dar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
dar — to give
The imperative of dar is: da (tú), dé (usted), demos (nosotros), dad (vosotros), den (ustedes).
dar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or requests, like telling someone to give you a hand or give back an item.
Notes on dar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'da'. The 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms are taken from the present subjunctive and require an accent on 'dé'.
Example Sentences
Dame un minuto, por favor.
Give me a minute, please.
tú
Déme su pasaporte, señor.
Give me your passport, sir.
¡Demos un aplauso al ganador!
Let's give a round of applause to the winner!
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'de' for the polite command.
Correct: Use 'dé' with an accent.
Why: The accent is required on the 'usted' command to distinguish it from the preposition 'de'.
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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.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no des
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no des, no dé, no demos, no deis, no den.