Preterite: Irregular 'IR' Verbs - Decir

Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 8.2.21

Decir - To Say

'Decir' is a strong preterite that follows two patterns: its root vowel changes from an 'e' to an 'i' and a 'j' is added to its stem.

Dije - I said

Dije - I said

Dijiste - you said

Dijiste - you said

Dijo - he/she said / you said (formal)

Dijo - he/she said / you said (formal)

Dijimos - we said

Dijimos - we said

Dijisteis - you said (plural)

Dijisteis - you said (plural)

Dijeron - they said / you said (formal plural)

Dijeron - they said / you said (formal plural)

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