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Daily Verb Lesson: Spanish for 'say, tell' is decir
The Spanish for say, tell is the irregular Spanish verb decir.
Imagine the singer DES'REE always DESIRES to tell the truth!
Decir is an irregular -IR verb. Conjugate this and learn to conjugate other -IR verbs.
Decir can also mean; to tell. Related words include:
- decirse (vr) : to say to oneself, to each other; to talk about something/someone.
- querer decir : to mean (lit. to want to say).
- el dicho / el decir (nm) : saying.
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to say, tell: decir
Imagine the singer DES'REE always DESIRES to tell the truth!
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VERB CONJUGATION TABLE decir
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Simple Tenses decir |
TENSE |
yo |
tú |
él, ella, usted |
nosotros |
vosotros |
ellos, ellas, ustedes |
Present Presente say |
digo |
dices |
dice |
decimos |
decís |
dicen |
Imperfect Imperfecto said |
decía |
decías |
decía |
decíamos |
decíais |
decían |
Preterit Pretérito said |
dije |
dijiste |
dijo |
dijimos |
dijisteis |
dijeron |
Future Futuro will say |
diré |
dirás |
dirá |
diremos |
diréis |
dirán |
Conditional Condicional would say |
diría |
dirías |
diría |
diríamos |
diríais |
dirían |
Subjunctive Subjuntivo may say |
diga |
digas |
diga |
digamos |
digáis |
digan |
Imperfect Subjunctive Imperfecto de Subjuntivo may say |
dijera |
dijeras |
dijera |
dijeramos |
dijeráis |
dijeran |
dijese |
dijeses |
dijese |
dijesemos |
dijeséis |
dijesen |
Imperatives decir |
Imperative Imperativo say! |
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di! |
diga! |
digamos! |
decid! |
digan! |
Negative Imperative Imperativo Negativo don't say! |
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no digas! |
no diga! |
no digamos! |
no digáis! |
no digan! |
Compound Tenses decir Past Participle: dicho |
Present Perfect Perfecto de Indicativo have said |
he dicho |
has dicho |
ha dicho |
hemos dicho |
habéis dicho |
han dicho |
Preterit Perfect Pretérito Anterior had said |
hube dicho |
hubiste dicho |
hubo dicho |
hubimos dicho |
hubisteis dicho |
hubieron dicho |
Past Perfect Pluscuamperfecto had said |
había dicho |
habías dicho |
había dicho |
habíamos dicho |
habíais dicho |
habían dicho |
Present Perfect Subjunctive Presente perfecto have said |
haya dicho |
hayas dicho |
haya dicho |
hayamos dicho |
hayáis dicho |
hayan dicho |
Future Perfect Futuro Perfecto will have said |
habré dicho |
habrás dicho |
habrá dicho |
habremos dicho |
habréis dicho |
habrán dicho |
Conditional Perfect Condicional Perfecto would have said |
habría dicho |
habrías dicho |
habría dicho |
habríamos dicho |
habríais dicho |
habrían dicho |
Pluperfect Pluscuamperfecto may have said |
hubiera dicho |
hubieras dicho |
hubiera dicho |
hubiéramos dicho |
hubierais dicho |
hubieran dicho |
hubiese dicho |
hubieses dicho |
hubiese dicho |
hubiésemos dicho |
hubieseis dicho |
hubiesen dicho |
Progressive Tenses decir Present Participle: diciendo |
Present Progressive Presente Progressivo am saying |
estoy diciendo |
estás diciendo |
está diciendo |
estamos diciendo |
está diciendo |
están diciendo |
Preterit Progressive Pretérito was saying |
estuve diciendo |
estuviste diciendo |
estuvo diciendo |
estuvimos diciendo |
estuvisteis diciendo |
estuvieron diciendo |
Imperfect Progressive Imperfecto had been saying |
estaba diciendo |
estabas diciendo |
estaba diciendo |
estábamos diciendo |
estabais diciendo |
estaban diciendo |
Future Progressive Futuro Perfecto will be saying |
estaré diciendo |
estarás diciendo |
estará diciendo |
estaremos diciendo |
estaréis diciendo |
estarán diciendo |
Conditional Progressive Condicional perfecto would have been saying |
estaría diciendo |
estarías diciendo |
estabría diciendo |
estaríamos diciendo |
estaríais diciendo |
estarían diciendo |
Subjunctive Progressive Subjuntivo may have been saying |
que ~ diciendo |
que ~ diciendo |
que ~ diciendo |
que ~ diciendo |
que ~ diciendo |
que ~ diciendo |
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Es un decir! It's a saying!
Como dice el dicho ... As the saying goes
dicho y hecho! No sooner said than done!
mejor dicho ... Rather..., better said ...
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decir la verdad to tell the truth, to be honest.
decir una mentira: to tell a lie.
No me digas! You don't say! Don't tell me! You're kidding!
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Diga? / Digame?! Hello? (on the phone)
Dijo que sí / no. S/he said yes/no.
No dijo nada. S/he said nothing.
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HOW TO CONQUER SPANISH VERB CONJUGATION
- The Spanish verb for say decir is an irregular IR verb, so you need to learn the conjugation.
- Learn to conjugate decir and reinforce the pattern
- Do a series of other IR verbs every day for a month and you will have a solid knowledge of the IR verbs' conjugation patterns. Keep doing them with a new one every day from the Spanish Verbs List.
- The same applies to the various patterns. Each month we feature a daily verb from one of the major pattern groups.
- Repeating these tables aloud 10 times throughout the day will better embed the patterns into your subconscious, and your long term memory.
- Reciting aloud is a great way for you to practice your pronunciation, and helps you to memorize the conjugations.
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