Estrellas y famosos: plural preterite 'dar', idiomatic uses of 'dar' | Spanish

Starter quiz

Which word means 'greeting'?

alegría (f)

entrevista (f)

miedo (m)

saludo (m) ✓

tierra (f)
Which words refer to the weather?

manzana (f)

nube (f) ✓

pena (f)

esperanza (f)

viento (m) ✓
Match the Spanish and English.

haber

⇔

to have, having (done something) ✓

ha

⇔

I have (done something) ✓

has

⇔

you have (done something) ✓

he

⇔

she, he, it has (done something) ✓
Match the Spanish and English.

escrito

⇔

written ✓

hecho

⇔

done, made ✓

puesto

⇔

put ✓

visto

⇔

seen ✓
Write in English: 'Hay una montaña inmensa'.

'There is a huge mountain.' ✓
Write in Spanish: 'I like geography'.

'Me gusta la geografía.' ✓

Which words are adjectives?

aútentico ✓

impacto

importancia

mundial ✓

numeroso ✓
The verb 'dar' means ..

to be, being ✓

to do, doing

to give, giving ✓

to go, going

to have, having
Match the Spanish and English.

damos

⇔

we give, are giving ✓

dais

⇔

you all give, are giving ✓

dan

⇔

they give, are giving ✓

dimos

⇔

we gave ✓

disteis

⇔

you all gave ✓

dieron

⇔

they all gave ✓
Match the Spanish and English.

dar alegría

⇔

to be happy ✓

dar miedo

⇔

to be scary ✓

dar pena

⇔

to be sad ✓

dar risa

⇔

to be funny ✓

dar sueño

⇔

to be boring ✓

dar vergüenza

⇔

to be embarrassing ✓
Write in Spanish: 'We are scary'. Use the verb 'dar'.

'Damos miedo.' ✓
Write in Spanish: 'The singers (f) were funny'. Use the verb 'dar'.

'Las cantantes dieron risa.' ✓

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'Damos' means 'we give', 'dais' means 'you all give', and 'dan' means 'they give'.
'Dimos' means 'we gave', 'disteis' means 'you all gave' and 'dieron' means 'they gave'.
The words 'pena', 'alegría', 'vergüenza', 'risa', 'miedo' and 'sueno' are all nouns.
'Dar' often appears before a noun of feeling or emotion.
'Dar' + noun of feeling or emotion normally translates as 'to be' + adjective in English.

'To give' is always a natural translation of 'dar'.

When 'dar' appears with a noun of feeling or emotion, it is more natural to use 'to be' + adjective in English.