A display substrate including a lower common electrode disposed on a substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the lower common electrode, a gate pattern including a gate electrode disposed on the insulating layer and a common electrode contact part and a direct contact part spaced apart from the gate electrode, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate pattern, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, an etch stopping layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, source and drain electrodes disposed on the etch stopping layer, pixel part extending from the source and drain electrodes, a first conductive layer connected to the common electrode contact part, a second conductive layer connected to the direct contact part, and a passivation layer disposed on the source and drain electrodes, the first conductive layer, and the second conductive layer.