donar Present Conjugation
donar — to donate
The present tense of 'donar' (dono, donas, etc.) describes habitual or current acts of donating.
donar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions of donating that happen regularly ('Donamos libros cada mes' - We donate books every month), are happening right now ('Él dona ahora mismo' - He is donating right now), or are general truths ('La gente buena dona tiempo' - Good people donate time).
Notes on donar in the Present
'Donar' is regular in the present indicative. The forms are standard: dono, donas, dona, donamos, donáis, donan.
Example Sentences
Yo dono un poco cada mes.
I donate a little each month.
yo
¿Tú donas a organizaciones benéficas?
Do you donate to charities?
tú
Mi vecino dona comida a los necesitados.
My neighbor donates food to those in need.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros donamos ropa de invierno.
We donate winter clothes.
nosotros
Ellos donan juguetes en Navidad.
They donate toys at Christmas.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present for a single, completed past action.
Correct: Use the preterite 'doné' for a past donation, not 'dono'.
Why: The present tense is for ongoing or habitual actions, not completed past events.
Mistake: Incorrect ending for vosotros.
Correct: The correct form is 'donáis', not 'donan'.
Why: The vosotros form for -ar verbs in the present indicative ends in -áis.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: doné
The preterite of 'donar' (doné, donaste, etc.) marks completed actions of donating in the past.
Imperfect
yo: donaba
The imperfect of 'donar' (donaba, donabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual donating in the past.
Future
yo: donaréis
The future tense of 'donar' (donaré, donarás, etc.) expresses what will happen.
Conditional
yo: donaría
The conditional of 'donar' (donaría, donarías, etc.) expresses hypotheticals like 'would donate'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: done
The present subjunctive of 'donar' (done, dones, etc.) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and impersonal expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: donara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'donar' (donara, donaras, etc.) expresses past wishes, doubts, or hypothetical situations.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: dona
Use 'dona', 'done', 'donen', 'donemos', 'donad' for direct commands with 'donar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dones
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: 'no dones', 'no done', 'no donen', 'no donemos', 'no donéis'.