Dire (to say, to tell) – Verb Tables

French Verb Conjugations

Dire is one of the most important French verbs – here’s how to conjugate it into every tense and mood.

 PresentImperfectFutureConditionalSubjunctiveImperfect subj.
jedisdisaisdiraidiraisdisedisse
tudisdisaisdirasdiraisdisesdisses
ilditdisaitdiradiraitdisedît
nousdisonsdisionsdironsdirionsdisionsdissions
vousditesdisiezdirezdiriezdisiez dissiez
ilsdisentdisaientdirontdiraientdisentdissent
       
 Passé composéPast perfectFuture perfectPast conditionalPast subjunctivePluperfect subj.
j’ai ditavais ditaurai ditaurais ditaie diteusse dit
tuas ditavais ditauras ditaurais ditaies diteusses dit
ila ditavait ditaura ditaurait ditait diteût dit
nousavons ditavions ditaurons ditaurions ditayons diteussions dit
vousavez ditaviez ditaurez ditauriez ditayez diteussiez dit
ilsont ditavaient ditauront ditauraient ditaient diteussent dit
       
 Passé simplePast anteriorImperativeParticiples 
je / j’diseus dit (tu)dis Presentdisant
tudiseus dit (nous)disons Pastdit
ilditeut dit (vous)dites Perfectayant dit
nousdîmeseûmes dit Past imperative  
vousdîteseûtes dit (tu)aie ditPast infinitive
ilsdirenteurent dit (nous)ayons dit avoir dit
    (vous)ayez dit  

  Dire is an irregular -re verb.

Dire conjugations
Je te dis la vérité ! – I’m telling you the truth!
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