Decir Conjugation in Spanish | Grammar

Decir Conjugation in Spanish | How do you conjugate decir?

 decir- to say,  to tell

 

Participles
Present:	diciendo
Past:	dicho

Indicative
	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	digo	dije	decía	diría	diré
tú	dices	dijiste	decías	dirías	dirás
él/ella/Ud.	dice	dijo	decía	diría	dirá
nosotros(as)	decimos	dijimos	decíamos	diríamos	diremos
vosotros(as)	decís	dijisteis	decíais	diríais	diréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	dicen	dijeron	decían	dirían	dirán

Present-Preterite-Imperfect-Conditional-Future

   I | say – said – said- would say- will say

   you | say – said – said- would say- will say

   He/She | says – said – said- would say- will say

  You(formal) | say – said – said- would say- will say

  We | say – said – said- would say- will say

  You(informal) | say – said – said- would say- will say

  They/You(formal) | say – said – said- would say- will say

Subjunctive
	Present	Imperfect	Future
yo	diga	dijera, dijese	dijere
tú	digas	dijeras, dijeses	dijeres
él/ella/Ud.	diga	dijera, dijese	dijere
nosotros(as)	digamos	dijéramos, dijésemos	dijéremos
vosotros(as)	digáis	dijerais, dijeseis	dijereis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	digan	dijeran, dijesen	dijeren

Present-Imperfect-Imperfect 2-Future

   I | say – said- said – will say

   you | say – said- said – will say

   He/She | says – said- said – will say

  You(formal) | say – said- said – will say

  We | say – said- said – will say

  You(informal) | say – said- said – will say

  They/You(formal) | say – said- said – will say

Imperative
	Affirmative	Negative
yo
tú	di	no digas
Ud.	diga	no diga
nosotros(as)	digamos	no digamos
vosotros(as)	decid	no digáis
Uds.	digan	no digan

Affirmative-Negative

   I | —

   you | say – don’t say

  You(formal) | say – don’t say

  We | let’s say – let’s not say

  You(informal) | say – don’t say

  They/You(formal) |say – don’t say

Progressive
	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	estoy diciendo	estuve diciendo	estaba diciendo	estaría diciendo	estaré diciendo
tú	estás diciendo	estuviste diciendo	estabas diciendo	estarías diciendo	estarás diciendo
él/ella/Ud.	está diciendo	estuvo diciendo	estaba diciendo	estaría diciendo	estará diciendo
nosotros(as)	estamos diciendo	estuvimos diciendo	estábamos diciendo	estaríamos diciendo	estaremos diciendo
vosotros(as)	estáis diciendo	estuvisteis diciendo	estabais diciendo	estaríais diciendo	estaréis diciendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.	están diciendo	estuvieron diciendo	estaban diciendo	estarían diciendo	estarán diciendo

Present-Preterite-Imperfect-Conditional-Future

   I | am saying- was saying- was saying- would be saying- will be saying

   you | are saying- were saying- were saying- would be saying- will be saying

   He/She | is saying- was saying- was saying- would be saying- will be saying

  You(formal) | are saying- were saying- were saying- would be saying- will be saying

  We |  are saying- were saying- were saying- would be saying- will be saying

  You(informal) | are saying- were saying- were saying- would be saying- will be saying

  They/You(formal) | are saying- were saying- were saying- would be saying- will be saying

Perfect
	Present	Preterite	Past	Conditional	Future
yo	he dicho	hube dicho	había dicho	habría dicho	habré dicho
tú	has dicho	hubiste dicho	habías dicho	habrías dicho	habrás dicho
él/ella/Ud.	ha dicho	hubo dicho	había dicho	habría dicho	habrá dicho
nosotros(as)	hemos dicho	hubimos dicho	habíamos dicho	habríamos dicho	habremos dicho
vosotros(as)	habéis dicho	hubisteis dicho	habíais dicho	habríais dicho	habréis dicho
ellos/ellas/Uds.	han dicho	hubieron dicho	habían dicho	habrían dicho	habrán dicho

Present-Preterite-Past-Conditional-Future

   I | have said- had said- had said- would have said- will have said

   you | have said- had said- had said- would have said- will have said

   He/She | has said- had said- had said- would have said- will have said

  You(formal) | have said- had said- had said- would have said- will have said

  We |  have said- had said- had said- would have said- will have said

  You(informal) | have said- had said- had said- would have said- will have said

  They/You(formal) |have said- had said- had said- would have said- will have said

Perfect Subjunctive
	Present	Past	Future
yo	haya dicho	hubiera dicho, hubiese dicho	hubiere dicho
tú	hayas dicho	hubieras dicho, hubieses dicho	hubieres dicho
él/ella/Ud.	haya dicho	hubiera dicho, hubiese dicho	hubiere dicho
nosotros(as)	hayamos dicho	hubiéramos dicho, hubiésemos dicho	hubiéremos dicho
vosotros(as)	hayáis dicho	hubierais dicho, hubieseis dicho	hubiereis dicho
ellos/ellas/Uds.	hayan dicho	hubieran dicho, hubiesen dicho	hubieren dicho

Present-Past-Future

   I | have said – had said – will have said

   you | have said – had said – will have said

   He/She | has said – had said – will have said

  You(formal) | have said – had said – will have said

  We | have said – had said – will have said

  You(informal) | have said – had said – will have said

  They/You(formal) | have said – had said – will have said

 

 Sentences with the verb decir in Spanish

El hermano de Daniela es celíaco, es decir, tiene intolerancia al gluten.	–	Daniela’s brother is celiac, that is, she has gluten intolerance.
Los buitres realimentan de carroña, es decir, de la carne de animales en descomposición.	–	Buitres feed on carrion, that is, of decomposition animals.
Fernanda se dedica a la piscicultura, es decir, a la cría artificial de peces.	–	Fernanda is dedicated to fish farming, that is, to the artificial breeding of fish.
Algunos tipos de murciélagos son frugívoros, es decir, se alimentan solo de frutos.	–	Some types of bats are frugivoros, that is, they feed only on fruits.
Víctor no está de acuerdo con la forma de trabajar de Francisco, es decir, no conviene que ambos están en el mismo equipo.	–	Victor does not agree with the way of working of Francisco, that is, it is not convenient that both are in the same team.
Los seres humanos se caracterizan por la creatividad y el uso del lenguaje, es decir, tienen un sistema para expresarse y comunicarse.	–	Human beings are characterized by creativity and the use of language, that is, they have a system to express and communicate.
Hoy comienza la primavera, es decir, en los próximos días tendremos mucho sol.	–	Spring begins today, that is, in the next few days we will have a lot of sun.
Yo diré lo que quiero decir.	–	I will say what I mean.
Es decir, podemos hacerlo.	–	That is, we can do it.
Quisiera decir tres cosas.	–	I would like to say three things.
Permítame decir cuatro cosas.	–	Let me say four things.
Es decir, saneamiento presupuestario.	–	That is, budget sanitation.
No sé qué decir.	–	I don’t know what to say.
Deberíamos decir la verdad.	–	We should tell the truth.
¿Para decir qué, exactamente?	–	To say what, exactly?
¿Qué quiere decir eso?	–	What does that mean?
Debo decir algo más.	–	I must say something else.
Es decir, es justo.	–	That is, it is fair.
Ha dicho lo que había que decir.	–	He has said what had to be said.
¿Y eso qué quiere decir?	–	And what does it mean?
Quiero decir expresamente los motivos de mi disgusto.	–	I want to expressly say the reasons for my disgust.
Debo decir la introducción del trabajo.	–	I must say the introduction of work.
¿Sabes qué vas a decir en la exposición?	–	Do you know what are you going to say in the exhibition?
Cuando la ves nunca sabes lo que vas a decir.	–	When you see it you never know what you are going to say.
Quiero decir literalmente de inmediato.	–	I want to literally say immediately.
Decir política en realidad es decir mucho.	–	Saying politics is really saying a lot.
Te lo voy a decir.	–	I’m gonna tell you.
Le iba a decir algo.	–	I was going to tell him something.
Me queda poco por decir.	–	I have little to say.
Al decir esto se alejó.	–	By saying this he moved away.

Nunca dices lo que piensas.	–	You never say what you think.
Nosotros decimos esa parte del proyecto.	–	We say that part of the project.
Si no te importa lo que digo, por qué me escuchas.	–	If you don’t care what I say, why do you listen to me?
Ellos dicen que vienen en camino.	–	They say they are on their way.
¡Yo no he dicho eso!	–	I have not said that!
Lo que has dicho no tiene que ver con lo que realmente piensas.	–	What you have said has nothing to do with what you really think.
Daniel ha dicho que llegará pronto.	–	Daniel has said he will be here soon.
Nosotros hemos dicho que iríamos en la tarde al restaurante.	–	We have said that we would go to the restaurant in the afternoon.
Si dijeras la verdad seguro te perdonaría.	–	If you told the truth, I would surely forgive you.
¿Habéis dicho algo incorrecto para molestarla?	–	Did you say something wrong to upset her?
Ellos no han dicho nada malo.	–	They haven’t said anything bad.
Mi madre siempre decía las palabras correctas.	–	My mother always said the right words.
¿Decías algo?	–	Did you say something?
Nunca dije que no iría al campamento contigo.	–	I never said I wouldn’t go to camp with you.
¡No digas mentiras!	–	Do not tell lies!
Dijiste que irías conmigo el sábado a casa de mis padres.	–	You said you would go with me on Saturday to my parents’ house.
Amanda dijo que no estaba interesada en participar.	–	Amanda said that she was not interested in participating.
Nosotros solo decíamos la verdad.	–	We were only telling the truth.
Nunca dijimos que participaríamos en la huelga.	–	We never said that we would participate in the strike.
Dijeron que llegarían antes del anochecer.	–	They said they would arrive before nightfall.
Diré que fue tu culpa si no dejas de molestarme.	–	I’ll say it was your fault if you don’t stop bothering me.
Ellos dirían lo que fuera con tal de tener la razón.	–	They would say anything to be right.
Diríamos cualquier cosa con tal de entrar al concierto.	–	We would say anything to get into the concert.
Aunque él haya dicho la verdad al final no lo pienso perdonar.	–	Even though he told the truth in the end, I’m not going to forgive him.
No importa lo que hayan dicho sino lo que hicieron.	–	It doesn’t matter what they said but what they did.
Hubiera dicho cualquier excusa con tal de irme de la fiesta.	–	He would have said any excuse to leave the party.
¡No digáis ni una palabra!	–	Don’t say a word!
Hubiésemos dicho la verdad y nada de esto hubiera pasado.	–	We would have told the truth and none of this would have happened.
Tenemos que asumir las consecuencias de lo que hayamos dicho.	–	We have to bear the consequences of what we have said.
Hubieran dicho la verdad desde un principio.	–	They would have told the truth from the beginning.

 

 

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