dar Conditional Conjugation
dar — to give
The conditional of dar is regular: daría, darías, daría, daríamos, daríais, darían.
dar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for hypotheticals (what you 'would' give) or to make polite offers and suggestions.
Notes on dar in the Conditional
Dar is regular in the conditional. You take the infinitive 'dar' and add the standard -ía endings.
Example Sentences
Yo le daría una oportunidad más.
I would give him one more chance.
yo
¿Qué darías por vivir en el Caribe?
What would you give to live in the Caribbean?
tú
Nos daría mucha alegría verte.
It would give us much joy (make us very happy) to see you.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'daría' (conditional) with 'daba' (imperfect).
Correct: Use 'daría' for 'would give' and 'daba' for 'used to give'.
Why: Learners often mix up these two past/hypothetical forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: doy
Dar is mostly regular except for the 'yo' form, which is 'doy'.
Preterite
yo: di
The preterite of dar is highly irregular and short: di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron.
Imperfect
yo: daba
The imperfect of dar is regular: daba, dabas, daba, dábamos, dabais, daban.
Future
yo: daré
The future of dar is completely regular: daré, darás, dará, daremos, daréis, darán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: dé
The present subjunctive of dar is dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: diera
The imperfect subjunctive of dar uses the stem 'die-': diera, dieras, diera, diéramos, dierais, dieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: da
The imperative of dar is: da (tú), dé (usted), demos (nosotros), dad (vosotros), den (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no des
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no des, no dé, no demos, no deis, no den.