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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Mi madre da consejos aunque no se los pidas."
My mother gives advice even when you don't ask for it.
"El sol da en la pantalla y no veo nada."
The sun hits the screen and I can't see anything.
"Ese café da superpoderes, o eso dicen."
That coffee gives you superpowers, or so they say.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
dar
Infinitive
Most Used
"to give"
doy
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Most Used
"I give"
da
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Current
"he/she gives"
das
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you give"
dan
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they give"
dio
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she gave"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| dar | Infinitive | — | "to give" |
| dando | Gerund | — | "giving" |
| dado | Participle | — | "given" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| doy | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I give" |
| das | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you give" |
| da | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she gives" |
| damos | Plural · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we give" |
| dais | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all give" |
| dan | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they give" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| di | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I gave" |
| diste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you gave" |
| dio | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she gave" |
| dimos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we gave" |
| disteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all gave" |
| dieron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they gave" |
| Imperfect | |||
| dabas | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to give" |
| daba | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to give" |
| dábamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to give" |
| dabais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to give" |
| daban | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to give" |
| Future | |||
| daré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will give" |
| darás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will give" |
| dará | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will give" |
| daremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will give" |
| daréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will give" |
| darán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will give" |
| Conditional | |||
| darías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would give" |
| daría | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would give" |
| daríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would give" |
| daríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would give" |
| darían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would give" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| des | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you give" |
| dé | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she give" |
| demos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we give" |
| deis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all give" |
| den | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they give" |