Dar Preterite Tense Conjugation - Spanish Preterite Tense Verb Conjugation - Conjugate Dar in Spanish Preterite Tense
Dar is a Spanish verb meaning to give. Dar is conjugated as an irregular verb in the preterite tense. Dar appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster as the 9th most used irregular verb.
For the present tense conjugation, go to Dar Conjugation - Present Tense.
Dar Conjugation: Preterite Tense
| yo | di |
| tú | diste |
| él/ella | dio |
| ns. | dimos |
| vs. | disteis |
| ellos/ellas | dieron |
*Irregular forms in bold.
Dar Participio
The participio of Dar is dado. The present perfect tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb haber with the participio.
Dar Imperfect Root
The imperfect root of Dar is daba. The imperfect tense is rarely irregular and can be easily conjugated from this form, which is the yo, and él/ella conjugation.
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A verb is called a regular verb when its conjugation follows a typical pattern. A verb which does not follow these patterns exactly is called an irregular verb. In Spanish Preterite Tense, the 3 regular patterns are for verbs ending in ar, er, and ir.
Spanish Preterite Tense Conjugation Chart
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