-ar verb irregular · irregular Beginner

dar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to give

The imperfect conjugation of dar (irregular irregular, ranked #9). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Drill the imperfect tense with spaced repetition Practice dar and 965 other verbs in the Conjugado app — free to try.
Practice for free ↗
Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo daba
dabas
él/ella/Ud. daba
nosotros dábamos
vosotros dabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. daban

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo daba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to give often.

Other tenses of dar

See full conjugation table for dar →

Related verbs

See all 1,316 verbs in the imperfect tense

Browse Imperfect tense →