Here are the all the conjugations of decir, the verb in Spanish for to say.
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Present Participle
Past Participle
diciendo = saying
dicho = said
The past participle is very important as it is used to form the various compound tenses, seven of which are used in modern Spanish conversation and writing. Check out the tenses in the tables below.
Verb decir fully conjugated. The Spanish for take, to wear, to carry
The 7 Simple Tenses of the conjugated Spanish verb decir - to say
Present Tense - Presente
yo
digo
I (am)
- say
- saying
- do say
tú
dices
you (are) (inf.sing)
él, ella ----- usted
dice
he, she, it (is) ----- you (are) (form.sing)
nosotros
decimos
we (are)
vosotros
decís
you (are) (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes
dicen
they (are) (m/f) ----- you (are) (form.pl)
Example Spanish sentence of the verb decir conjugated in the present indicative tense:
Yo digo la casa es hermosa. I say the house is beautiful.
Imperfect Indicative Tense Imperfecto de Indicativo
yo
decía
I (was)
- said - saying
- used to say
tú
decías
you (were) (inf.sing)
él, ella usted
decía
he, she, it (was) ----- you (were) (form.sing)
nosotros
decíamos
we (were)
vosotros
decíais
you (were) (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes
decían
they (m/f) you (were) (form.pl)
Example Spanish sentence of the verb decir conjugated in the imperfect indicative tense:
Tu decías que la niña era linda. You used to say that the girl was pretty.
Preterit Tense - Pretérito
yo
dije
I
said
tú
dijiste
you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted
dijo
he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros
dijimos
we
vosotros
dijisteis
you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes
dijeron
they (m/f) you (form.pl)
Example Spanish sentence of the verb decir conjugated in the preterit tense:
Él dijo que la ropa estaba sucia. He said that the clothes were dirty.
Future Tense - Futuro
yo
diré
I
- will say
- will be saying
tú
dirás
you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted
dirá
he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros
diremos
we
vosotros
diréis
you (inf.pl)
ellos ellas ustedes
dirán
they (m/f) you (form.pl)
Example sentence of the verb decir, Spanish for take, to carry, to wear, conjugated in the future tense:
Nosotros diremos que él ganará. We will be saying that he’ll win.
Conditional Tense - Potencial Simple
yo
diría
I
would say
tú
dirías
you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted
diría
he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros
diríamos
we
vosotros
diríais
you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes
dirían
they (m/f) you (form.pl)
Example sentence of the verb decir Spanish for to say, conjugated in the conditional tense:
Vosotros diríais que mañana sera un hermoso día. You would say that tomorrow will be a beautiful day.
Present Subjunctive Tense - Presente de Subjuntivo
yo
diga
I
- may say
- may be saying
tú
digas
you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted
diga
he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros
digamos
we
vosotros
digáis
you (inf.pl)
ellos ellas ustedes
digan
they (m/f) you (form.pl)
Example Spanish sentence of the verb decir conjugated in the present subjunctive tense:
Intentemos que ellosdigan el discurso. (We intend) It is our intention that they present (say) the speech.
Imperfect Subjunctive Tense -ra version - Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
yo
dijera
(that) I
(maybe) said (in the past)
tú
dijeras
(that) you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted
dijera
(that) he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros
dijéramos
(that) we
vosotros
dijerais
(that) you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes
dijeran
(that) they (m/f) you (form.pl)
Example Spanish sentence of the verb decir conjugated in the imperfect subjunctive –ra version tense:
Si yo dijiera que Alemania es el mejor país, yo estaría loco. If I (had) said that Germany is the best country, I would be mad.
Imperfect Subjunctive Tense -se version - Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
yo
dijese
(that) I
(maybe) said (in the past)
tú
dijeses
(that) you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted
dijese
(that) he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros
dijésemos
(that) we
vosotros
dijeseis
(that) you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes
dijesen
(that) they (m/f) you (form.pl)
Example Spanish sentence of the verb decir conjugated in the imperfect subjunctive –se version tense:
Si yo dijese que la escuela es una perdida de tiempo, yo estaría loco. If I (had) said that school is a waste of time, I would be crazy.
The 7 Compound Tenses of decir, the verb in Spanish for take, to carry, to wear.
All compound tenses are composed of the conjugated auxiliary verb haber and the past particple of decir.
haber + dicho
Present Perfect Tense - Perfecto de Indicativo
yo
he dicho
I
have said
tú
has dicho
you (inf.sing)
él, ella ----- usted
ha dicho
he, she, it ----- you (form.sing)
nosotros
hemos dicho
we
vosotros
habéis dicho
you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes
han dicho
they (m/f) you (form.pl)
Example sentence of decir Spanish for take, to carry, to wear, with the verb conjugated in the present perfect (perfecto de indicativo) tense:
Tú has dicho que la mesa estaba limpia. You have said that the table was clean.
Past Perfect Tense Pluscuamperfecto de Indicativo
yo
había dicho
I
had said
tú
habías dicho
you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted
había dicho
he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros
habíamos dicho
we
vosotros
habíais dicho
you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes
habían dicho
they (m/f) you (form.pl)
Example sentence of the verb decir Spanish for to say, conjugated in the past perfect (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo) tense:
Él había dicho que no era su trabajo. He had said that it wasn’t his job.
Future Perfect Tense - Futuro Perfecto
yo
habré dicho
I
will have said
tú
habrás dicho
you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted
habrá dicho
he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros
habremos dicho
we
vosotros
habréis dicho
you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes
habrán dicho
they (m/f) you (form.pl)
Example Spanish sentence of the verb decir conjugated in the Future Perfect tense:
Nosotros habremos dicho que estábamos perdidos. We will have said that we were lost.
Conditional Perfect Tense - Potencial Compuesto
yo
habría dicho
I
would have said
tú
habrías dicho
you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted
habría dicho
he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros
habríamos dicho
we
vosotros
habríais dicho
you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes
habrían dicho
they (m/f) you (form.pl)
Example Spanish sentence of the verb decir conjugated in the Conditional Perfect:
Tú habríasdicho eso si no sabías la verdad. You would have said that if you didn’t know the truth.
Preterit Perfect Tense Pretérito Perfecto or Anterior (used mostly in formal writing)
yo
hube dicho
I
had said
tú
hubiste dicho
you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted
hubo dicho
he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros
hubimos dicho
we
vosotros
hubisteis dicho
you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes
hubieron dicho
they (m/f) you (form.pl)
Example sentence of the verb decir, the verb in Spanish for to say conjugated in the Preterit Perfect Tense (Also known as pretérito anterior - past anterior):
"Como Jesús hubo dicho estas cosas, salióse con sus discípulos." "As (after) Jesus had said these things, he left with his disciples." John 18:1
Present Perfect Subjunctive Tense Perfecto de Subjuntivo
yo
haya dicho
I
(may) have said
tú
hayas dicho
you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted
haya dicho
he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros
hayamos dicho
we
vosotros
hayáis dicho
you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes
hayan dicho
they (m/f) you (form.pl)
Example Spanish sentence of the verb decir conjugated in the Present Perfect Subjunctive Tense:
Espero que ellos hayan dicho lo correcto. I hope that they have said the right thing.
Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -ra version - Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo
yo
hubiera dicho
I
(may) had said
tú
hubieras dicho
you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted
hubiera dicho
he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros
hubiéramos dicho
we
vosotros
hubierais dicho
you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes
hubieran dicho
they (m/f) you (form.pl)
Example Spanish sentence of the verb decir conjugated in the Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -ra version - Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo:
Yo hubiera dicho que el era inocente, si ustedes me hubiesen pagado. I may had said that he was innocent, if you had paid me.
Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -se version - Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo
yo
hubiese dicho
I
(may) had said
tú
hubieses dicho
you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted
hubiese dicho
he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros
hubiésemos dicho
we
vosotros
hubieseis dicho
you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes
hubiesen dicho
they (m/f) you (form.pl)
Example Spanish sentence of the verb decir conjugated in the Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -se version:
Yo hubiese dicho la verdad, si ustedes no me hubiesen golpeado. I may had said the truth, if you hadn’t hit me.
Imperative Imperativo
Say!
Don't say!
you (inf.sing)
tú
¡di!
¡no digas!
you (form.sing)
usted
¡diga!
¡no diga!
(Let) us
nosotros
¡digamos!
¡no digamos!
you (inf.pl)
vosotros
¡decid!
¡no digáis!
you (form.pl)
ustedes
¡digan!
¡no digan!
Note: The Spanish upside down exclamation mark (¡) is required before a command/exclamation and a normal exclamation mark (!) following it.
¡Di a ellos que se callen! Tell them to be quiet!
Notes and other meanings of decir, the verb in Spanish for say:
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