery!

Good to know

  • "Dar un paseo" is to take a walk, and "dar las gracias" is to say thank you.

Where you hear dar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • ¿Me da su pasaporte, por favor? Can you give me your passport, please?
  • Don Roberto me dio un paraguas. Don Roberto gave me an umbrella.
  • Te voy a dar la llave. I'm going to give you the key.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Siempre les doy agua fría a mis huéspedes. I always give my guests cold water.
  • Le di un huipil a Sara. I gave Sarah a huipil.
  • Te voy a dar un abrazo. I'm going to give you a hug.
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I Want to Change My Flight

Beginner Level 2 · ¿Me da...?

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It Rained All Afternoon

Beginner Level 2 · me dio

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Don't Move!

Beginner Level 2 · dame

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Could You Recommend Something?

Beginner Level 3 · le daré · darme

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Can You Send It to Me?

Beginner Level 3 · doy · Se lo doy. · te lo doy · me la puede dar

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Fill It Up

Beginner Level 3 · dé vuelta · da vuelta

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Don't Touch Them!

Beginner Level 3 · dámelo

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The Posada

Beginner Level 3 · ¡Dale!

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Christmas Eve

Beginner Level 3 · dame

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The Work Permit

Intermediate Level 1 · que me dé

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The Contract

Intermediate Level 1 · le doy

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San Cristobal

Intermediate Level 1 · te daría

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And 23 more lessons.

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