The verbs dar and ir are considered irregular because they have conjugations that are different from the pattern of regular verbs.
| dar – to give (tiempo presente) | ||||||||||||
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| ir – to go (tiempo presente) | ||||||||||||
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The verb ir expresses movement, therefore it is necessary to use a preposition after the verb in order to indicate the direction of movement. This verb is frequently used with the preposition a (in this situation, meaning “to”).
While a is the most commonly used preposition used with ir, it is not the only one, as you can see in the examples below:
The verb dar means “to give”, as you can see below.
 Yo doy la tarea al profesor. |
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| Eric da buenas notas a sus estudiantes. |
When you use the verb dar, you must have something to give or to pass along in the sentence. This can be something concrete, like a gift or an object, or more abstract, such as good news.
