decir Future Conjugation
decir — to say
Decir has an irregular stem (dir-) in the future: diré, dirás, dirá, diremos, diréis, dirán.
decir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict what someone will say or to express a strong intention to tell someone something later.
Notes on decir in the Future
Instead of using the full infinitive 'decir', the stem shortens to 'dir-' before adding the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Te diré el secreto mañana.
I will tell you the secret tomorrow.
yo
Ella nos dirá la respuesta pronto.
She will tell us the answer soon.
él/ella/usted
Ellos no dirán nada a la policía.
They won't say anything to the police.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: deciré
Correct: diré
Why: Decir is one of the few verbs with a shortened stem in the future 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.
Conditional
yo: diría
The conditional of decir uses the irregular stem 'dir-': diría, dirías, diría, diríamos, diríais, dirían.
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.