Dar conjugation

Dar means "to give". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.

Meaningto give

Type-ar verb

Gerunddando

Past participledado

Dar changes form (an irregular, stem-changing or spelling-changing form) in the present, preterite and present subjunctive. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.

Quick answer. Present: doy, das, da, damos, dan. Preterite: di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron. All tenses below.

Dar conjugation tables

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Dar in the present

what happens now or usually

yo	doy
tú	das
él / ella / usted	da
nosotros	damos
vosotros (Spain)	dais
ellos / ustedes	dan

Dar in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yo	di
tú	diste
él / ella / usted	dio
nosotros	dimos
vosotros (Spain)	disteis
ellos / ustedes	dieron

Dar in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yo	daba
tú	dabas
él / ella / usted	daba
nosotros	dábamos
vosotros (Spain)	dabais
ellos / ustedes	daban

Dar in the future

what will happen

yo	daré
tú	darás
él / ella / usted	dará
nosotros	daremos
vosotros (Spain)	daréis
ellos / ustedes	darán

Dar in the conditional

what would happen

yo	daría
tú	darías
él / ella / usted	daría
nosotros	daríamos
vosotros (Spain)	daríais
ellos / ustedes	darían

Dar in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yo	dé
tú	des
él / ella / usted	dé
nosotros	demos
vosotros (Spain)	deis
ellos / ustedes	den

Dar in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yo	he dado
tú	has dado
él / ella / usted	ha dado
nosotros	hemos dado
vosotros (Spain)	habéis dado
ellos / ustedes	han dado

Dar in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

tú	da
tú (no)	no des
usted	dé
nosotros	demos
vosotros (Spain)	dad
ustedes	den

Dar in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

Present

Mi papá nos da dinero los viernes.
My dad gives us money on Fridays.
Te lo doy mañana.
I'll give it to you tomorrow.

Preterite

Ella me dio el pastel más delicioso.
She gave me the most delicious cake.
Le di las llaves a mi mamá.
I gave my mother the keys.

Mistakes learners make with dar

The preterite takes -er endings and has no written accents: di, dio, dieron (not dí, dió or daron).
Spanish usually adds le even when the person is named: le doy el libro a Juan.
Many English "take" and "make" phrases use dar: dar un paseo (take a walk), me da miedo (it scares me), me da igual (I don't mind).

Write your own sentence with dar

Next step for dar: the Spanish pronouns course (le and lo), free. Not sure which past tense to use? The Spanish past tense course explains preterite vs imperfect with practice. Conjugate any other verb with the free Spanish conjugator, browse all 72 verb pages, or check any text with the free Spanish grammar checker.

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Questions people ask

Is dar irregular in Spanish?

Partly. Dar changes form in the present, preterite and present subjunctive, through an irregular stem, a stem change or a spelling change. The other tenses follow the regular -ar pattern.

What is the preterite of dar?

Yo di, tú diste, él/ella dio, nosotros dimos, ellos/ustedes dieron.

How do you conjugate dar in the present?

Yo doy, tú das, él/ella da, nosotros damos, ellos/ustedes dan.

What is the future of dar?

Yo daré, tú darás, él/ella dará, nosotros daremos, ellos/ustedes darán.

What is the present subjunctive of dar?

Que yo dé, que tú des, que él/ella dé, que nosotros demos, que ellos/ustedes den.