"say/said" the difference between Present and Perfect

dico dicere dixi "say" "tell"

to make present tense forms, you should use...

• dico and dicere

• dixi

• all three forms

the first principal part is

• dico "I say"

• dicere "to say"

• dixi "I said"

to make the present tense form "you say"

• add a letter s to dixi

• remove ere from dicere and add is

  dicis

• add a letter s to dicere

present tense form meaning "he says"

• dixit

• diceret

• dicit

dicimus means...

• it is said

• they say

• we are saying

what letters express the idea "we"

• dic

• mus

• us

dico dicere dixi "say" "tell"

which principal part is used to make the Perfect Past tense?

• dico

• dicere

• dixi

to make the Perfect Past form "you said"...

• add isti to the stem dix

  "dixisti"

• add is to the dix stem

  "dixis"

• add isti to the letters dic

  "dicisti"

The Perfect Past form "he said"....

• dicit

• dixit

• deiceret

dico dicere / dixi "say" "tell"

forms that are made with the first two principal parts show....

• ongoing action

  "he is saying"

• completed action

  "he said"