Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Decidir in Spanish
decidir to decide Regular IR Verb
At a glance: Decidir (to decide) is a widely used regular -IR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: decido, decides, decide, decidimos, decidís, deciden. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -IR verbs.
- Past participle
- decidido decided
- Gerund
- decidiendo deciding
- Similar
- decidirse
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Decidir
- Decidir in the Indicative Present
- Decidir in the Indicative Preterite
- Decidir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Decidir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Decidir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Decidir in the Indicative Future
- Decidir in the Indicative Conditional
- Decidir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Decidir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Decidir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Decidir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Decidir
- Imperative tenses of Decidir
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Decidir
Decidir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of decidir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “decido”, meaning “I decide”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | decido | I decide |
| Tú | decides | you decide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | decide | s/he decides |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | decidimos | we decide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | decidís | you (plural) decide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | deciden | they decide |
How it’s built: Regular: stem decid- plus the -ir endings.
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Decidir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of decidir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “decidí”, meaning “I decided”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | decidí | I decided |
| Tú | decidiste | you decided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | decidió | s/he decided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | decidimos | we decided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | decidisteis | you (plural) decided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | decidieron | they decided |
How it’s built: Regular: stem decid- plus the -ir endings.
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Decidir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of decidir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “decidía”, meaning “I used to decide”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | decidía | I used to decide |
| Tú | decidías | you used to decide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | decidía | s/he used to decide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | decidíamos | we used to decide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | decidíais | you (plural) used to decide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | decidían | they used to decide |
How it’s built: Regular: stem decid- plus the -ir endings.
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Decidir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of decidir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy decidiendo”, meaning “I am deciding”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy decidiendo | I am deciding |
| Tú | estás decidiendo | you are deciding |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está decidiendo | s/he is deciding |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos decidiendo | we are deciding |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis decidiendo | you (plural) are deciding |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están decidiendo | they are deciding |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund decidiendo.
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Decidir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of decidir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a decidir”, meaning “I am going to decide”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a decidir | I am going to decide |
| Tú | vas a decidir | you are going to decide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a decidir | s/he is going to decide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a decidir | we are going to decide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a decidir | you (plural) are going to decide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a decidir | they are going to decide |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive decidir.
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Decidir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of decidir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “decidiré”, meaning “I will decide”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | decidiré | I will decide |
| Tú | decidirás | you will decide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | decidirá | s/he will decide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | decidiremos | we will decide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | decidiréis | you (plural) will decide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | decidirán | they will decide |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive decidir plus the future endings.
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Decidir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of decidir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “decidiría”, meaning “I would decide”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | decidiría | I would decide |
| Tú | decidirías | you would decide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | decidiría | s/he would decide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | decidiríamos | we would decide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | decidiríais | you (plural) would decide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | decidirían | they would decide |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive decidir plus the conditional endings.
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Decidir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of decidir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he decidido”, meaning “I have decided”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he decidido | I have decided |
| Tú | has decidido | you have decided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha decidido | s/he has decided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos decidido | we have decided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis decidido | you (plural) have decided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han decidido | they have decided |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle decidido.
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Decidir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of decidir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había decidido”, meaning “I had decided”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había decidido | I had decided |
| Tú | habías decidido | you had decided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había decidido | s/he had decided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos decidido | we had decided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais decidido | you (plural) had decided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían decidido | they had decided |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle decidido.
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Decidir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of decidir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré decidido”, meaning “I will have decided”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré decidido | I will have decided |
| Tú | habrás decidido | you will have decided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá decidido | s/he will have decided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos decidido | we will have decided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis decidido | you (plural) will have decided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán decidido | they will have decided |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle decidido.
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Decidir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of decidir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría decidido”, meaning “I would have decided”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría decidido | I would have decided |
| Tú | habrías decidido | you would have decided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría decidido | s/he would have decided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos decidido | we would have decided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais decidido | you (plural) would have decided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían decidido | they would have decided |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle decidido.
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Subjunctive tenses of Decidir
Decidir in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “decida”, meaning “I decide”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | decida | I decide |
| Tú | decidas | you decide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | decida | s/he decides |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | decidamos | we decide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | decidáis | you (plural) decide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | decidan | they decide |
How it’s built: Regular: stem decid- plus the -ir subjunctive endings.
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Decidir in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “decidiera”, meaning “I decided”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | decidiera | I decided |
| Tú | decidieras | you decided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | decidiera | s/he decided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | decidiéramos | we decided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | decidierais | you (plural) decided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | decidieran | they decided |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, decidieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (decidiéramos).
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Decidir in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “decidiere”, meaning “I will decide”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | decidiere | I will decide |
| Tú | decidieres | you will decide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | decidiere | s/he will decide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | decidiéremos | we will decide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | decidiereis | you (plural) will decide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | decidieren | they will decide |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, decidieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (decidiéremos).
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Decidir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya decidido”, meaning “I have decided”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya decidido | I have decided |
| Tú | hayas decidido | you have decided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya decidido | s/he has decided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos decidido | we have decided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis decidido | you (plural) have decided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan decidido | they have decided |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle decidido.
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Decidir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera decidido”, meaning “I had decided”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera decidido | I had decided |
| Tú | hubieras decidido | you had decided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera decidido | s/he had decided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos decidido | we had decided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais decidido | you (plural) had decided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran decidido | they had decided |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle decidido.
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Decidir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere decidido”, meaning “I will have decided”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere decidido | I will have decided |
| Tú | hubieres decidido | you will have decided |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere decidido | s/he will have decided |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos decidido | we will have decided |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis decidido | you (plural) will have decided |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren decidido | they will have decided |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle decidido.
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Imperative tenses of Decidir
Decidir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “decida”, meaning “(to you formal) decide!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | decide | (to you) decide! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | decida | (to you formal) decide! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | decidamos | let's decide! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | decidid | (to you plural) decide! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | decidan | (to you plural formal) decide! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (decide); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (decida, decidamos, decidan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (decidid).
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Decidir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no decida”, meaning “(to you formal) don't decide!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no decidas | (to you) don't decide! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no decida | (to you formal) don't decide! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no decidamos | let's not decide! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no decidáis | (to you plural) don't decide! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no decidan | (to you plural formal) don't decide! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no decidas, no decida, no decidamos, no decidáis, no decidan.
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Frequently asked questions about Decidir
Is decidir a regular or irregular verb?
Decidir is a fully regular -IR verb. It follows the standard -IR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -IR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate decidir in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), decidir is conjugated as: yo decido, tú decides, él/ella/usted decide, nosotros decidimos, vosotros decidís, ellos/ellas/ustedes deciden. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate decidir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), decidir is conjugated as: yo decidí, tú decidiste, él/ella/usted decidió, nosotros decidimos, vosotros decidisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes decidieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate decidir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), decidir is conjugated as: yo decidía, tú decidías, él/ella/usted decidía, nosotros decidíamos, vosotros decidíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes decidían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate decidir in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), decidir is conjugated as: yo decidiré, tú decidirás, él/ella/usted decidirá, nosotros decidiremos, vosotros decidiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes decidirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate decidir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), decidir is conjugated as: yo decida, tú decidas, él/ella/usted decida, nosotros decidamos, vosotros decidáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes decidan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
What’s the difference between decidir and decidirse?
Decidir means ‘to decide’ and decidirse means ‘to decide, to make up one's mind’. Decidirse is the reflexive form of decidir, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo decido becomes me decido. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so decide becomes decídete.
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