decir Conjugation in Spanish

What does decir mean?

decir means to say, to tell in English. It is a go verb and stem-changing and one of the verbs Spanish learners should recognize quickly because it appears in everyday speech, stories, instructions, and classroom practice.

Learning a verb well means more than memorizing one form. You need to see how the verb changes with different subjects, how it behaves in the past, and how it sounds in practical sentences. This page gives you a compact reference for decir and connects it to related VerbyGo practice pages.

decir conjugation table

Use this table as a starting point for active recall. Cover one column, say the pronoun, and try to produce the form before checking the answer.

Examples with decir

• Digo la verdad. I tell the truth.
• Ella dijo algo importante. She said something important.
• Diré la respuestá en voz alta. I will say the answer out loud.

Read each example as a full sentence. This helps you connect the form to meaning, not just to a chart. If a form feels difficult, practice it with several pronouns before moving to a new tense.

Practice prompts

1. Conjugate decir for yo in the present.
2. Conjugate decir for ella in the preterite.
3. Conjugate decir for nosotros/as in the imperfect.
4. Write one sentence using decir in the future.