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Conjugation Chart of “Dar” (to give) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Dar”

The Imperfect Tense of dar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example: Yo daba clases de español los sábados. (I used to teach Spanish classes on Saturdays.)

Dar is an irregular verb, meaning its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense do not follow the typical patterns of regular verbs.

How to Use Dar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of dar is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past.

To give: For example, Yo le daba dinero a mi hermano cada semana. (I used to give money to my brother every week.)

To produce or yield: For example, El árbol daba muchas frutas. (The tree produced a lot of fruit.)

To hit or strike: For example, El niño daba patadas a la pelota. (The child was kicking the ball.)

To face or overlook: For example, La ventana daba al parque. (The window overlooked the park.)

To seem or appear: For example, Ella daba la impresión de estar cansada. (She seemed tired.)

To broadcast or air: For example, La televisión daba un programa de noticias. (The television was airing a news program.)

To score or get (in games): For example, El equipo daba goles con facilidad. (The team was scoring goals easily.)

To give a class or lecture: For example, El profesor daba clases de matemáticas. (The professor used to teach math classes.)

Slang: To give a beating: For example, Si no me pagaba, le daba una paliza. (If he didn’t pay me, I would beat him up.)

Real Life Examples of Dar in the Imperfect Tense

Yo daba clases de español a mis vecinos. (I used to give Spanish lessons to my neighbors.)

Ella daba mucha importancia a su carrera profesional. (She used to give a lot of importance to her professional career.)

Nosotros dábamos un paseo por el parque cada domingo. (We used to take a walk in the park every Sunday.)

Tú dabas muy buenos consejos a tus amigos. (You used to give very good advice to your friends.)

Ellos daban una fiesta en su casa cada año. (They used to throw a party at their house every year.)

¿Dabas propina al mesero? (¿Did you use to tip the waiter?)

Mi mamá daba mucha lata con que estudiara más. (My mom used to nag me a lot to study more.)

Ese equipo daba un buen espectáculo en cada partido. (That team used to put on a good show in every game.)

¿Por qué dabas tantas vueltas para decir las cosas? (Why did you used to beat around the bush so much when saying things?)

Antes, dábamos mucha importancia a las apariencias. (Before, we used to give a lot of importance to appearances.)

Siempre daba lo mejor de mí en el trabajo. (I always used to give my best at work.)

¿Te daba miedo viajar sola? (Were you afraid to travel alone?)

Esa película daba mucho de qué hablar. (That movie used to give a lot to talk about.)

Cuando éramos jóvenes, dábamos mucha lata a nuestros padres. (When we were young, we used to give our parents a hard time.)

El profesor daba clases muy interesantes. (The teacher used to give very interesting classes.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Dar (to give) in the Imperfect Tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.