decir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
decir — to say
The affirmative command for decir is uniquely short for 'tú': di, diga, digamos, decid, digan.
decir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or advice, like telling someone to 'tell me' something.
Notes on decir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'di', one of the shortest irregular imperatives in Spanish. The other forms follow the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Dime la verdad ahora mismo!
Tell me the truth right now!
tú
Diga su nombre, por favor.
Say your name, please.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: dece
Correct: di
Why: The command for 'tú' is 'di', not a regular conjugation of the verb.
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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.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no digas
Negative commands for decir use the present subjunctive: no digas, no diga, no digamos, no digáis, no digan.