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SPANISH VERB

dar un abrazo

to give a hug, to hug

  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: dando un abrazo
  • Past participle: dado un abrazo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use dar un abrazo

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

  1. Present

    Curro da un abrazo a todo el que entra en el bar.

    Curro gives a hug to everyone who comes into the bar.

  2. Past

    Al final tu padre me dio un abrazo enorme.

    In the end your father gave me an enormous hug.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela nos daba un abrazo a cada uno antes de dormir.

    My grandmother gave each of us a hug before bed.

  4. Future

    Le daré un abrazo tan fuerte que lo dejaré sin aire.

    I'll hug him so hard I'll leave him breathless.

  5. Conditional

    Te daría un abrazo, pero estoy llena de harina.

    I'd give you a hug, but I'm covered in flour.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ven aquí y deja que te dé un abrazo.

    Come here and let me give you a hug.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me pidió que le diera un abrazo de su parte a Manolo.

    She asked me to give Manolo a hug from her.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Dale un abrazo a tu madre de mi parte!

    Give your mother a hug from me!

Good to know

  • "Dale un abrazo a tu madre de mi parte" is how Spaniards send their love. "Un abrazo" closes a friendly email.

Where you hear dar un abrazo

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • Cada vez que llego a Cádiz, Pepa me da un abrazo en la estación. Every time I get to Cadiz, Pepa gives me a hug at the station.
  • Al final, mi padre le dio un abrazo a Curro. In the end, my dad gave Curro a hug.
  • Cuando llegue a Sevilla, le voy a dar un abrazo a Encarna. When I get to Seville, I'm going to give Encarna a hug.
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Freezing Cold

Fluency Level 1 · Y al final, tu padre me dio un abrazo.

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