3A- The preterite of DECIR

DECIR- to say/to tell

Irregular stem in the preterite is

DIJ-

The verb DECIR means TO
SAY or To TELL

The irregular stem for
DECIR is: DIJ-

It takes the same irregular
endings as tener, hacer,
poder and hacer

The verb DECIR
is also irregular
in the preterite

DECIR has one funky ending . . .

In the ellos/ellas/Uds. form, DECIR goes to dijeron (without the “‘i”). See below:

yo dije

nosotros dijimos

tú dijiste

vosotros dijisteis

él/ella/Ud. dijo

ellos/Uds. dijeron

This is what decir sounds like in the preterite:

Yo dije la verdad.

I told the truth.

¿Dijiste la respuesta?

Did you say the answer?

Mi profesora dijo que el examen es mañana. My teacher said the test is tomorrow.

Él me dijo, “Te ves bien!”

He told me, “You look good!”

Mis amigos dijeron que el examen es difícil. My friends said that the test is hard.

Multiple Choice

What does DECIR mean?

• to talk/to tell

• to say/to tell

• to discuss/to say

• to tell/to describe

Multiple Choice

What is the irregular stem of DECIR?

• duv-

• dij-

• dic-

• dir-

Multiple Choice

What is the -ellos/Uds. form of DECIR (in the preterite)?

• dijen

• digen

• dijieron

• dijeron

Multiple Choice

Translate to English:

Yo dije

• I say

• I decide

• I said

• I tell

Multiple Choice

Translate to English:

Tú dijiste

• You told

• You say

• You tell

• you decided

Multiple Choice

Translate to English:

Mi amiga dijo

• my friend decided

• my friend said

• my friend tells

• my friend says

Multiple Choice

Translate to English:

Ellos dijeron

• they told

• they say

• they decide

• they tell