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decir

M028 Irregular

Decir — highly irregular (to say / tell)

Highly irregular

5

verbs

Difficulty

Summary

DECIR is a central irregular model with several moving pieces:
- Present yo and stressed forms: digo, dices, dice, dicen.
- Preterite: dije, dijo, dijeron.
- Future/conditional (bare verb): diré, diría.
- Present subjunctive: diga.
- Participle: dicho.

Examples

  • Yo digo la verdad y ellos dicen lo mismo.
  • Ayer contradijeron al portavoz.
  • Espero que bendigas esta casa.

Verbs following decir

Frequent compounds in this model:

bendecir contradecir desdecir maldecir

Teacher guide (Spain)

Teach by sequence: digo -> dije -> diré -> diga -> dicho.

1) Core compounds

Best first set for contrastive drills.

bendecir contradecir desdecir maldecir

2) Teaching recommendation

Pair present and preterite constantly: digo/dices vs dije/dijeron.

Present Indicative

yo

digo

dices

él/ella

dice

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Pattern cheat sheet

Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.

Indicativo — Indicative

Presente

Present Indicative

✓ Available

yo

digo

dices

él/ella

dice

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Pretérito perfecto compuesto

Present Perfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

he dicho

has dicho

él/ella

ha dicho

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Pretérito imperfecto

Imperfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

decía

decías

él/ella

decía

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Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

Pluperfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

había dicho

habías dicho

él/ella

había dicho

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Pretérito perfecto simple

Preterite Indicative

✓ Available

yo

dije

dijiste

él/ella

dijo

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Pretérito anterior

Preterite Anterior

✓ Available

yo

hube dicho

hubiste dicho

él/ella

hubo dicho

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Futuro simple

Future Indicative

✓ Available

yo

diré

dirás

él/ella

dirá

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Futuro perfecto

Future Perfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

habré dicho

habrás dicho

él/ella

habrá dicho

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Condicional simple

Conditional

✓ Available

yo

diría

dirías

él/ella

diría

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Condicional compuesto

Conditional Perfect

✓ Available

yo

habría dicho

habrías dicho

él/ella

habría dicho

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Subjuntivo — Subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo

Present Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

diga

digas

él/ella

diga

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Pretérito perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

haya dicho

hayas dicho

él/ella

haya dicho

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Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

dijera

dijeras

él/ella

dijera

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Pluscuamperfecto

Pluperfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

hubiera dicho (hubiese dicho)

hubieras dicho (hubieses dicho)

él/ella

hubiera dicho (hubiese dicho)

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Futuro

Future Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

dijere

dijeres

él/ella

dijere

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Futuro perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

hubiere dicho

hubieres dicho

él/ella

hubiere dicho

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Imperativo — Imperative

Imperativo afirmativo

Imperative

✓ Available

yo

di

él/ella

diga

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Imperativo negativo

Negative Imperative

✓ Available

yo

digas

él/ella

diga

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Tense availability

Supported for this model (informational). Open a verb page to view full conjugation tables by tense.

Supported

Present Indicative Present Perfect Indicative Preterite Indicative Imperfect Indicative Pluperfect Indicative Preterite Anterior Future Indicative Conditional Future Perfect Indicative Conditional Perfect Present Subjunctive Present Perfect Subjunctive Imperfect Subjunctive Pluperfect Subjunctive Future Subjunctive Future Perfect Subjunctive Imperative Negative Imperative

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What this model teaches

Irregular yo Stem change ei

Verbs following this model

5 verbs

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