Decidir means to decide. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: decido, decides, decide, decidimos, decidís, deciden.
Decidir in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Decidir in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Decidir in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Decidir in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Decidir in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | decido | decidí | decidía | decidiré | decidiría |
| tú | decides | decidiste | decidías | decidirás | decidirías |
| él / ella / usted | decide | decidió | decidía | decidirá | decidiría |
| nosotros / nosotras | decidimos | decidimos | decidíamos | decidiremos | decidiríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | decidís | decidisteis | decidíais | decidiréis | decidiríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | deciden | decidieron | decidían | decidirán | decidirían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | decido | I decide |
| tú | decides | you decide |
| él / ella / usted | decide | he/she decides |
| nosotros / nosotras | decidimos | we decide |
| vosotros / vosotras | decidís | you all (vosotros) decide |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | deciden | they decide |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | decidí | I decided |
| tú | decidiste | you decided |
| él / ella / usted | decidió | he/she decided |
| nosotros / nosotras | decidimos | we decided |
| vosotros / vosotras | decidisteis | you all (vosotros) decided |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | decidieron | they decided |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | decidía | I used to decide |
| tú | decidías | you used to decide |
| él / ella / usted | decidía | he/she used to decide |
| nosotros / nosotras | decidíamos | we used to decide |
| vosotros / vosotras | decidíais | you all (vosotros) used to decide |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | decidían | they used to decide |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | decidiré | I will decide |
| tú | decidirás | you will decide |
| él / ella / usted | decidirá | he/she will decide |
| nosotros / nosotras | decidiremos | we will decide |
| vosotros / vosotras | decidiréis | you all (vosotros) will decide |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | decidirán | they will decide |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | decidiría | I would decide |
| tú | decidirías | you would decide |
| él / ella / usted | decidiría | he/she would decide |
| nosotros / nosotras | decidiríamos | we would decide |
| vosotros / vosotras | decidiríais | you all (vosotros) would decide |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | decidirían | they would decide |
Decidir follows the regular ir pattern in these five tenses.
The present forms are decido, decides, decide, decidimos, decidís, deciden, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
decidí, decidiste, decidió, decidimos, decidisteis, decidieron. For example, decidí means “I decided”.
Decidir follows the regular ir pattern in these five tenses.
The preterite (decidí) presents a completed event; the imperfect (decidía) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I decided” and “I used to decide”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are decidiré (“I will decide”) and decidiría (“I would decide”). The full charts above include every person.
Decidir means to decide.
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