The Portuguese verb dar 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 dar is eu dou, tu dás, ele/ela dá, nós damos, vós dais, eles/elas dão. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ar pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| eu | dou (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | dás (irregular) | |
| ele/ | dá (irregular) | |
| nós | damos | |
| vós | dais | |
| eles/ | dão (irregular) |
| eu | dei |
|---|---|
| tu | deste (irregular) |
| ele/ | deu (irregular) |
| nós | demos (irregular) |
| vós | destes (irregular) |
| eles/ | deram (irregular) |
| eu | dava |
|---|---|
| tu | davas |
| ele/ | dava |
| nós | dávamos |
| vós | dáveis |
| eles/ | davam |
| eu | darei |
|---|---|
| tu | darás |
| ele/ | dará |
| nós | daremos |
| vós | dareis |
| eles/ | darão |
| eu | daria |
|---|---|
| tu | darias |
| ele/ | daria |
| nós | daríamos |
| vós | daríeis |
| eles/ | dariam |
| que eu | dê (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | dês (irregular) |
| que ele/ | dê (irregular) |
| que nós | demos |
| que vós | deis |
| que eles/ | deem (irregular) |
| tu | dá (irregular) |
|---|---|
| você | dê (irregular) |
| nós | demos |
| vós | dai |
| vocês | deem (irregular) |
Dar is irregular. Its present forms include dou, dás and dão, while its simple past includes dei, deste and deram. Its present subjunctive includes dê, dês and deem.
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No. Dar is irregular, with irregular present forms such as dou, dás and dão.
The forms are dei, deste, deu, demos, destes and deram.
The forms are dê, dês, dê, demos, deis and deem.