decir Conditional Conjugation
decir — to say
The conditional of decir uses the irregular stem 'dir-': diría, dirías, diría, diríamos, diríais, dirían.
decir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for hypotheticals ('I would say') or to report what someone said they would do in the past (future-in-the-past).
Notes on decir in the Conditional
Like the future tense, the conditional uses the shortened 'dir-' stem instead of the full infinitive 'decir-'.
Example Sentences
Yo no diría eso si fuera tú.
I wouldn't say that if I were you.
yo
¿Qué dirían tus padres?
What would your parents say?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: deciría
Correct: diría
Why: The stem must be shortened to 'dir-' for the conditional tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: digo
Decir is a 'yo-go' and e-to-i stem-changing verb: digo, dices, dice, decimos, decís, dicen.
Preterite
yo: dije
The preterite of decir is highly irregular, using the 'j' stem: dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijisteis, dijeron.
Imperfect
yo: decía
Decir is regular in the imperfect: decía, decías, decía, decíamos, decíais, decían.
Future
yo: diré
Decir has an irregular stem (dir-) in the future: diré, dirás, dirá, diremos, diréis, dirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: diga
The present subjunctive of decir builds off the 'yo' form: diga, digas, diga, digamos, digáis, digan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dijera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'dijer-' stem: dijera, dijeras, dijera, dijéramos, dijerais, dijeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: di
The affirmative command for decir is uniquely short for 'tú': di, diga, digamos, decid, digan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no digas
Negative commands for decir use the present subjunctive: no digas, no diga, no digamos, no digáis, no digan.