dañar
In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.
1.Presente
Presente
Habitual actions, general truths, and what's happening now.
| yo | daño |
| tú | dañas |
| él/ella | daña |
| nosotros | dañamos |
| vosotros | dañáis |
| ellos/ellas | dañan |
Él daña la computadora cuando la usa sin cuidado.
He damages the computer when he uses it carelessly.
No quiero dañar nuestra amistad con una discusión.
I don't want to harm our friendship with an argument.
2.Pretérito Indefinido
Pretérito Indefinido
Completed actions at a specific point in the past.
| yo | dañé |
| tú | dañaste |
| él/ella | dañó |
| nosotros | dañamos |
| vosotros | dañasteis |
| ellos/ellas | dañaron |
Ayer dañé el coche al estacionarlo mal.
Yesterday, I damaged the car by parking it poorly.
Ella dañó el libro cuando lo dejó caer.
She damaged the book when she dropped it.
3.Imperfecto
Imperfecto
Ongoing or repeated actions in the past, descriptions, and background context.
| yo | dañaba |
| tú | dañabas |
| él/ella | dañaba |
| nosotros | dañábamos |
| vosotros | dañabais |
| ellos/ellas | dañaban |
Cuando era niño, siempre dañaba mis juguetes.
When I was a child, I always damaged my toys.
Él dañaba la planta sin querer al regarla demasiado.
He was damaging the plant unintentionally by overwatering it.
4.Futuro Simple
Futuro Simple
Future actions, predictions, and speculation about the present.
| yo | dañaré |
| tú | dañarás |
| él/ella | dañará |
| nosotros | dañaremos |
| vosotros | dañaréis |
| ellos/ellas | dañarán |
Mañana dañaré el archivo si no tengo cuidado.
Tomorrow, I will damage the file if I'm not careful.
Si no proteges tu teléfono, se dañará fácilmente.
If you don't protect your phone, it will easily get damaged.
5.Condicional
Condicional
Hypothetical situations, polite requests, and future-in-the-past.
| yo | dañaría |
| tú | dañarías |
| él/ella | dañaría |
| nosotros | dañaríamos |
| vosotros | dañaríais |
| ellos/ellas | dañarían |
Si no tuviera cuidado, dañaría la pintura.
If I weren't careful, I would damage the paint.
Ella dañaría su reputación si habla así.
She would damage her reputation if she speaks like that.
6.Subjuntivo Presente
Subjuntivo Presente
Wishes, doubts, emotions, and subordinate clauses expressing uncertainty.
| yo | dañe |
| tú | dañes |
| él/ella | dañe |
| nosotros | dañemos |
| vosotros | dañéis |
| ellos/ellas | dañen |
Es importante que no dañes el medio ambiente.
It's important that you don't harm the environment.
Espero que no dañen la relación entre ellos.
I hope they don't harm the relationship between them.
7.Subjuntivo Imperfecto
Subjuntivo Imperfecto
Past subjunctive contexts, hypothetical si-clauses, and polite suggestions.
| yo | dañara |
| tú | dañaras |
| él/ella | dañara |
| nosotros | dañáramos |
| vosotros | dañarais |
| ellos/ellas | dañaran |
Si dañaras el informe, tendrías problemas.
If you damaged the report, you would have problems.
Ojalá no dañaran la casa durante la tormenta.
I wish they didn't damage the house during the storm.
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Common questions
- Is "dañar" regular or irregular in Spanish?
- "dañar" is a regular -ar verb in Spanish. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -ar verbs.
- How do you conjugate "dañar" in the present tense?
- In the Presente, "dañar" conjugates as: dañas, daño, dañan, and more. See the full table above.
- What is the past tense of "dañar" in Spanish?
- In the Pretérito Indefinido, "dañar" conjugates as: dañaste, dañé, dañaron, and more. See the full table above.
- How common is "dañar" in Spanish?
- "dañar" (to damage, to harm) is one of the most commonly used verbs in Spanish.