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Italian verb conjugation
dire
to say
verb
irregular
Word 30 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials
How to conjugate dire
The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.
Present
| io | dico I say / I am saying | |
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| tu | dici you say / you are saying | |
| lui/lei | dice he/she says / he/she is saying | |
| noi | diciamo we say / we are saying | |
| voi | dite you all say / you all are saying | |
| loro | dicono they say / they are saying |
Imperfect
| io | dicevo I was saying / I used to say | |
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| tu | dicevi you were saying / you used to say | |
| lui/lei | diceva he/she was saying / he/she used to say | |
| noi | dicevamo we were saying / we used to say | |
| voi | dicevate you all were saying / you all used to say | |
| loro | dicevano they were saying / they used to say |
Future
| io | dirò I will say | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | dirai you will say | |
| lui/lei | dirà he/she will say | |
| noi | diremo we will say | |
| voi | direte you all will say | |
| loro | diranno they will say |
Passato prossimo
| io | ho detto I said / I have said | |
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| tu | hai detto you said / you have said | |
| lui/lei | ha detto he/she said / he/she has said | |
| noi | abbiamo detto we said / we have said | |
| voi | avete detto you all said / you all have said | |
| loro | hanno detto they said / they have said |
In a sentence
Cosa hai detto?
What did you say?
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