# Dar and ver in the preterite: di, vi

> id: conjugation.preterite.dar-ver · category: conjugation · depth: standard · levels: A2 · review: internally_reviewed

**Summary.** Dar and ver take -er/-ir preterite endings with no written accents: di, diste, dio; vi, viste, vio.

Dar, although an -ar verb, borrows the -er/-ir preterite endings: di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron. Ver is regular in shape but so short its forms look irregular: vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron.

Because the forms are monosyllables, di, dio, vi, vio carry no written accent — current RAE spelling.

Both feed the imperfect subjunctive regularly: diera, viera.

## Examples
- Le di las llaves al portero. — I gave the keys to the doorman.
- Vi esa película el año pasado. — I saw that movie last year.
- Nos dieron una buena noticia. — They gave us good news.

Related: conjugation.preterite.ser-ir, conjugation.preterite.regular

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