Dar (to give) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of dar (to give) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

 Dar (to give) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 6: La ciudad y el pueblo (The city and the village)

Lesson 43: Pedir y dar direcciones. (Asking for and giving directions)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Dar (to give) Dando (Giving) Dado (Given)

Dar (to give): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) doy I give
(tú) das you give
(él/ella) da he/she gives
(nosotros/nosotras) damos we give
(vosotros/vosotras) dais You give
(ellos/ellas) dan they give

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he dado I have given
(tú) has dado You have given
(él/ella) ha dado he/she has given
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos dado we have given
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis dado you have given
(ellos/ellas) han dado they have given

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) dé I give
(tú) des you give
(él/ella) dé he/she gives
(nosotros/nosotras) demos we give
(vosotros/vosotras) deis you give
(ellos/ellas) den they give

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya dado I have given
(tú) hayas dado you have given
(él/ella) haya dado he/she has given
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos dado we have given
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis dado you have given
(ellos/ellas) hayan dado they have given

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) daba I used to give
(tú) dabas You gave
(él/ella) daba he/she used to give
(nosotros/nosotras) dábamos we gave
(vosotros/vosotras) dabais You gave
(ellos/ellas) daban they gave

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había dado I had given
(tú) habías dado You had given
(él/ella) había dado he/she had given
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos dado we had given
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais dado you had given
(ellos/ellas) habían dado they had given

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) diera/diese I gave
(tú) dieras/dieses You gave
(él/ella) diera/diese he gave
(nosotros/nosotras) diéramos/diésemos we gave
(vosotros/vosotras) dierais/dieseis you would give
(ellos/ellas) dieran/diesen they gave

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese dado I had given
(tú) hubieras/hubieses dado You had given
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese dado he/she had given
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos dado we had given
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis dado you would have given
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen dado they had given

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) di I gave
(tú) diste You gave
(él/ella) dio he/she gave
(nosotros/nosotras) dimos we gave
(vosotros/vosotras) disteis you gave
(ellos/ellas) dieron they gave

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube dado I had given
(tú) hubiste dado you had given
(él/ella) hubo dado he/she had given
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos dado we had given
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis dado you gave
(ellos/ellas) hubieron dado they had given

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) diere I will give
(tú) dieres you will give
(él/ella) diere he/she will give
(nosotros/nosotras) diéremos we will give
(vosotros/vosotras) diereis You would give
(ellos/ellas) dieren they would give

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere dado I will have given
(tú) hubieres dado you would have given
(él/ella) hubiere dado he/she will have given
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos dado we shall have given
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis dado you would have given
(ellos/ellas) hubieren dado they will have given

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) daré I will give
(tú) darás You will give
(él/ella) dará he will give/she will give
(nosotros/nosotras) daremos we will give
(vosotros/vosotras) daréis You will give
(ellos/ellas) darán they will give

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré dado I will have given
(tú) habrás dado You will have given
(él/ella) habrá dado he/she will have given
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos dado We will have given
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis dado you will have given
(ellos/ellas) habrán dado they will have given
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Give
¡Da! Give!
¡Dé! Give!
¡Demos! Let's give
¡Dad! They give

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
N/A you do not give
¡No des! You (informal) do not give
¡No dé! Don't give!
¡No demos! Let’s not give!
¡No deis! They give not

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) daría I would give
(tú) darías You would give
(él/ella) daría he would give/she would give
(nosotros/nosotras) daríamos we would give
(vosotros/vosotras) daríais you would give
(ellos/ellas) darían they would give

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría dado I would have given
(tú) habrías dado You would have given
(él/ella) habría dado he/she would have given
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos dado we would have given
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais dado You would have given
(ellos/ellas) habrían dado they would have given

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They will give the food to the dog.
Ellos darán la comida al perro.
2. You give the email address to contact.
Tú das la dirección electrónica para contactar.
3. We will give the money in the restaurant.
Nosotros daremos el dinero en el restaurante.
4. We give the place of birth to the doctor.
Nosotros damos el lugar de nacimiento al médico.
5. You will give the letter at the post office.
Tú darás la carta en la oficina de correos.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You all were giving the food to the pets.
Vosotros dabais la comida a las mascotas.
2. He was giving the book to his friend.
Él daba el libro a su amigo.
3. We gave daisies in the florist.
Dimos margaritas en la floristería.
4. We were giving the note in the library.
Nosotros dábamos la nota en la biblioteca.
5. He gave a rose in the shop.
Él dio una rosa en la tienda.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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diera/diese, demos, des, dieras/dieses, diéramos/diésemos

1.
Si tú ... una vuelta en el barco, te sentirías mejor.
(If you took a turn on the boat, you would feel better.)
2.
Es posible que nosotros ... un paseo mañana.
(We might give a walk tomorrow.)
3.
Si él o ella ... clases de natación, muchos aprenderían.
(If he or she were to give swimming lessons, many would learn.)
4.
Es necesario que tú ... la dirección correcta.
(It is necessary that you give the correct address.)
5.
Si nosotros ... un paseo a pie, haríamos ejercicio.
(If we took a walk, we would get some exercise.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You would have given the address in the post office.
Vosotros habríais dado la dirección en la oficina de correos.
2. I hope that I have given a good idea in the meeting.
Espero que yo haya dado una buena idea en la reunión.
3. It is likely that he has given all his effort in the football match.
Es probable que él haya dado todo su esfuerzo en el partido de fútbol.
4. We would have given the drawing in the school.
Nosotros habríamos dado el dibujo en la escuela.
5. He would have given the drink in the restaurant.
Él habría dado la bebida en el restaurante.