How to conjugate Dirigir in Spanish
To direct, to lead, to manage Irregular Verb Top 100
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 Present Continuous
- Dirigir in the Indicative Informal Future
- 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
- Imperative tenses of Dirigir
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Dirigir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Dirigir is the Spanish verb for "to direct, to lead, to manage". It is an irregular verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to dirigir include: administrar, gestionar, manejar, aventajar, conducir, desembocar, encabezar, liderar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | dirigir | to direct, to lead, to manage |
| Past participle | dirigido | directed |
| Gerund | dirigiendo | directing |
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".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dirijo | I direct |
| Tú | diriges | you direct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dirige | s/he directs, you (formal) direct |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dirigimos | we direct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dirigís | you (plural) direct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dirigen | they direct, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| 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, |
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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".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| 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, |
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Dirigir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of dirigir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy dirigiendo", meaning "I am directing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy dirigiendo | I am directing |
| Tú | estás dirigiendo | you are directing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está dirigiendo | s/he is directing, you (formal) are directing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos dirigiendo | we are directing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis dirigiendo | you (plural) are directing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están dirigiendo | they are directing, |
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Dirigir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of dirigir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a dirigir", meaning "I am going to direct".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a dirigir | I am going to direct |
| Tú | vas a dirigir | you are going to direct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a dirigir | s/he is going to direct, you (formal) are going to direct |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a dirigir | we are going to direct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a dirigir | you (plural) are going to direct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a dirigir | they are going to direct, |
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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".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| 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, |
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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".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| 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, |
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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".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| 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, |
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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".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| 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, |
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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".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| 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, |
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Dirigir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of dirigir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría dirigido", meaning "I would have directed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| 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, |
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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".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dirija | I direct |
| Tú | dirijas | you direct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dirija | s/he directs, you (formal) direct |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dirijamos | we direct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dirijáis | you (plural) direct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dirijan | they direct, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| 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, |
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Dirigir 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, "dirigiere", meaning "I will direct".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| 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, |
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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".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| 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, |
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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".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| 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, |
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Dirigir 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 dirigido", meaning "I will have directed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| 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, |
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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!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | dirige | (to you) direct! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dirija | (to you formal) direct! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dirijamos | let's direct! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dirigid | (to you plural) direct! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dirijan | (to you plural formal) direct! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| 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 | let's not direct! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no dirijáis | (to you plural) don't direct! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no dirijan | (to you plural formal) don't direct! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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