Lesson 62

Dar, Pedir, and Irregular Past Moves

Language Transfer Complete Spanish is by Mihalis Eleftheriou. Listen to the original audio first; use these notes for revision.

Dar is the only -ar verb that behaves like an -er/-ir verb in the preterite: di (I gave), dio (he gave), dimos (we gave). No accent marks on these!

When le + lo meet, le becomes se: Se lo di = I gave it to him. Se los di = I gave them to him. You can add a él or a ella to clarify: Se lo di a ella = I gave it to her.

Pedir = to ask for (e→i: pido — the e turns to i instead of splitting).

Vender = to sell. Vendí = I sold. Se lo vendí a él = I sold it to him.

Sentences practiced

Spanish	English
Di.	I gave.
Dio.	He gave.
Dimos.	We gave.
Me dio.	He gave me.
Me lo dio.	He gave me it.
Nos lo dio.	He gave it to us.
No nos lo dio.	He didn't give it to us.
Te lo di.	I gave it to you.
Se lo di.	I gave it to him.
Se los di.	I gave them to him.
Le di algo.	I gave him something.
Le di algo a usted.	I gave you (formal) something.
Vendí.	I sold.
Lo vendí.	I sold it.
Se lo vendí.	I sold him it.
Se lo vendí a él.	I sold it to him.
Se lo vendí a ella.	I sold it to her.
Se los vendí a ella.	I sold them to her. (masculine/mixed things)
Se las vendí a ella.	I sold them to her. (feminine things)