Verbo give en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to give significa «dar» en español. Es un verbo irregular, lo que significa que sus formas de pasado simple y participio pasado no siguen la regla estándar de añadir -ed y deben memorizarse. Admite doble objeto: Give me the book / Give the book to me. Forma expresiones comunes: give up (rendirse), give in (ceder), give away (regalar).
Conjugación de give en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | give |
| you | give |
| he/she/it | gives |
| we | give |
| they | give |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am giving |
| you | are giving |
| he/she/it | is giving |
| we | are giving |
| they | are giving |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have given |
| you | have given |
| he/she/it | has given |
| we | have given |
| they | have given |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | gave |
| you | gave |
| he/she/it | gave |
| we | gave |
| they | gave |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was giving |
| you | were giving |
| he/she/it | was giving |
| we | were giving |
| they | were giving |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had given |
| you | had given |
| he/she/it | had given |
| we | had given |
| they | had given |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will give |
| you | will give |
| he/she/it | will give |
| we | will give |
| they | will give |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have given |
| you | will have given |
| he/she/it | will have given |
| we | will have given |
| they | will have given |
Conjugación de give en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would give |
| you | would give |
| he/she/it | would give |
| we | would give |
| they | would give |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have given |
| you | would have given |
| he/she/it | would have given |
| we | would have given |
| they | would have given |
Conjugación de give en imperativo
Conjugación de give en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | giving |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | given |
Ejemplos
Give me the book, please.
Dame el libro, por favor.
She gave him a present.
Ella le dio un regalo.
I have given my answer.
He dado mi respuesta.
Don't give up!
¡No te rindas!
He gave me good advice.
Me dio un buen consejo.
Give it a try.
Inténtalo.
She gave away all her old clothes.
Regaló toda su ropa vieja.
The teacher gave back the exams.
El profesor devolvió los exámenes.
I'll give you a call later.
Te llamaré más tarde.
Give my regards to your family.
Dale mis saludos a tu familia.
Expresiones
give someone the cold shoulder
darle la espalda a alguien / ignorar
give it your best shot
dar lo mejor de sí
give and take
toma y daca / concesiones mutuas
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He give en vez de He gives
Correcto: He/She/It gives
En el present simple, la tercera persona del singular (he/she/it) siempre añade -s o -es al verbo. Es el error más frecuente entre hispanohablantes.
Regularizar el pasado: giveed en vez de gave
Correcto: Past simple: gave — Past participle: given
«give» es irregular: sus formas de pasado no siguen la regla estándar de añadir -ed. Deben aprenderse de memoria.
Formar preguntas sin do/does: You give? en vez de Do you give?
Correcto: Do you give? / Does he/she give?
En español, la pregunta se forma con la entonación. En inglés, el present simple y past simple necesitan el auxiliar do/does/did para preguntas y negaciones.
Confundir present simple con present continuous: I give vs I am giving
Correcto: Hábito/general → I give | Ahora mismo → I am giving
El present simple se usa para hábitos y verdades generales, mientras que el present continuous se usa para acciones en progreso. En español a menudo se usa el mismo tiempo para ambos.
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I give | yo doy |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she gives | él/ella da |
| Present continuous | I am giving | yo estoy dando |
| Past simple | I gave | yo di |
| Present perfect | I have given | yo he dado |
| Future simple | I will give | yo daré |
| Negative | I don't give | yo no doy |
| Question | Do you give? | ¿tú das? |