How to conjugate Dirigir in Spanish
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Dirigir
- Dirigir in the Indicative Present
- Dirigir in the Indicative Preterite
- Dirigir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Dirigir in the Indicative Future
- Dirigir in the Indicative Conditional
- Dirigir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Dirigir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Dirigir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Dirigir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Dirigir
- Dirigir in the Subjunctive Present
- Dirigir in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Dirigir in the Subjunctive Future
- Dirigir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Dirigir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Dirigir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Dirigir
- Dirigir in the Imperative Affirmative
- Dirigir in the Imperative Negative
Introduction
Dirigir is the Spanish verb for to direct, to lead. It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 16 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | dirigir | to direct, to lead |
| Past participle | dirigido | directed |
| Gerund | dirigiendo | directing |
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Indicative Tenses of Dirigir
Dirigir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of dirigir 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, "dirijo", meaning "I direct".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dirijo | I direct |
| Tú | diriges | you direct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dirige | s/he direct, you (formal) direct |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dirigimos | we direct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dirigís | you (plural) direct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dirigen | they direct, you (plural formal) direct |
Dirigir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of dirigir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "dirigí", meaning "I directed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dirigí | I directed |
| Tú | dirigiste | you directed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dirigió | s/he directed, you (formal) directed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dirigimos | we directed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dirigisteis | you (plural) directed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dirigieron | they directed, you (plural formal) directed |
Dirigir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of dirigir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "dirigía", meaning "I used to direct".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dirigía | I used to direct |
| Tú | dirigías | you used to direct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dirigía | s/he used to direct, you (formal) used to direct |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dirigíamos | we used to direct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dirigíais | you (plural) used to direct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dirigían | they used to direct, you (plural formal) used to direct |
Dirigir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of dirigir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "dirigiré", meaning "I will direct".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dirigiré | I will direct |
| Tú | dirigirás | you will direct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dirigirá | s/he will direct, you (formal) will direct |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dirigiremos | we will direct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dirigiréis | you (plural) will direct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dirigirán | they will direct, you (plural formal) will direct |
Dirigir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of dirigir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "dirigiría", meaning "I would direct".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dirigiría | I would direct |
| Tú | dirigirías | you would direct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dirigiría | s/he would direct, you (formal) would direct |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dirigiríamos | we would direct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dirigiríais | you (plural) would direct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dirigirían | they would direct, you (plural formal) would direct |
Dirigir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of dirigir 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 dirigido", meaning "I have directed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he dirigido | I have directed |
| Tú | has dirigido | you have directed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha dirigido | s/he has directed, you (formal) have directed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos dirigido | we have directed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis dirigido | you (plural) have directed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han dirigido | they have directed, you (plural formal) have directed |
Dirigir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of dirigir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había dirigido", meaning "I had directed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había dirigido | I had directed |
| Tú | habías dirigido | you had directed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había dirigido | s/he had directed, you (formal) had directed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos dirigido | we had directed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais dirigido | you (plural) had directed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían dirigido | they had directed, you (plural formal) had directed |
Dirigir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of dirigir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré dirigido", meaning "I will have directed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré dirigido | I will have directed |
| Tú | habrás dirigido | you will have directed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá dirigido | s/he will have directed, you (formal) will have directed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos dirigido | we will have directed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis dirigido | you (plural) will have directed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán dirigido | they will have directed, you (plural formal) will have directed |
Dirigir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of dirigir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría dirigido", meaning "I would have directed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría dirigido | I would have directed |
| Tú | habrías dirigido | you would have directed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría dirigido | s/he would have directed, you (formal) would have directed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos dirigido | we would have directed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais dirigido | you (plural) would have directed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían dirigido | they would have directed, you (plural formal) would have directed |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Dirigir
Dirigir 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, "dirija", meaning "I direct".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dirija | I direct |
| Tú | dirijas | you direct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dirija | s/he direct, you (formal) direct |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dirijamos | we direct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dirijáis | you (plural) direct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dirijan | they direct, you (plural formal) direct |
Dirigir 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, "dirigiera", meaning "I directed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dirigiera | I directed |
| Tú | dirigieras | you directed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dirigiera | s/he directed, you (formal) directed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dirigiéramos | we directed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dirigierais | you (plural) directed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dirigieran | they directed, you (plural formal) directed |
Dirigir in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "dirigiere", meaning "I will direct".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dirigiere | I will direct |
| Tú | dirigieres | you will direct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dirigiere | s/he will direct, you (formal) will direct |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dirigiéremos | we will direct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dirigiereis | you (plural) will direct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dirigieren | they will direct, you (plural formal) will direct |
Dirigir 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 dirigido", meaning "I have directed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya dirigido | I have directed |
| Tú | hayas dirigido | you have directed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya dirigido | s/he has directed, you (formal) have directed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos dirigido | we have directed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis dirigido | you (plural) have directed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan dirigido | they have directed, you (plural formal) have directed |
Dirigir 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 dirigido", meaning "I had directed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera dirigido | I had directed |
| Tú | hubieras dirigido | you had directed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera dirigido | s/he had directed, you (formal) had directed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos dirigido | we had directed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais dirigido | you (plural) had directed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran dirigido | they had directed, you (plural formal) had directed |
Dirigir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere dirigido", meaning "I will have directed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere dirigido | I will have directed |
| Tú | hubieres dirigido | you will have directed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere dirigido | s/he will have directed, you (formal) will have directed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos dirigido | we will have directed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis dirigido | you (plural) will have directed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren dirigido | they will have directed, you (plural formal) will have directed |
Imperative Tenses of Dirigir
Dirigir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "dirija", meaning "(to you formal) direct!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | dirige | (to you) direct! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dirija | (to you formal) direct! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dirijamos | (to we) direct! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dirigid | (to you plural) direct! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dirijan | (to you plural formal) direct! |
Dirigir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no dirija", meaning "(to you formal) don't direct!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no dirijas | (to you) don't direct! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no dirija | (to you formal) don't direct! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no dirijamos | (to we) don't direct! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no dirijáis | (to you plural) don't direct! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no dirijan | (to you plural formal) don't direct! |
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