Los verbos dar e ir

 

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)
singular plural
1a yo doy nosotros damos
2a tú das vosotros dais
3a él/ella/usted da ellos/ellas/ustedes dan
ir – to go (tiempo presente)
singular plural
1a yo voy nosotros vamos
2a tú vas vosotros vais
3a él/ella/usted va ellos/ellas/ustedes van

 

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.

Play Audio Yo doy la tarea al profesor. boy turning his homework in to his teacher
Play Audio 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.

 

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