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Conjugation of the French verb dire

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb dire, along with their English translations.

dire is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
dire	to say

Present		Scored
je dis	I say
tu dis	you say
il dit	he says
elle dit	she says
nous disons	we say
vous dites	you say
ils disent	they say
elles disent	they say

Imperfect		Scored
je disais	I was saying
tu disais	you were saying
il disait	he was saying
elle disait	she was saying
nous disions	we were saying
vous disiez	you were saying
ils disaient	they were saying
elles disaient	they were saying

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je dis	I said
tu dis	you said
il dit	he said
elle dit	she said
nous dîmes	we said
vous dîtes	you said
ils dirent	they said
elles dirent	they said

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai dit	I have said
tu as dit	you have said
il a dit	he has said
elle a dit	she has said
nous avons dit	we have said
vous avez dit	you have said
ils ont dit	they have said
elles ont dit	they have said

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais dit	I had said
tu avais dit	you had said
il avait dit	he had said
elle avait dit	she had said
nous avions dit	we had said
vous aviez dit	you had said
ils avaient dit	they had said
elles avaient dit	they had said

Future		Scored
je dirai	I will say
tu diras	you will say
il dira	he will say
elle dira	she will say
nous dirons	we will say
vous direz	you will say
ils diront	they will say
elles diront	they will say

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai dit	I will have said
tu auras dit	you will have said
il aura dit	he will have said
elle aura dit	she will have said
nous aurons dit	we will have said
vous aurez dit	you will have said
ils auront dit	they will have said
elles auront dit	they will have said

Conditional		Scored
je dirais	I would say
tu dirais	you would say
il dirait	he would say
elle dirait	she would say
nous dirions	we would say
vous diriez	you would say
ils diraient	they would say
elles diraient	they would say

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais dit	I would have said
tu aurais dit	you would have said
il aurait dit	he would have said
elle aurait dit	she would have said
nous aurions dit	we would have said
vous auriez dit	you would have said
ils auraient dit	they would have said
elles auraient dit	they would have said

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je dise	(... that) I say
(... que) tu dises	(... that) you say
(... que) il dise	(... that) he says
(... que) elle dise	(... that) she says
(... que) nous disions	(... that) we say
(... que) vous disiez	(... that) you say
(... que) ils disent	(... that) they say
(... que) elles disent	(... that) they say

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je disse	(... that) I was saying
(... que) tu disses	(... that) you were saying
(... que) il dît	(... that) he was saying
(... que) elle dît	(... that) she was saying
(... que) nous dissions	(... that) we were saying
(... que) vous dissiez	(... that) you were saying
(... que) ils dissent	(... that) they were saying
(... que) elles dissent	(... that) they were saying

Imperative		Scored
dis	Say
disons	Let's say
dites	Say

Present Participle		Scored
disant	saying

Past Participle		Scored
dit	said

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