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Present tense conjugation of 'decir'

Foundations II in Spanish

Present tense conjugation of 'decir'

Conjugation of decir

The verb decir means "to say" or "to tell" in Spanish. It is an irregular verb, with changes in the stem (dici-) and an irregular 1st person singular form (yo digo). Below is a table showing its conjugations in the present tense.

Person Conjugation
yo digo
dices
él dice
ella dice
usted dice
nosotros decimos
vosotros decís
ellos dicen

The conjugations for the feminine forms (nosotras, vosotras, ellas) are the same as for the masculine or mixed forms (nosotros, vosotros, ellos).


Examples

  1. Yo digo la verdad. (I tell the truth.)
  2. Tú dices muchas cosas. (You say many things.)
  3. Él dice que no quiere ir. (He says he doesn’t want to go.)
  4. Nosotros decimos algo importante. (We say something important.)

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