Dar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Dar in Spanish

¡Hola! ¿Puedes darme la hora? In this article, I’ll show you the different conjugations for the verb dar. You’ll learn to conjugate it in all the Spanish tenses, and we’ll look at some example sentences to help you practice.

Dar means “to give.” It’s an irregular verb used frequently in Spanish. You can use it to tell who is giving or who you are giving something to. It is also used to talk about giving things away. It’s used with tangible and intangible objects like feelings. For example, you can say, “verte feliz me da esperanza” which means “seeing you happy gives me hope.”

The table below shows three common conjugations of the verb dar: the infinitive, the gerund, and the past participle.

Here are three example sentences that use the conjugations of dar from the table above:

• Infinitive: Él cree que no le van a dar el trabajo. (He thinks that they are not going to give him the job.)
• Gerund: Están dando muestras gratis en el supermercado. (They are giving away free samples at the supermarket.)
• Past Participle: ¿Le has dado otra oportunidad? (Have you given him another chance?)

Now, you will learn to conjugate dar in all the tenses. In the table below, you can see the different Spanish verb tenses. You can click on each one to see dar conjugated in that specific tense, as well as read example sentences.

How to Conjugate Dar in Indicative Tense

The indicative tense is used to talk about facts, habits, or give descriptions. You can use dar in the indicative mood to point out what you gave, give, or will give to someone else. We’ll cover the following indicative tenses: present, future, preterite, imperfect, and conditional.

Indicative Present

We use the indicative present tense to talk about actions in the present or near future. The verb dar can be used in this form to indicate what you give to someone or what you give away. For example, you can say “Él da una carta a todos sus amigos” which means, “He gives a letter to all his friends.”

Here’s the indicative present conjugation table for the verb dar:

Pronoun	Dar Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	doy	I give
Tú	das	You give
Vos	das	You give
Él/Ella/Usted	da	He/She gives, You give
Nosotros	damos	We give
Vosotros	dais	You give
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	dan	They/You give

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate dar in the indicative present tense:

• Ellos se dan un abrazo cada mañana. / They give each other a hug every morning.
• Yo no doy mi dirección a extraños. / I don’t give my address to strangers.
• Nosotros damos regalos a nuestros familiares en Navidad. / We give presents to our family on Christmas.

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Indicative Future

The indicative future tense is used to point out events that will take place later. You can use dar in this form to tell what one person will give another in the future. For example, you can say “Usted dará un bocadillo a todos los invitados” which means, “You will give a snack to all the guests.” 

Below, you can find the indicative future conjugation chart for dar:

Pronoun	Dar Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	daré	I will give
Tú	darás	You will give
Vos	darás	You will give
Él/Ella/Usted	dará	He/She/You will give
Nosotros	daremos	We will give
Vosotros	daréis	You will give
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	darán	They/You will give

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate dar in the indicative future tense:

• Nosotros daremos la mejor fiesta del año. / We will give the best party of the year.
• Ella dará una presentación sobre el ecosistema de la selva. / She will give a presentation about the jungle ecosystem.
• Vosotros daréis la tarea a la maestra. /