French Verb Conjugations
Dire is one of the most important French verbs – here’s how to conjugate it into every tense and mood, followed by a quiz.
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | dis | disais | dirai | dirais | dise | disse | ||
| tu | dis | disais | diras | dirais | dises | disses | ||
| il | dit | disait | dira | dirait | dise | dît | ||
| nous | disons | disions | dirons | dirions | disions | dissions | ||
| vous | dites | disiez | direz | diriez | disiez | dissiez | ||
| ils | disent | disaient | diront | diraient | disent | dissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai dit | avais dit | aurai dit | aurais dit | aie dit | eusse dit | ||
| tu | as dit | avais dit | auras dit | aurais dit | aies dit | eusses dit | ||
| il | a dit | avait dit | aura dit | aurait dit | ait dit | eût dit | ||
| nous | avons dit | avions dit | aurons dit | aurions dit | ayons dit | eussions dit | ||
| vous | avez dit | aviez dit | aurez dit | auriez dit | ayez dit | eussiez dit | ||
| ils | ont dit | avaient dit | auront dit | auraient dit | aient dit | eussent dit | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | dis | eus dit | (tu) | dis | Present | disant | ||
| tu | dis | eus dit | (nous) | disons | Past | dit | ||
| il | dit | eut dit | (vous) | dites | Perfect | ayant dit | ||
| nous | dîmes | eûmes dit | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | dîtes | eûtes dit | (tu) | aie dit | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | dirent | eurent dit | (nous) | ayons dit | avoir dit | |||
| (vous) | ayez dit | |||||||
Dire is an irregular -re verb.
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