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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
decidir
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
decidiendo
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
decidido
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | decido I decide |
tú | decides you decide |
él/ella/usted | decide he/she/you decides |
nosotros | decidimos we decide |
vosotros | decidís you all decide |
ellos/ustedes | deciden they/you all decide |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | decidía I used to decide |
tú | decidías you used to decide |
él/ella/usted | decidía he/she/you used to decide |
nosotros | decidíamos we used to decide |
vosotros | decidíais you all used to decide |
ellos/ustedes | decidían they/you all used to decide |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | decidí I decided |
tú | decidiste you decided |
él/ella/usted | decidió he/she/you decided |
nosotros | decidimos we decided |
vosotros | decidisteis you all decided |
ellos/ustedes | decidieron they/you all decided |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | decidiré I will decide |
tú | decidirás you will decide |
él/ella/usted | decidirá he/she/you will decide |
nosotros | decidiremos we will decide |
vosotros | decidiréis you all will decide |
ellos/ustedes | decidirán they/you all will decide |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | decidiría I would decide |
tú | decidirías you would decide |
él/ella/usted | decidiría he/she/you would decide |
nosotros | decidiríamos we would decide |
vosotros | decidiríais you all would decide |
ellos/ustedes | decidirían they/you all would decide |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | decida that I decide |
tú | decidas that you decide |
él/ella/usted | decida that he/she/you decide |
nosotros | decidamos that we decide |
vosotros | decidáis that you all decide |
ellos/ustedes | decidan that they/you all decide |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | decidiera or decidiese that I decided |
tú | decidieras or decidieses that you decided |
él/ella/usted | decidiera or decidiese that he/she/you decided |
nosotros | decidiéramos or decidiésemos that we decided |
vosotros | decidierais or decidieseis that you all decided |
ellos/ustedes | decidieran or decidiesen that they/you all decided |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he decidido I have decided |
tú | has decidido you have decided |
él/ella/usted | ha decidido he/she/you have decided |
nosotros | hemos decidido we have decided |
vosotros | habéis decidido you all have decided |
ellos/ustedes | han decidido they/you all have decided |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había decidido I had decided |
tú | habías decidido you had decided |
él/ella/usted | había decidido he/she/you had decided |
nosotros | habíamos decidido we had decided |
vosotros | habíais decidido you all had decided |
ellos/ustedes | habían decidido they/you all had decided |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube decidido I had decided |
tú | hubiste decidido you had decided |
él/ella/usted | hubo decidido he/she/you had decided |
nosotros | hubimos decidido we had decided |
vosotros | hubisteis decidido you all had decided |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron decidido they/you all had decided |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré decidido I will have decided |
tú | habrás decidido you will have decided |
él/ella/usted | habrá decidido he/she/you will have decided |
nosotros | habremos decidido we will have decided |
vosotros | habréis decidido you all will have decided |
ellos/ustedes | habrán decidido they/you all will have decided |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría decidido I would have decided |
tú | habrías decidido you would have decided |
él/ella/usted | habría decidido he/she/you would have decided |
nosotros | habríamos decidido we would have decided |
vosotros | habríais decidido you all would have decided |
ellos/ustedes | habrían decidido they/you all would have decided |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya decidido that I have decided |
tú | hayas decidido that you have decided |
él/ella/usted | haya decidido that he/she/you have decided |
nosotros | hayamos decidido that we have decided |
vosotros | hayáis decidido that you all have decided |
ellos/ustedes | hayan decidido that they/you all have decided |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera decidido that I had decided |
tú | hubieras decidido that you had decided |
él/ella/usted | hubiera decidido that he/she/you had decided |
nosotros | hubiéramos decidido that we had decided |
vosotros | hubierais decidido that you all had decided |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran decidido that they/you all had decided |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | decide | decide! (you) |
usted | decida | decide! (you formal) |
nosotros | decidamos | let's decide! |
vosotros | decidid | decide! (you all) |
ustedes | decidan | decide! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no decidas | don't decide! (you) |
usted | no decida | don't decide! (you formal) |
nosotros | no decidamos | let's not decide! |
vosotros | no decidáis | don't decide! (you all) |
ustedes | no decidan | don't decide! (you all) |
More About "decidir"
Examples in Context
Decidí quedarme en casa.
I decided to stay home.
Preterite
No puedo decidir qué hacer.
I can't decide what to do.
Present
Hemos decidido mudarnos.
We have decided to move.
Present Perfect
Decidiré mañana.
I will decide tomorrow.
Future
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms:
Usage Notes
- •Decidir is a regular -ir verb
- •Main meaning: to decide
- •Often followed by infinitive: decidir hacer
- •Reflexive "decidirse" adds emphasis
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