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había dado
-he'd given
See the entry forhabía dado.
había dado
-I had given
Past perfectyoconjugation ofdar.
Past perfectél/ella/ustedconjugation ofdar.

había dado

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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. he'd given
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
(masculine)
Marcos no pudo ir a la fiesta de cumpleaños de Patricia, pero me había dado su regalo para que yo se lo diera a ella.Marcos couldn't go to Patricia's birthday party, but he'd given me his present for me to give it to her.
b. she'd given
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
(feminine)
Mi madre estaba de viaje, pero nos había dado permiso para que hiciéramos la fiesta en casa.My mother was away, but she'd given her permission for us to have the party at home.
c. it'd given
El amor de María era inestimable para mí. Me había dado nueva vida. Cuando ella murió, yo morí con ella.Maria's love was invaluable to me. It'd given me new life. When she died, I died with her.
d. had given
Su padre le había dado su bendición, así que se despidió de él, agarró su hatillo y se puso en marcha.His father had given him his blessing, so he said goodbye to him, grabbed his bundle, and set out.
2.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
(second person singular)
a. you'd given
Si le había dado el libro a Inés, ¿por qué ella dijo que no lo tenía?If you'd given the book to Ines, why did she say that she didn't have it?
a. I'd given
Había dado todo mi dinero a causas benéficas, pero, no sé cómo, volví a hacerme rico otra vez.I'd given all my money to charitable causes, but somehow I got rich again.
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