decir
Practice-readyto say/tell
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Decir has many irregular forms: yo digo (go-verb), stem change e→i in the 'boot' (dices, dice, dicen), preterite dije, dijiste, dijo, and future diré. Compounds: bendecir, maldecir, predecir.
Conjugation
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Indicativo
Indicativo
Tiempo
Presente
Presente
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Indicativo — Indicativo
Subjuntivo — Subjuntivo
Imperativo — Imperativo
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — decir
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber dicho
- Gerundio — diciendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo dicho
- Participio — dicho
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Key forms
yo
digo
tú
dices
él/ella
dice
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he dicho
tú
has dicho
él/ella
ha dicho
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
dije
tú
dijiste
él/ella
dijo
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
decía
tú
decías
él/ella
decía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había dicho
tú
habías dicho
él/ella
había dicho
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube dicho
tú
hubiste dicho
él/ella
hubo dicho
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
diré
tú
dirás
él/ella
dirá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
diría
tú
dirías
él/ella
diría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré dicho
tú
habrás dicho
él/ella
habrá dicho
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría dicho
tú
habrías dicho
él/ella
habría dicho
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
diga
tú
digas
él/ella
diga
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya dicho
tú
hayas dicho
él/ella
haya dicho
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
dijera
tú
dijeras
él/ella
dijera
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera dicho (hubiese dicho)
tú
hubieras dicho (hubieses dicho)
él/ella
hubiera dicho (hubiese dicho)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
dijere
tú
dijeres
él/ella
dijere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere dicho
tú
hubieres dicho
él/ella
hubiere dicho
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
di
él/ella
diga
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
digas
él/ella
diga
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