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Verb Conjugations
Verb

dire

to say / to tell

Auxiliary: avoir

'dire' means 'to say' or 'to tell'; note the irregular 'vous' form 'dites' (like 'faites') in the present tense.

Je dis la vérité.

I am telling the truth.

Indicatif

Présent

Present

je dis
I say/tell

Je dis toujours ce que je pense.

I always say what I think.

tu dis
you say/tell

Qu'est-ce que tu dis ?

What are you saying?

il/elle/on dit
he/she/it says/tells

Elle dit bonjour à tout le monde.

She says hello to everyone.

nous disons
we say/tell

Nous disons la même chose.

We are saying the same thing.

vous dites
you (plural/formal) say/tell

Vous dites ça pour me rassurer.

You are saying that to reassure me.

ils/elles disent
they say/tell

Les gens disent qu'il va pleuvoir.

People say it's going to rain.

Imparfait

Imperfect

je disais
I said/was saying

Je disais justement que tu avais raison.

I was just saying that you were right.

tu disais
you said/were saying

Tu disais toujours la même histoire.

You always told the same story.

il/elle/on disait
he/she/it said/was saying

Ma grand-mère disait souvent ce proverbe.

My grandmother often said this proverb.

nous disions
we said/were saying

Nous disions du bien de toi.

We were saying good things about you.

vous disiez
you (plural/formal) said/were saying

Vous disiez que le train était en retard.

You were saying the train was late.

ils/elles disaient
they said/were saying

Ils disaient du mal de leurs voisins.

They were speaking ill of their neighbours.

Passé composé

Present Perfect

je ai dit
I said / have said

Je t'ai dit la vérité.

I told you the truth.

tu as dit
you said / have said

Tu as dit quelque chose ?

Did you say something?

il/elle/on a dit
he/she/it said / has said

Il a dit non sans hésiter.

He said no without hesitating.

nous avons dit
we said / have said

Nous avons dit au revoir à nos amis.

We said goodbye to our friends.

vous avez dit
you (plural/formal) said / have said

Vous avez dit exactement ce qu'il fallait.

You said exactly what was needed.

ils/elles ont dit
they said / have said

Ils ont dit qu'ils viendraient.

They said they would come.

Plus-que-parfait

Past Perfect

je avais dit
I had said

Je te l'avais dit !

I had told you so!

tu avais dit
you had said

Tu m'avais dit de t'attendre.

You had told me to wait for you.

il/elle/on avait dit
he/she/it had said

Elle avait dit la même chose la veille.

She had said the same thing the day before.

nous avions dit
we had said

Nous avions dit que ce serait difficile.

We had said it would be difficult.

vous aviez dit
you (plural/formal) had said

Vous aviez dit oui, puis vous avez changé d'avis.

You had said yes, then you changed your mind.

ils/elles avaient dit
they had said

Ils avaient dit toute la vérité au juge.

They had told the whole truth to the judge.

Futur simple

Future

je dirai
I will say/tell

Je te dirai tout demain.

I will tell you everything tomorrow.

tu diras
you will say/tell

Tu me diras ce que tu en penses.

You will tell me what you think of it.

il/elle/on dira
he/she/it will say/tell

Le médecin nous dira les résultats.

The doctor will tell us the results.

nous dirons
we will say/tell

Nous leur dirons la vérité.

We will tell them the truth.

vous direz
you (plural/formal) will say/tell

Vous lui direz que je suis passé.

You will tell him that I came by.

ils/elles diront
they will say/tell

Ils diront sûrement oui.

They will surely say yes.

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent

Conditional

je dirais
I would say/tell

Je dirais que c'est une bonne idée.

I would say it's a good idea.

tu dirais
you would say/tell

Que dirais-tu d'un café ?

What would you say to a coffee?

il/elle/on dirait
he/she/it would say/tell

On dirait qu'il va neiger.

It looks like it's going to snow.

nous dirions
we would say/tell

Nous ne dirions jamais une telle chose.

We would never say such a thing.

vous diriez
you (plural/formal) would say/tell

Que diriez-vous pour le convaincre ?

What would you say to convince him?

ils/elles diraient
they would say/tell

Ils diraient sûrement le contraire.

They would surely say the opposite.

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent

Present Subjunctive

que je dise
(that) I say/tell

Il faut que je dise la vérité.

I have to tell the truth.

que tu dises
(that) you say/tell

J'aimerais que tu dises ce qui ne va pas.

I'd like you to say what's wrong.

qu'il/elle/on dise
(that) he/she/it say/tell

J'attends qu'elle dise oui.

I'm waiting for her to say yes.

que nous disions
(that) we say/tell

Il vaut mieux que nous disions tout.

It's better that we tell everything.

que vous disiez
(that) you (plural/formal) say/tell

Je préfère que vous disiez la vérité.

I prefer that you tell the truth.

qu'ils/elles disent
(that) they say/tell

Il est important qu'ils disent ce qu'ils savent.

It's important that they say what they know.

Impératif

Impératif présent

Imperative

tu dis
say!/tell!

Dis-moi ce qui s'est passé.

Tell me what happened.

nous disons
let's say!

Disons la vérité une bonne fois.

Let's tell the truth once and for all.

vous dites
say!/tell! (plural/formal)

Dites-moi votre nom, s'il vous plaît.

Please tell me your name.

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