What does dirigir mean in English?

Dirigir means "to direct" in English.

How do you conjugate dirigir in Spanish?

Dirigir is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with dirigir?

Common idiomatic expressions using dirigir include: "dirigirse a" (to head to / to address). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using dirigir?

Dirigir has spelling change: g→j before o and a

How do you use dirigir in a sentence?

Example: "Dirigió la película." which means "He directed the film." in English.

Dirigir

to direct

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

dirigir

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

dirigiendo

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

dirigido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dirijo I direct	I direct
tú	diriges you direct	you direct
él/ella/usted	dirige he/she/you directs	he/she/you directs
nosotros	dirigimos we direct	we direct
vosotros	dirigís you all direct	you all direct
ellos/ustedes	dirigen they/you all direct	they/you all direct

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dirigía I used to direct	I used to direct
tú	dirigías you used to direct	you used to direct
él/ella/usted	dirigía he/she/you used to direct	he/she/you used to direct
nosotros	dirigíamos we used to direct	we used to direct
vosotros	dirigíais you all used to direct	you all used to direct
ellos/ustedes	dirigían they/you all used to direct	they/you all used to direct

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dirigí I directed	I directed
tú	dirigiste you directed	you directed
él/ella/usted	dirigió he/she/you directed	he/she/you directed
nosotros	dirigimos we directed	we directed
vosotros	dirigisteis you all directed	you all directed
ellos/ustedes	dirigieron they/you all directed	they/you all directed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dirigiré I will direct	I will direct
tú	dirigirás you will direct	you will direct
él/ella/usted	dirigirá he/she/you will direct	he/she/you will direct
nosotros	dirigiremos we will direct	we will direct
vosotros	dirigiréis you all will direct	you all will direct
ellos/ustedes	dirigirán they/you all will direct	they/you all will direct

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dirigiría I would direct	I would direct
tú	dirigirías you would direct	you would direct
él/ella/usted	dirigiría he/she/you would direct	he/she/you would direct
nosotros	dirigiríamos we would direct	we would direct
vosotros	dirigiríais you all would direct	you all would direct
ellos/ustedes	dirigirían they/you all would direct	they/you all would direct

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dirija that I direct	that I direct
tú	dirijas that you direct	that you direct
él/ella/usted	dirija that he/she/you direct	that he/she/you direct
nosotros	dirijamos that we direct	that we direct
vosotros	dirijáis that you all direct	that you all direct
ellos/ustedes	dirijan that they/you all direct	that they/you all direct

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dirigiera or dirigiese that I directed	that I directed
tú	dirigieras or dirigieses that you directed	that you directed
él/ella/usted	dirigiera or dirigiese that he/she/you directed	that he/she/you directed
nosotros	dirigiéramos or dirigiésemos that we directed	that we directed
vosotros	dirigierais or dirigieseis that you all directed	that you all directed
ellos/ustedes	dirigieran or dirigiesen that they/you all directed	that they/you all directed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he dirigido I have directed	I have directed
tú	has dirigido you have directed	you have directed
él/ella/usted	ha dirigido he/she/you have directed	he/she/you have directed
nosotros	hemos dirigido we have directed	we have directed
vosotros	habéis dirigido you all have directed	you all have directed
ellos/ustedes	han dirigido they/you all have directed	they/you all have directed

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había dirigido I had directed	I had directed
tú	habías dirigido you had directed	you had directed
él/ella/usted	había dirigido he/she/you had directed	he/she/you had directed
nosotros	habíamos dirigido we had directed	we had directed
vosotros	habíais dirigido you all had directed	you all had directed
ellos/ustedes	habían dirigido they/you all had directed	they/you all had directed

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube dirigido I had directed	I had directed
tú	hubiste dirigido you had directed	you had directed
él/ella/usted	hubo dirigido he/she/you had directed	he/she/you had directed
nosotros	hubimos dirigido we had directed	we had directed
vosotros	hubisteis dirigido you all had directed	you all had directed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron dirigido they/you all had directed	they/you all had directed

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré dirigido I will have directed	I will have directed
tú	habrás dirigido you will have directed	you will have directed
él/ella/usted	habrá dirigido he/she/you will have directed	he/she/you will have directed
nosotros	habremos dirigido we will have directed	we will have directed
vosotros	habréis dirigido you all will have directed	you all will have directed
ellos/ustedes	habrán dirigido they/you all will have directed	they/you all will have directed

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría dirigido I would have directed	I would have directed
tú	habrías dirigido you would have directed	you would have directed
él/ella/usted	habría dirigido he/she/you would have directed	he/she/you would have directed
nosotros	habríamos dirigido we would have directed	we would have directed
vosotros	habríais dirigido you all would have directed	you all would have directed
ellos/ustedes	habrían dirigido they/you all would have directed	they/you all would have directed

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya dirigido that I have directed	that I have directed
tú	hayas dirigido that you have directed	that you have directed
él/ella/usted	haya dirigido that he/she/you have directed	that he/she/you have directed
nosotros	hayamos dirigido that we have directed	that we have directed
vosotros	hayáis dirigido that you all have directed	that you all have directed
ellos/ustedes	hayan dirigido that they/you all have directed	that they/you all have directed

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera dirigido that I had directed	that I had directed
tú	hubieras dirigido that you had directed	that you had directed
él/ella/usted	hubiera dirigido that he/she/you had directed	that he/she/you had directed
nosotros	hubiéramos dirigido that we had directed	that we had directed
vosotros	hubierais dirigido that you all had directed	that you all had directed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran dirigido that they/you all had directed	that they/you all had directed

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	dirige	direct! (you)
usted	dirija	direct! (you formal)
nosotros	dirijamos	let's direct!
vosotros	dirigid	direct! (you all)
ustedes	dirijan	direct! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no dirijas	don't direct! (you)
usted	no dirija	don't direct! (you formal)
nosotros	no dirijamos	let's not direct!
vosotros	no dirijáis	don't direct! (you all)
ustedes	no dirijan	don't direct! (you all)

More About "dirigir"

Idiomatic Expressions

dirigirse a

to head to / to address

💡 Going somewhere or speaking to someone

Examples in Context

Dirigió la película.

He directed the film.

Preterite

Dirijo una empresa.

I run a company.

Present

Se ha dirigido a la audiencia.

He has addressed the audience.

Present Perfect

Dirigiré el equipo.

I will lead the team.

Future

Usage Notes

•Dirigir has spelling change: g→j before o and a
•Main meanings: to direct, to manage, to address
•Irregular first person: dirijo

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