Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | decido | |
| tú | decides | |
| él / ella / usted | decide | |
| nosotros / nosotras | decidimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | decidís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | deciden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | decidí | |
| tú | decidiste | |
| él / ella / usted | decidió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | decidimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | decidisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | decidieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | decidía | |
| tú | decidías | |
| él / ella / usted | decidía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | decidíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | decidíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | decidían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | decidiré | |
| tú | decidirás | |
| él / ella / usted | decidirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | decidiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | decidiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | decidirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | decidiría | |
| tú | decidirías | |
| él / ella / usted | decidiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | decidiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | decidiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | decidirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | decida | |
| tú | decidas | |
| él / ella / usted | decida | |
| nosotros / nosotras | decidamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | decidáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | decidan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to decide, to make up one's mind, to determine, to choose to
- to decide on
- to rule
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations