The Verb Dar (to Give) in Spanish – Lesson 72

Dar: to give

Another yellow verb lesson! Today’s verb is dar, which means to give. It’s short, it’s simple, and you’ll use it all the time.

As always: copy the table into your notebook and fill it in yourself.

Dar conjugation: present tense

Pronoun	Dar	English
yo	doy	I give
tú	das	you give
él / ella / usted	da	he / she gives, you (formal) give
nosotros / nosotras	damos	we give
vosotros / vosotras	dais	you all give (Spain)
ustedes	dan	you all give
ellos / ellas	dan	they give

Yo doy: I give

Doy ends in -oy, just like voy (I go), estoy (I am) and soy (I am). That’s the only irregular form of dar.

Tú das: you give

Literally “you to me give the money”. Just like lo in lesson 43, the little word me (to me) goes before the verb.

Él / ella / usted da: he / she gives, you (formal) give

Lo mejor means “the best”. Remember lo mismo (the same thing)? Same idea: lo + a describing word.

Nosotros / nosotras damos: we give

And as always, no goes right before the verb (lesson 51).

Vosotros / vosotras dais: you all give (Spain)

Notice: dais has no tilde. Just like veis from ver, it’s only one syllable.

Ustedes dan: you all give

Le = to him / to her. We’ll learn more about these little words (me, te, le…) in a later lesson.

Ellos / ellas dan: they give

Opinión is easy to recognize, just watch the tilde on the ó.

Dame: give me

Dame is the command “give me”: da (give) + me (me). You’ll hear it a lot.

Recap: dar (to give)

Spanish	English
yo doy	I give
tú das	you give
él / ella / usted da	he / she gives, you (formal) give
nosotros / nosotras damos	we give
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Practice: dar

Fill in the right form of dar. Say it out loud, then click to check.

1. Yo ___ el regalo. (I give the gift.)

Yo doy el regalo.

2. Tú me ___ el dinero.

Tú me das el dinero.

3. Ella ___ solo lo mejor.

Ella da solo lo mejor.

4. Nosotros no ___ mucho.

Nosotros no damos mucho.

5. Vosotros me ___ confianza. (Spain)

Vosotros me dais confianza.

6. Ellos ___ su opinión.

Ellos dan su opinión.

7. Ask someone to give you the book.

¡Dame el libro!

Quiz: dar

9 questions. ¡Dale!

Frequently asked questions

What does “¡dale!” mean?

Literally “give it”, but people use ¡dale! to mean “go ahead!”, “come on!” or “OK, let’s do it!”. You’ll hear it everywhere in Latin America, and in Spain too.

Before you go to the next lesson

We’re almost at the end of chapter 3! Practice dar a few times before moving on. Grab the free reference sheet below. ¡Hasta la próxima!