How to conjugate Dictar in Spanish
To dictate Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Dictar
- Dictar in the Indicative Present
- Dictar in the Indicative Preterite
- Dictar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Dictar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Dictar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Dictar in the Indicative Future
- Dictar in the Indicative Conditional
- Dictar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Dictar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Dictar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Dictar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Dictar
- Imperative tenses of Dictar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Dictar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Dictar is the Spanish verb for "to dictate". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | dictar | to dictate |
| Past participle | dictado | dictated |
| Gerund | dictando | dictating |
Indicative Tenses of Dictar
Dictar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of dictar 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, "dicto", meaning "I dictate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dicto | I dictate |
| Tú | dictas | you dictate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dicta | s/he dictates, you (formal) dictate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dictamos | we dictate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dictáis | you (plural) dictate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dictan | they dictate, |
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Dictar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of dictar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "dicté", meaning "I dictated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dicté | I dictated |
| Tú | dictaste | you dictated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dictó | s/he dictated, you (formal) dictated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dictamos | we dictated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dictasteis | you (plural) dictated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dictaron | they dictated, |
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Dictar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of dictar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "dictaba", meaning "I used to dictate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dictaba | I used to dictate |
| Tú | dictabas | you used to dictate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dictaba | s/he used to dictate, you (formal) used to dictate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dictábamos | we used to dictate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dictabais | you (plural) used to dictate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dictaban | they used to dictate, |
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Dictar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of dictar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy dictando", meaning "I am dictating".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy dictando | I am dictating |
| Tú | estás dictando | you are dictating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está dictando | s/he is dictating, you (formal) are dictating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos dictando | we are dictating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis dictando | you (plural) are dictating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están dictando | they are dictating, |
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Dictar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of dictar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a dictar", meaning "I am going to dictate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a dictar | I am going to dictate |
| Tú | vas a dictar | you are going to dictate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a dictar | s/he is going to dictate, you (formal) are going to dictate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a dictar | we are going to dictate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a dictar | you (plural) are going to dictate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a dictar | they are going to dictate, |
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Dictar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of dictar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "dictaré", meaning "I will dictate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dictaré | I will dictate |
| Tú | dictarás | you will dictate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dictará | s/he will dictate, you (formal) will dictate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dictaremos | we will dictate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dictaréis | you (plural) will dictate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dictarán | they will dictate, |
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Dictar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of dictar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "dictaría", meaning "I would dictate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dictaría | I would dictate |
| Tú | dictarías | you would dictate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dictaría | s/he would dictate, you (formal) would dictate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dictaríamos | we would dictate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dictaríais | you (plural) would dictate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dictarían | they would dictate, |
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Dictar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of dictar 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 dictado", meaning "I have dictated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he dictado | I have dictated |
| Tú | has dictado | you have dictated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha dictado | s/he has dictated, you (formal) have dictated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos dictado | we have dictated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis dictado | you (plural) have dictated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han dictado | they have dictated, |
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Dictar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of dictar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había dictado", meaning "I had dictated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había dictado | I had dictated |
| Tú | habías dictado | you had dictated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había dictado | s/he had dictated, you (formal) had dictated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos dictado | we had dictated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais dictado | you (plural) had dictated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían dictado | they had dictated, |
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Dictar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of dictar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré dictado", meaning "I will have dictated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré dictado | I will have dictated |
| Tú | habrás dictado | you will have dictated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá dictado | s/he will have dictated, you (formal) will have dictated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos dictado | we will have dictated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis dictado | you (plural) will have dictated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán dictado | they will have dictated, |
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Dictar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of dictar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría dictado", meaning "I would have dictated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría dictado | I would have dictated |
| Tú | habrías dictado | you would have dictated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría dictado | s/he would have dictated, you (formal) would have dictated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos dictado | we would have dictated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais dictado | you (plural) would have dictated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían dictado | they would have dictated, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Dictar
Dictar 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, "dicte", meaning "I dictate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dicte | I dictate |
| Tú | dictes | you dictate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dicte | s/he dictates, you (formal) dictate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dictemos | we dictate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dictéis | you (plural) dictate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dicten | they dictate, |
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Dictar 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, "dictara", meaning "I dictated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dictara | I dictated |
| Tú | dictaras | you dictated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dictara | s/he dictated, you (formal) dictated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dictáramos | we dictated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dictarais | you (plural) dictated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dictaran | they dictated, |
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Dictar 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, "dictare", meaning "I will dictate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dictare | I will dictate |
| Tú | dictares | you will dictate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dictare | s/he will dictate, you (formal) will dictate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dictáremos | we will dictate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dictareis | you (plural) will dictate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dictaren | they will dictate, |
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Dictar 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 dictado", meaning "I have dictated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya dictado | I have dictated |
| Tú | hayas dictado | you have dictated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya dictado | s/he has dictated, you (formal) have dictated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos dictado | we have dictated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis dictado | you (plural) have dictated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan dictado | they have dictated, |
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Dictar 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 dictado", meaning "I had dictated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera dictado | I had dictated |
| Tú | hubieras dictado | you had dictated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera dictado | s/he had dictated, you (formal) had dictated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos dictado | we had dictated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais dictado | you (plural) had dictated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran dictado | they had dictated, |
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Dictar 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 dictado", meaning "I will have dictated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere dictado | I will have dictated |
| Tú | hubieres dictado | you will have dictated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere dictado | s/he will have dictated, you (formal) will have dictated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos dictado | we will have dictated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis dictado | you (plural) will have dictated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren dictado | they will have dictated, |
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Imperative Tenses of Dictar
Dictar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "dicte", meaning "(to you formal) dictate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | dicta | (to you) dictate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dicte | (to you formal) dictate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dictemos | let's dictate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dictad | (to you plural) dictate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dicten | (to you plural formal) dictate! |
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Dictar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no dicte", meaning "(to you formal) don't dictate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no dictes | (to you) don't dictate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no dicte | (to you formal) don't dictate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no dictemos | let's not dictate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no dictéis | (to you plural) don't dictate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no dicten | (to you plural formal) don't dictate! |
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