datar Present Conjugation
datar — to date
The present tense of 'datar' (dato, datas, data, datamos, datáis, datan) is for current or habitual actions.
datar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense of 'datar' for actions happening right now, habitual actions, or general truths related to dating things. For example, 'Yo dato todos los documentos' (I date all the documents) implies it's a regular task.
Notes on datar in the Present
'Datar' is a regular -ar verb in the present indicative tense. All conjugations follow the standard pattern: drop -ar, add -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an.
Example Sentences
Yo dato mis apuntes cada día.
I date my notes every day.
yo
¿Tú datas las cartas importantes?
Do you date the important letters?
tú
Él data los hallazgos arqueológicos.
He dates the archaeological findings.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros datamos la evidencia para el informe.
We date the evidence for the report.
nosotros
Ellos datan las obras de arte.
They date the works of art.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'datar' (infinitive) instead of conjugating for the subject.
Correct: Always conjugate 'datar' according to the subject: 'Yo dato', 'Tú datas', etc.
Why: The infinitive form is only used in specific grammatical structures, not as the main verb for a subject.
Mistake: Confusing the nosotros form 'datamos' with the preterite.
Correct: Context usually clarifies whether 'datamos' refers to the present ('We date') or the preterite ('We dated').
Why: The nosotros form in the present indicative and preterite is identical for regular -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: daté
The preterite of 'datar' is regular: daté, dataste, dató, datamos, datasteis, dataron.
Imperfect
yo: databa
The imperfect of 'datar' (databa, databas, databa, datábamos, databais, databan) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: dataré
The future tense of 'datar' (dataré, datarás, datará, dataremos, dataréis, datarán) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: dataría
The conditional of 'datar' (dataría, datarías, dataría, dataríamos, dataríais, datarían) expresses 'would' actions.
Present Subjunctive
yo: date
The present subjunctive of 'datar' (date, dates, datemos, datéis, daten) is used for wishes, doubts, and recommendations.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: datara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'datar' (datara/datase) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: data
Use 'data', 'date', 'dad', 'datemos', 'daten' for direct commands with 'datar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dates
Use 'no dates', 'no date', 'no datéis', 'no datemos', 'no daten' for negative commands with 'datar'.