dar
M027 IrregularDar — monosyllabic irregular (to give)
Monosyllabic irregular
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verbs
Difficulty
Summary
DAR is a short irregular model with a few core changes:
doy (present yo), di/dio (preterite), and dé in present subjunctive.
Other areas behave regularly from the infinitive:
daré, daría, dado.
Technical explanation
Monosyllabic irregular model (dar):
- Present indicative: doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan.
- Present subjunctive: dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den.
The written accent in dé distinguishes the verb form from the preposition de.
- Preterite: di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron.
- Imperfect subjunctive/future subjunctive derive from preterite:
diera... / diere...
- Future and conditional are regular from infinitive:
daré, daría.
- Imperative:
da, dé, demos, dad, den.
Examples
- Siempre doy las gracias.
- Ayer di una clase en Sevilla.
- Espero que me des una respuesta hoy.
Teacher guide (Spain)
Teach as a compact block: doy -> di -> dé.
1) Core model
High-frequency forms to automate first.
2) High-value chunks
Frequent classroom expressions.
3) Teaching recommendation
Reinforce the written accent in dé/des and the contrast with de.
Present Indicative
yo
doy
tú
das
él/ella
da
Pattern cheat sheet
Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.
Indicativo — Indicative
Presente
Present Indicative
This model
yo
doy
tú
das
él/ella
da
Regular anchor
yo
hablo
tú
hablas
él/ella
habla
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
This model
yo
di
tú
diste
él/ella
dio
Regular anchor
yo
hablé
tú
hablaste
él/ella
habló
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
This model
yo
daba
tú
dabas
él/ella
daba
Regular anchor
yo
hablaba
tú
hablabas
él/ella
hablaba
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
This model
yo
daré
tú
darás
él/ella
dará
Regular anchor
yo
hablaré
tú
hablarás
él/ella
hablará
Condicional simple
Conditional
This model
yo
daría
tú
darías
él/ella
daría
Regular anchor
yo
hablaría
tú
hablarías
él/ella
hablaría
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
This model
yo
dé
tú
des
él/ella
dé
Regular anchor
yo
hable
tú
hables
él/ella
hable
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
da
él/ella
dé
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
habla
él/ella
hable
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
des
él/ella
dé
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
hables
él/ella
hable
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