dañar Present Conjugation
dañar — to damage
Dañar is a regular -ar verb in the present: daño, dañas, daña, dañamos, dañáis, dañan.
dañar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about things that cause damage habitually or are currently harmful. It is common when discussing how certain habits or chemicals affect your health or belongings.
Notes on dañar in the Present
Dañar is completely regular in the present tense. It follows the standard pattern for all -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
El sol daña la piel si no usas crema.
The sun damages the skin if you don't use cream.
él/ella/usted
Yo no daño mis libros, los cuido mucho.
I don't damage my books; I take great care of them.
yo
Ustedes dañan el medio ambiente con tanto plástico.
You all damage the environment with so much plastic.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'dano' instead of 'daño'.
Correct: daño
Why: The letter 'ñ' is essential; 'dano' is not a word in Spanish, while 'daño' is the verb form (and also the noun for 'damage').
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: dañé
The preterite of dañar is regular: dañé, dañaste, dañó, dañamos, dañasteis, dañaron.
Imperfect
yo: dañaba
Dañar in the imperfect follows the regular -aba pattern: dañaba, dañabas, dañaba, dañábamos, dañabais, dañaban.
Future
yo: dañaré
The future of dañar uses the infinitive as the stem: dañaré, dañarás, dañará, dañaremos, dañaréis, dañarán.
Conditional
yo: dañaría
The conditional of dañar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: dañaría, dañarías, dañaría, dañaríamos, dañaríais, dañarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: dañe
The present subjunctive of dañar uses -e endings: dañe, dañes, dañe, dañemos, dañéis, dañen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dañara
The imperfect subjunctive of dañar is built from the 'ellos' preterite: dañara, dañaras, dañara, dañáramos, dañarais, dañaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: daña
The affirmative imperative of dañar uses: daña (tú), dañe (usted), dañad (vosotros), dañen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no dañes
The negative imperative of dañar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no dañes, no dañe, no dañemos, no dañéis, no dañen.