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SPANISH VERB

dar las gracias

to thank, to say thank you

  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: dando las gracias
  • Past participle: dado las gracias

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use dar las gracias

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

  1. Present

    Antes de nada, doy las gracias a todo el equipo.

    First of all, I thank the whole team.

  2. Past

    ¿Le diste las gracias a la matrona por todo?

    Did you thank the midwife for everything?

  3. Imperfect

    Mi madre siempre daba las gracias al conductor del autobús.

    My mother always thanked the bus driver.

  4. Future

    Mañana daré las gracias a los vecinos con una tarta.

    Tomorrow I'll thank the neighbours with a cake.

  5. Conditional

    Yo le daría las gracias por escrito, queda más elegante.

    I'd thank him in writing, it looks more elegant.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No hace falta que me des las gracias, para eso estamos.

    No need to thank me, that's what we're here for.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me habría gustado que diera las gracias en público.

    I'd have liked him to say thank you in public.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Dad las gracias a la abuela por la comida!

    Say thank you to Grandma for the meal!

Good to know

  • "Dar las gracias a alguien por algo." "Agradecer" says the same in one word and sounds a little more formal.

Where you hear dar las gracias

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • En esta casa se dan las gracias, aunque sea por un vaso de agua. In this house we say thank you, even for a glass of water.
  • En la presentación, di las gracias a Julián delante de todo el mundo. At the launch, I thanked Julian in front of everyone.
  • Mañana le voy a dar las gracias a Rosario por sus apuntes. Tomorrow I'm going to thank Rosario for her notes.
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Questions from the Floor

Fluency Level 1 · Antes de nada, quiero dar las gracias a quien hizo el trabajo de verdad.

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