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. |