The Italian verb dare means "to give". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of dare is io do, tu dai, lui/lei dà, noi diamo, voi date, loro danno. It is irregular: 3 of its 6 present forms break the regular -are pattern. Its gerund is dando and its past participle is dato. Its compound tenses are formed with avere. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -are pattern.
| io | do | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | dai (irregular) | |
| lui/ | dà (irregular) | |
| noi | diamo | |
| voi | date | |
| loro | danno (irregular) |
| io | ho dato |
|---|---|
| tu | hai dato |
| lui/ | ha dato |
| noi | abbiamo dato |
| voi | avete dato |
| loro | hanno dato |
| io | davo |
|---|---|
| tu | davi |
| lui/ | dava |
| noi | davamo |
| voi | davate |
| loro | davano |
| io | darò (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | darai (irregular) |
| lui/ | darà (irregular) |
| noi | daremo (irregular) |
| voi | darete (irregular) |
| loro | daranno (irregular) |
| io | darei (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | daresti (irregular) |
| lui/ | darebbe (irregular) |
| noi | daremmo (irregular) |
| voi | dareste (irregular) |
| loro | darebbero (irregular) |
| che io | dia (irregular) |
|---|---|
| che tu | dia (irregular) |
| che lui/ | dia (irregular) |
| che noi | diamo |
| che voi | diate |
| che loro | diano (irregular) |
| tu | dai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| Lei | dia (irregular) |
| noi | diamo |
| voi | date |
| loro | diano (irregular) |
Dare is irregular. The present has forms such as do, dà, and danno, while the future and conditional use dar, as in darò and darei. The past participle is dato.
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No, dare is irregular. Its table includes forms such as do, dà, danno, darò, and dia.
The future forms are darò, darai, darà, daremo, darete, and daranno.
The gerund is dando, the past participle is dato, and the auxiliary is avere.