dire

say

French verb

dire — Present Simple in French

dire Present Simple conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jedisI say hello to my neighbors.Je dis bonjour à mes voisins.
tudisYou tell interesting stories.Tu dis des histoires intéressantes.
il/elleditShe says she'll come tomorrow.Elle dit qu'elle viendra demain.
nousdisonsWe tell the truth.Nous disons la vérité.
vousditesYou all say it's too late.Vous dites que c'est trop tard.
ils/ellesdisentThey say the movie is good.Ils disent que le film est bien.

dire — Past Compound in French

dire Past Compound conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jeai ditI told him yesterday.Je lui ai dit hier.
tuas ditYou said nothing during the meeting.Tu n'as rien dit pendant la réunion.
il/ellea ditHe/She told me a secret.Il/Elle m'a dit un secret.
nousavons ditWe told them the good news.Nous leur avons dit la bonne nouvelle.
vousavez ditYou all said it was impossible.Vous avez dit que c'était impossible.
ils/ellesont ditThey told us to wait here.Ils/Elles nous ont dit d'attendre ici.

dire — Imperfect in French

dire Imperfect conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jedisaisI was saying the same thing.Je disais la même chose.
tudisaisYou were telling me about your trip.Tu me disais ton voyage.
il/elledisaitHe would always say that.Il disait toujours ça.
nousdisionsWe were saying goodbye.Nous disions au revoir.
vousdisiezYou all were telling jokes.Vous disiez des blagues.
ils/ellesdisaientThey were saying nothing.Elles ne disaient rien.

dire — Future in French

dire Future conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jediraiI'll tell you later.Je te dirai plus tard.
tudirasYou'll tell me everything.Tu me diras tout.
il/ellediraShe'll say yes.Elle dira oui.
nousdironsWe'll tell them tomorrow.Nous leur dirons demain.
vousdirezYou all will say what you think.Vous direz ce que vous pensez.
ils/ellesdirontThey'll tell us the news.Ils nous diront les nouvelles.

dire — Conditional in French

dire Conditional conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jediraisI would tell you if I knew.Je te dirais si je savais.
tudiraisYou'd say no.Tu dirais non.
il/ellediraitHe would tell the truth.Il dirait la vérité.
nousdirionsWe'd tell them immediately.Nous leur dirions tout de suite.
vousdiriezYou all would say the same thing.Vous diriez la même chose.
ils/ellesdiraientThey would never say that.Elles ne diraient jamais ça.

dire — Present Subjunctive in French

dire Present Subjunctive conjugation
PronounConjugationEnglishExample in French
jediseI hope I say the right thing.J'espère que je dise la bonne chose.
tudisesShe wants you to tell the truth.Elle veut que tu dises la vérité.
il/ellediseIt's important that he/she say something.Il est important qu'il/elle dise quelque chose.
nousdisionsThey doubt we say anything.Ils doutent que nous disions quoi que ce soit.
vousdisiezI need you all to tell me everything.J'ai besoin que vous disiez tout.
ils/ellesdisentIt's possible they say no.Il est possible qu'ils/elles disent non.