Spanish Verb Dar Conjugation

The Spanish verb dar is a common verb that usually is translated as to give. Dar is an irregular verb, which means that it does not follow a regular pattern as other -ar verbs.

In this article you can find tables with the conjugations of the verb dar in several different moods and tenses: the indicative mood (present, past, and future), the subjunctive mood (present and past), and the imperative mood. You can also find other verb forms such as the gerund and the past participle.

Using the Verb Dar

The verb dar usually means to give. It can be used in the same contexts when you would say to give in English. For example, Ella da clases de inglés (She gives English lessons), or Yo doy gracias por la comida (I give thanks for the food).

Another meaning of dar is to throw or give a party, as in Nosotros dimos una fiesta por su aniversario (We threw a party for their anniversary). Dar can also mean to produce, as in Ese árbol da muchas frutas (That tree produces lots of fruit). In addition, it can mean to hold someone's hand, as in Dame la mano (Hold my hand).

Something to note about this verb is that when talking about giving something to someone, you will need to use an indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les), and you'll have to be careful with the placement of that pronoun. Pronouns are usually placed before the conjugated verb, but sometimes (in gerunds and commands) they can be attached at the end of the word.

Finally, a common expression using the verb dar is darse cuenta, which means to realize. For example, Ana se dio cuenta de que era muy tarde (Ana realized that it was too late).

Dar Present Indicative

Notice that the first person singular (yo) present tense conjugation ends in -oy, similar to other irregular verbs like ser, estar, and ir.

Yo	doy	Yo doy gracias por la comida.	I give thanks for the food.
Tú	das	Tú das dinero a la iglesia.	You give money to the church.
Usted/él/ella	da	Ella le da un abrazo a su mamá.	She gives her mom a hug.
Nosotros	damos	Nosotros nos damos besos.	We give each other kisses.
Vosotros	dais	Vosotros me dais las llaves de la casa.	You give me the keys to the house.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas	dan	Ellos le dan la tarea al profesor.	They give the homework to the professor.

Dar Preterite Indicative

The preterite tense is used to talk about completed actions that took place in the past.

Yo	di	Yo di gracias por la comida.	I gave thanks for the food.
Tú	diste	Tú diste dinero a la iglesia.	You gave money to the church.
Usted/él/ella	dio	Ella le dio un abrazo a su mamá.	She gave her mom a hug.
Nosotros	dimos	Nosotros nos dimos besos.	We gave each other kisses.
Vosotros	disteis	Vosotros me disteis las llaves de la casa.	You gave me the keys to the house.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas	dieron	Ellos le dieron la tarea al profesor.	They gave the homework to the professor.

Dar Imperfect Indicative

The imperfect tense is used to talk about ongoing or repeated actions that took place in the past. The imperfect can be translated to English as "was giving" or "used to give."

Using the Spanish Verb ‘Dar’

By Gerald Erichsen

Yo	daba	Yo daba gracias por la comida.	I used to give thanks for the food.
Tú	dabas	Tú dabas dinero a la iglesia.	You used to give money to the church.
Usted/él/ella	daba	Ella le daba un abrazo a su mamá.	She used to give her mom a hug.
Nosotros	dábamos	Nosotros nos dábamos besos.	We used to give each other kisses.
Vosotros	dabais	Vosotros me dabais las llaves de la casa.	You used to give me the keys to the house.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas	daban	Ellos le daban la tarea al profesor.	They used to give the homework to the professor.

Dar Future Indicative

Yo	daré	Yo daré gracias por la comida.	I will give thanks for the food.
Tú	darás	Tú darás dinero a la iglesia.	You will give money to the church.
Usted/él/ella	dará	Ella le dará un abrazo a su mamá.	She will give her mom a hug.
Nosotros	daremos	Nosotros nos daremos besos.	We will give each other kisses.
Vosotros	daréis	Vosotros me daréis las llaves de la casa.	You will give me the keys to the house.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas	darán	Ellos le darán la tarea al profesor.	They will give the homework to the professor.

Dar Periphrastic Future Indicative

The periphrastic future is formed with the verb ir (to go), plus the preposition a, and the infinitive dar. It is usually translated to English as "going to give."

Yo	voy a dar	Yo voy a dar gracias por la comida.	I am going to give thanks for the food.
Tú	vas a dar	Tú vas a dar dinero a la iglesia.	You are going to give money to the church.
Usted/él/ella	va a dar	Ella le va a dar un abrazo a su mamá.	She is going to give her mom a hug.
Nosotros	vamos a dar	Nosotros nos vamos a dar besos.	We are going to give each other kisses.
Vosotros	vais a dar	Vosotros me vais a dar las llaves de la casa.	You are going to give me the keys to the house.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas	van a dar	Ellos le van a dar la tarea al profesor.	They are going to give the homework to the professor.

Dar Present Progressive/Gerund Form

The gerund or present participle for -ar verbs ends in -ando. This verb form can be used to form progressive tenses like the present progressive, usually with verb estar. Notice that the object pronoun can either be placed before the conjugated form, or it can be attached to the end of the gerund.

Present Progressive of Dando

está dando

Ella le está dando un abrazo a su mamá. / Ella está dándole un abrazo a su mamá.

She is giving her mom a hug.

Dar Past Participle

The past participle for -ar verbs ends in -ado. This verb form can be used to form perfect tenses like the present perfect, using the auxiliary verb haber.

Present Perfect of Dar

ha dado

Ella le ha dado un abrazo a su mamá.

She has given her mom a hug.

Dar Conditional Indicative

The conditional tense can be used to talk about things you "would do" in Spanish.

Yo	daría	Yo daría gracias por la comida si fuera más agradecida.	I would give thanks for the food if I were more thankful.
Tú	darías	Tú darías dinero a la iglesia si tuvieras un mejor sueldo.	You would give money to the church if you had a better salary.
Usted/él/ella	daría	Ella le daría un abrazo a su mamá si pudiera.	She would give her mom a hug if she could.
Nosotros	daríamos	Nosotros nos daríamos besos, pero estamos muy lejos.	We would give each other kisses, but we are too far away.
Vosotros	daríais	Vosotros me daríais las llaves de la casa si confiarais en mí.	You would give me the keys to the house if you trusted me.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas	darían	Ellos le darían la tarea al profesor si la hubieran hecho.	They would give the homework to the professor if they had done it.

Dar Present Subjunctive

Notice that the present subjunctive verb dé carries an accent mark in order to distinguish it from the preposition de.

Que yo	dé	Mi abuela sugiere que yo dé gracias por la comida.	My grandmother suggests that I give thanks for the food.
Que tú	des	El padre pide que tú des dinero a la iglesia.	The priest asks that you give money to the church.
Que usted/él/ella	dé	El papá sugiere que ella le dé un abrazo a su mamá.	The father suggests that she give her mom a hug.
Que nosotros	demos	Carlos espera que nosotros nos demos besos.	Carlos hopes that we give each other kisses.
Que vosotros	deis	Ana quiere que vosotros me deis las llaves de la casa.	Ana wants you to give me the keys to the house.
Que ustedes/ellos/ellas	den	Su compañero pide que ellos le den la tarea al profesor.	Their classmate asks that they give the homework to the professor.

Dar Imperfect Subjunctive

The imperfect subjunctive has two possible conjugations:

Option 1

Que yo	diera	Mi abuela sugirió que yo diera gracias por la comida.	My grandmother suggested that I give thanks for the food.
Que tú	dieras	El padre pidió que tú dieras dinero a la iglesia.	The priest asked that you give money to the church.
Que usted/él/ella	diera	El papá sugirió que ella le diera un abrazo a su mamá.	The father suggested that she give her mom a hug.
Que nosotros	diéramos	Carlos esperaba que nosotros nos diéramos besos.	Carlos hoped that we give each other kisses.
Que vosotros	dierais	Ana quería que vosotros me dierais las llaves de la casa.	Ana wanted you to give me the keys to the house.
Que ustedes/ellos/ellas	dieran	Su compañero pidió que ellos le dieran la tarea al profesor.	Their classmate asked that they give the homework to the professor.

Option 2

Que yo	diese	Mi abuela sugirió que yo diese gracias por la comida.	My grandmother suggested that I give thanks for the food.
Que tú	dieses	El padre pidió que tú dieses dinero a la iglesia.	The priest asked that you give money to the church.
Que usted/él/ella	diese	El papá sugirió que ella le diese un abrazo a su mamá.	The father suggested that she give her mom a hug.
Que nosotros	diésemos	Carlos esperaba que nosotros nos diésemos besos.	Carlos hoped that we give each other kisses.
Que vosotros	dieseis	Ana quería que vosotros me dieseis las llaves de la casa.	Ana wanted you to give me the keys to the house.
Que ustedes/ellos/ellas	diesen	Su compañero pidió que ellos le diesen la tarea al profesor.	Their classmate asked that they give the homework to the professor.

Dar Imperative

The imperative mood is used to order or command someone to do something. Here you can find both the positive and negative forms. Notice that in positive commands, the object pronouns are attached to the end of the verb, while in negative commands the pronouns are placed before the verb.

Positive Commands

Tú	da	¡Da dinero a la iglesia!	Give money to the church!
Usted	dé	¡Dele un abrazo a su mamá!	Give your mom a hug!
Nosotros	demos	¡Démonos besos!	Let's give each other kisses!
Vosotros	dad	¡Dadme las llaves de la casa!	Give me the keys to the house!
Ustedes	den	¡Denle la tarea al profesor!	Give the homework to the professor!

Negative Commands

Tú	no des	¡No des dinero a la iglesia!	Don't give money to the church!
Usted	no dé	¡No le dé un abrazo a su mamá!	Don't give your mom a hug!
Nosotros	no demos	¡No nos demos besos!	Let's not give each other kisses!
Vosotros	no deis	¡No me deis las llaves de la casa!	Don't give me the keys to the house!
Ustedes	no den	¡No le den la tarea al profesor!	Don't give the homework to the professor!