The Spanish verb decir means "to say, tell". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of decir is yo digo, tú dices, él/ella/usted dice, nosotros decimos, vosotros decís, ellos/ellas/ustedes dicen. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| yo | digo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | dices (irregular) | |
| él/ | dice (irregular) | |
| nosotros | decimos | |
| vosotros | decís | |
| ellos/ | dicen (irregular) |
| yo | dije (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | dijiste (irregular) |
| él/ | dijo (irregular) |
| nosotros | dijimos (irregular) |
| vosotros | dijisteis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | dijeron (irregular) |
| yo | decía |
|---|---|
| tú | decías |
| él/ | decía |
| nosotros | decíamos |
| vosotros | decíais |
| ellos/ | decían |
| yo | diré (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | dirás (irregular) |
| él/ | dirá (irregular) |
| nosotros | diremos (irregular) |
| vosotros | diréis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | dirán (irregular) |
| yo | diría (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | dirías (irregular) |
| él/ | diría (irregular) |
| nosotros | diríamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | diríais (irregular) |
| ellos/ | dirían (irregular) |
| yo | diga (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | digas (irregular) |
| él/ | diga (irregular) |
| nosotros | digamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | digáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | digan (irregular) |
| tú | di (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | diga (irregular) |
| nosotros | digamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | decid |
| ustedes | digan (irregular) |
| yo | he dicho (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | has dicho (irregular) |
| él/ | ha dicho (irregular) |
| nosotros | hemos dicho (irregular) |
| vosotros | habéis dicho (irregular) |
| ellos/ | han dicho (irregular) |
Decir is irregular. Its forms include digo, dije, diré, diga, diciendo, and dicho. The future and conditional use dir, while the preterite uses dij and ellos use dijeron.
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Decir is irregular. Its table includes digo, dije, diré, diga, diciendo, and dicho.
The future forms are diré, dirás, dirá, diremos, diréis, and dirán. They use the irregular stem dir.
The past participle is dicho and the gerund is diciendo. The present perfect uses haber plus dicho, such as he dicho.