dar Negative Imperative Conjugation
dar — to give
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no des, no dé, no demos, no deis, no den.
dar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to give something, like 'No le des comida al perro' (Don't give food to the dog).
Notes on dar in the Negative Imperative
These forms are identical to the present subjunctive. Remember the accent on 'no dé'.
Example Sentences
No me des las gracias.
Don't thank me (Don't give me the thanks).
tú
No le dé importancia a ese comentario.
Don't give importance to that comment (Don't worry about it).
No deis vuestra dirección a desconocidos.
Don't give your address to strangers.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no da' instead of 'no des'.
Correct: Use the subjunctive 'no des'.
Why: In Spanish, all negative commands must use the subjunctive mood, never the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: da
The imperative of dar is: da (tú), dé (usted), demos (nosotros), dad (vosotros), den (ustedes).