dar Future Conjugation
dar — to give
The future of dar is completely regular: daré, darás, dará, daremos, daréis, darán.
dar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to talk about things you will give or events that will take place in the future, such as 'dará una conferencia' (he will give a lecture).
Notes on dar in the Future
Unlike many common verbs, dar does not have an irregular stem in the future. You just add the endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Te daré el dinero mañana sin falta.
I will give you the money tomorrow without fail.
yo
¿Nos darán los resultados pronto?
Will they give us the results soon?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Esta inversión nos dará muchos beneficios.
This investment will give us many benefits.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Trying to use an irregular stem like 'diré'.
Correct: The future is 'daré'.
Why: 'Diré' is the future of 'decir' (to say). Dar remains regular in this tense.
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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.
Conditional
yo: daría
The conditional of dar is regular: daría, darías, daría, daríamos, daríais, darían.
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.