Conjugation

Dare

to give

Irregular verb, gerund dando, past participle dato, auxiliary avere.

  • da' / dai

    The command to tu is da' / dai. Before a pronoun the short form doubles its consonant: dammi. Gli does not double it: dagli.

  • Passato remoto

    The passato remoto has two series: diedi, diede, diedero, shown here, and detti, dette, dettero, also correct but less common.

Lei, the polite you, takes the form of lui / lei: Lei parla.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, your plans, and the past.

  1. Presente

    What is happening now, habits, general truths, and plans: domani parto.

    1. io do
    2. tu dai
    3. lui / lei dà
    4. noi diamo
    5. voi date
    6. loro danno

  2. Passato prossimo

    The everyday past for a finished action: avere or essere plus the participle.

    1. io ho dato
    2. tu hai dato
    3. lui / lei ha dato
    4. noi abbiamo dato
    5. voi avete dato
    6. loro hanno dato

  3. Imperfetto

    Past habits, descriptions, and what was going on.

    1. io davo
    2. tu davi
    3. lui / lei dava
    4. noi davamo
    5. voi davate
    6. loro davano