Dar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Dar in Spanish

Dar means “to give” and is a very common irregular verb used for transferring, offering, or providing something. You will learn its irregular present, preterite, subjunctive, and command families, plus its more regular-looking future and conditional patterns.

Dar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Linguistically, several high-frequency families are irregular: doy — “I give” — in the present, di — “I gave” — in the preterite, and dé — “that I give” — in the present subjunctive. The gerund dando — “giving” — and participle dado — “given” — are regular-looking, and future/conditional formation uses the infinitive stem.

Dar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. With haber, the participle remains invariant for gender and number.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	dar	to give
Gerund	dando	giving
Past participle	dado	given

Dar meaning and essential uses

Use dar — “to give” — when something is transferred, offered, granted, or provided. A common frame is dar algo a alguien — “to give something to someone.”

The verb also appears in productive noun combinations such as dar permiso — “to give permission” — and dar un consejo — “to give a piece of advice.” These are uses of the same target verb, not separate conjugation patterns.

Dar irregular conjugation patterns

Several high-frequency families are irregular: doy — “I give” — in the present, di — “I gave” — in the preterite, and dé — “that I give” — in the present subjunctive. The gerund dando — “giving” — and participle dado — “given” — are regular-looking, and future/conditional formation uses the infinitive stem.

The most visible irregular forms are doy — “I give,” di — “I gave,” dio — “he / she gave,” and dé — “that I give / give (formal command).” Future and conditional forms return to the infinitive stem dar-.

Dar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Dar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for present actions, habits, facts, and current states. The explanation below follows this verb’s verified present-tense pattern. The first-person singular is irregular doy — “I give”; the remaining present forms are translated person by person in the table.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	doy	I give
Tú — you, singular informal	das	you give
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	da	he / she gives; you give (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	damos	we give
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dais	you give (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	dan	they give; you give (plural)

• Doy las llaves a Marta. — I give the keys to Marta.

Dar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table shows this verb’s verified preterite family. The preterite is irregular: di — “I gave” — and dio — “he / she gave” — show the short family, and the table gives the remaining persons. Neither form has a written accent.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	di	I gave
Tú — you, singular informal	diste	you gave
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	dio	he / she gave; you gave (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	dimos	we gave
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	disteis	you gave (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	dieron	they gave; you gave (plural)

• Le di el documento ayer. — I gave him the document yesterday.

Dar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for past habits, background descriptions, and situations viewed as ongoing. The table shows the verified imperfect forms.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	daba	I used to give / was giving
Tú — you, singular informal	dabas	you used to give / were giving
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	daba	he / she used to give / was giving; you used to give / were giving (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	dábamos	we used to give / were giving
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dabais	you used to give / were giving (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	daban	they used to give / were giving; you used to give / were giving (plural)

• Mi abuelo daba buenos consejos. — My grandfather used to give good advice.

Dar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with a present form of estar — “to be” — plus the verified gerund.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy dando	I am giving
Tú — you, singular informal	estás dando	you are giving
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está dando	he / she is giving; you are giving (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos dando	we are giving
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis dando	you are giving (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están dando	they are giving; you are giving (plural)

• Estamos dando instrucciones claras. — We are giving clear instructions.

Dar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses a plan, intention, or expected event. Form it with a present form of ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and the infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a dar	I am going to give
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a dar	you are going to give
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a dar	he / she is going to give; you are going to give (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a dar	we are going to give
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a dar	you are going to give (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a dar	they are going to give; you are going to give (plural)

• Te voy a dar una respuesta mañana. — I am going to give you an answer tomorrow.

Dar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where context supports it, probability. The table shows the verified future forms. The future is regular in formation: future endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	daré	I will give
Tú — you, singular informal	darás	you will give
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	dará	he / she will give; you will give (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	daremos	we will give
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	daréis	you will give (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	darán	they will give; you will give (plural)

• Daré más detalles después. — I will give more details later.

Dar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or other conditional meanings supported by context. The conditional is regular in formation: conditional endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	daría	I would give
Tú — you, singular informal	darías	you would give
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	daría	he / she would give; you would give (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	daríamos	we would give
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	daríais	you would give (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	darían	they would give; you would give (plural)

• Te daría otra oportunidad. — I would give you another chance.

Dar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Form it with present haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the past participle. Distribution of the present perfect varies across Spanish-speaking regions. The participle is dado — “given.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he dado	I have given
Tú — you, singular informal	has dado	you have given
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha dado	he / she has given; you have given (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos dado	we have given
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis dado	you have given (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han dado	they have given; you have given (plural)

• Hemos dado toda la información necesaria. — We have given all the necessary information.

Dar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with imperfect haber plus the invariant past participle. The participle is dado — “given.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había dado	I had given
Tú — you, singular informal	habías dado	you had given
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había dado	he / she had given; you had given (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos dado	we had given
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais dado	you had given (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían dado	they had given; you had given (plural)

• Ya le había dado mi respuesta. — I had already given him my answer.

Dar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with future haber plus the invariant past participle. The participle is dado — “given.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré dado	I will have given
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás dado	you will have given
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá dado	he / she will have given; you will have given (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos dado	we will have given
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis dado	you will have given (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán dado	they will have given; you will have given (plural)

• Para entonces habrán dado el resultado. — By then they will have given the result.

Dar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with conditional haber plus the invariant past participle. The participle is dado — “given.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría dado	I would have given
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías dado	you would have given
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría dado	he / she would have given; you would have given (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos dado	we would have given
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais dado	you would have given (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían dado	they would have given; you would have given (plural)

• Habría dado permiso si me lo hubieran pedido. — I would have given permission if they had asked me.

Dar subjunctive conjugations

Dar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate contexts involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table shows this verb’s verified present-subjunctive family. The present subjunctive begins with dé — “that I give.” Its written accent distinguishes this verb form from de — “of / from” — where the contrast applies; the table supplies the complete translated family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	dé	that I give
Tú — you, singular informal	des	that you give
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	dé	that he / she give; that you give (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	demos	that we give
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	deis	that you give (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	den	that they give; that you give (plural)

• Quiero que me des una respuesta clara. — I want you to give me a clear answer.

Dar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table; the two series should not be treated as mechanically interchangeable in every special construction.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	diera	that I gave
Tú — you, singular informal	dieras	that you gave
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	diera	that he / she gave; that you gave (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	diéramos	that we gave
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dierais	that you gave (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	dieran	that they gave; that you gave (plural)

• Esperaban que les diéramos más tiempo. — They expected us to give them more time.
• Prefería que dieses la noticia tú. — She preferred that you give the news yourself.

Dar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts and is included here as a reference system.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	diere	if / when I should give
Tú — you, singular informal	dieres	if / when you should give
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	diere	if / when he / she should give; if / when you should give (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	diéremos	if / when we should give
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	diereis	if / when you should give (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	dieren	if / when they should give; if / when you should give (plural)

• Quien diere información falsa responderá por ello. — Whoever should give false information will be accountable for it.

Dar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with present-subjunctive haber plus the invariant past participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya dado	that I have given
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas dado	that you have given
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya dado	that he / she has given; that you have given (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos dado	that we have given
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis dado	that you have given (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan dado	that they have given; that you have given (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas dado tu opinión. — I am glad that you have given your opinion.

Dar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The past participle remains invariant.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera dado	that I had given
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras dado	that you had given
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera dado	that he / she had given; that you had given (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos dado	that we had given
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais dado	that you had given (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran dado	that they had given; that you had given (plural)

• Si hubiéramos dado más detalles, habrían entendido mejor. — If we had given more details, they would have understood better.
• Si hubieses dado permiso, habríamos entrado. — If you had given permission, we would have entered.

Dar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It is a reference form used mainly in formal, legal, literary, or historical contexts. Form it with future-subjunctive haber plus the invariant past participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere dado	if / when I should have given
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres dado	if / when you should have given
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere dado	if / when he / she should have given; if / when you should have given (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos dado	if / when we should have given
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis dado	if / when you should have given (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren dado	if / when they should have given; if / when you should have given (plural)

• Si hubieren dado su consentimiento, constará en el expediente. — If they should have given their consent, it will appear in the record.

Dar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. Spanish uses different morphological sources depending on person and polarity; the nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Dar affirmative commands

Use affirmative commands for direct instructions when the target verb supports that function naturally. The table includes the five core addressee or exhortative rows.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	da	give
Usted — you, singular formal	dé	give (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	demos	let’s give
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dad	give (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	den	give (plural)

• Dame un minuto. — Give me a minute.

Dar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms. The particle no — “not / do not” — comes before the command form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no des	do not give
Usted — you, singular formal	no dé	do not give (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no demos	let’s not give
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no deis	do not give (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no den	do not give (plural)

• No des esa información todavía. — Do not give that information yet.

Common constructions with Dar

These target-verb patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the verb is used.

• dar algo a alguien. — to give something to someone.
• dar permiso. — to give permission.
• dar un consejo. — to give advice.

Example sentences with Dar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already explained in the lesson.

• Doy una respuesta clara. — I give a clear answer.
• Le dieron una oportunidad. — They gave her an opportunity.
• Estamos dando una explicación más clara. — We are giving a clearer explanation.
• Quiero que me des tu opinión. — I want you to give me your opinion.
• Ya hemos dado permiso para entrar. — We have already given permission to enter.
• Da una respuesta breve. — Give a brief answer.

Regional and usage notes for Dar

The core tables retain tú — “you, singular informal” —, usted — “you, singular formal” —, vosotros/vosotras — “you, plural informal, mainly Spain” —, and ustedes — “you, plural” — for project comparability. Common voseo does not create a contrasting present-indicative or affirmative-command form that needs a separate learner table here.

Rare and reference forms of Dar

Beyond the two rare subjunctive systems already included above, compound non-finite forms may appear in formal reference: haber dado — “to have given” — and habiendo dado — “having given.” These are reference forms, not additional core systems.

The key is to organize the small set of high-frequency irregular families by tense and mood rather than treating the whole verb as unpredictable. The present, preterite, subjunctive, and command sections show the exceptional families, while future and conditional formation remains regular.