darse Imperfect Conjugation
darse — to realize
The imperfect of darse is regular: me daba, te dabas, se daba.
darse Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a state of awareness that was ongoing in the past, or to set the scene before a specific event happened.
Notes on darse in the Imperfect
Darse is regular in the imperfect. It uses the standard -aba endings for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo no me daba cuenta de nada.
I wasn't noticing anything.
yo
Antes no nos dábamos cuenta del ruido.
Before, we didn't use to notice the noise.
nosotros
Se daban cuenta de todo lo que pasaba.
They used to notice everything that happened.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: Nos dábamos.
Why: All -ar imperfect 'nosotros' forms require an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me doy
The present tense of darse is irregular only in the 'yo' form: me doy.
Preterite
yo: me di
The preterite of darse is irregular, featuring short stems like me di, te diste, and se dio.
Future
yo: me daré
The future tense of darse is regular: me daré, te darás, se dará.
Conditional
yo: me daría
The conditional of darse is regular: me daría, te darías, se daría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me dé
The present subjunctive of darse is irregular: me dé, te des, se dé.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me diera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'di-' stem: me diera, te dieras, se diera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: date
The imperative forms attach the pronoun to the end: date, dese, dense.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te des
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no te des, no se dé.