Ella Verbsdirigirse to head for, to go to Irregular Verb Top 100
At a glance: Dirigirse (to head for, to go to) is one of the most common reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me dirijo, te diriges, se dirige, nos dirigimos, os dirigís, se dirigen. Yo changes g to j (dirijo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me dirija).

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The Indicative Present of dirigirse 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, “me dirijo”, meaning “I head for”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me dirijo | I head for |
| Tú | te diriges | you head for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se dirige | s/he heads for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos dirigimos | we head for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os dirigís | you (plural) head for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se dirigen | they head for |
How it’s built: Yo changes g to j (dirijo); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of dirigirse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me dirigí”, meaning “I headed for”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me dirigí | I headed for |
| Tú | te dirigiste | you headed for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se dirigió | s/he headed for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos dirigimos | we headed for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os dirigisteis | you (plural) headed for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se dirigieron | they headed for |
How it’s built: Regular: stem dirig- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Imperfect of dirigirse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me dirigía”, meaning “I used to head for”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me dirigía | I used to head for |
| Tú | te dirigías | you used to head for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se dirigía | s/he used to head for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos dirigíamos | we used to head for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os dirigíais | you (plural) used to head for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se dirigían | they used to head for |
How it’s built: Regular: stem dirig- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of dirigirse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy dirigiendo”, meaning “I am heading for”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy dirigiendo | I am heading for |
| Tú | te estás dirigiendo | you are heading for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está dirigiendo | s/he is heading for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos dirigiendo | we are heading for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis dirigiendo | you (plural) are heading for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están dirigiendo | they are heading for |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund dirigiendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Informal Future of dirigirse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a dirigir”, meaning “I am going to head for”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a dirigir | I am going to head for |
| Tú | te vas a dirigir | you are going to head for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a dirigir | s/he is going to head for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a dirigir | we are going to head for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a dirigir | you (plural) are going to head for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a dirigir | they are going to head for |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive dirigir. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of dirigirse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me dirigiré”, meaning “I will head for”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me dirigiré | I will head for |
| Tú | te dirigirás | you will head for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se dirigirá | s/he will head for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos dirigiremos | we will head for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os dirigiréis | you (plural) will head for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se dirigirán | they will head for |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive dirigir plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional of dirigirse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me dirigiría”, meaning “I would head for”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me dirigiría | I would head for |
| Tú | te dirigirías | you would head for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se dirigiría | s/he would head for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos dirigiríamos | we would head for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os dirigiríais | you (plural) would head for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se dirigirían | they would head for |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive dirigir plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Perfect of dirigirse 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, “me he dirigido”, meaning “I have headed for”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he dirigido | I have headed for |
| Tú | te has dirigido | you have headed for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha dirigido | s/he has headed for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos dirigido | we have headed for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis dirigido | you (plural) have headed for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han dirigido | they have headed for |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle dirigido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Past Perfect of dirigirse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había dirigido”, meaning “I had headed for”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había dirigido | I had headed for |
| Tú | te habías dirigido | you had headed for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había dirigido | s/he had headed for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos dirigido | we had headed for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais dirigido | you (plural) had headed for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían dirigido | they had headed for |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle dirigido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future Perfect of dirigirse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré dirigido”, meaning “I will have headed for”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré dirigido | I will have headed for |
| Tú | te habrás dirigido | you will have headed for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá dirigido | s/he will have headed for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos dirigido | we will have headed for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis dirigido | you (plural) will have headed for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán dirigido | they will have headed for |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle dirigido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of dirigirse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría dirigido”, meaning “I would have headed for”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría dirigido | I would have headed for |
| Tú | te habrías dirigido | you would have headed for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría dirigido | s/he would have headed for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos dirigido | we would have headed for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais dirigido | you (plural) would have headed for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían dirigido | they would have headed for |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle dirigido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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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, “me dirija”, meaning “I head for”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me dirija | I head for |
| Tú | te dirijas | you head for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se dirija | s/he heads for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos dirijamos | we head for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os dirijáis | you (plural) head for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se dirijan | they head for |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, dirijo (dirija, dirijas, dirija, dirijamos, dirijáis, dirijan). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “me dirigiera”, meaning “I headed for”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me dirigiera | I headed for |
| Tú | te dirigieras | you headed for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se dirigiera | s/he headed for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos dirigiéramos | we headed for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os dirigierais | you (plural) headed for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se dirigieran | they headed for |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, dirigieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (dirigiéramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me dirigiere”, meaning “I will head for”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me dirigiere | I will head for |
| Tú | te dirigieres | you will head for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se dirigiere | s/he will head for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos dirigiéremos | we will head for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os dirigiereis | you (plural) will head for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se dirigieren | they will head for |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, dirigieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (dirigiéremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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, “me haya dirigido”, meaning “I have headed for”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya dirigido | I have headed for |
| Tú | te hayas dirigido | you have headed for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya dirigido | s/he has headed for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos dirigido | we have headed for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis dirigido | you (plural) have headed for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan dirigido | they have headed for |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle dirigido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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, “me hubiera dirigido”, meaning “I had headed for”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera dirigido | I had headed for |
| Tú | te hubieras dirigido | you had headed for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera dirigido | s/he had headed for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos dirigido | we had headed for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais dirigido | you (plural) had headed for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran dirigido | they had headed for |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle dirigido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere dirigido”, meaning “I will have headed for”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere dirigido | I will have headed for |
| Tú | te hubieres dirigido | you will have headed for |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere dirigido | s/he will have headed for |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos dirigido | we will have headed for |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis dirigido | you (plural) will have headed for |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren dirigido | they will have headed for |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle dirigido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “diríjase”, meaning “(to you formal) head for!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | dirígete | (to you) head for! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | diríjase | (to you formal) head for! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dirijámonos | let's head for! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dirigíos | (to you plural) head for! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | diríjanse | (to you plural formal) head for! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (dirígete); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (diríjase, diríjanse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (dirijámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (dirigíos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se dirija”, meaning “(to you formal) don't head for!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te dirijas | (to you) don't head for! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se dirija | (to you formal) don't head for! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos dirijamos | let's not head for! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os dirijáis | (to you plural) don't head for! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se dirijan | (to you plural formal) don't head for! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te dirijas, no se dirija, no nos dirijamos, no os dirijáis, no se dirijan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Dirigirse is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo changes g to j (dirijo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me dirija).
In the present tense (presente), dirigirse is conjugated as: yo me dirijo, tú te diriges, él/ella/usted se dirige, nosotros nos dirigimos, vosotros os dirigís, ellos/ellas/ustedes se dirigen. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), dirigirse is conjugated as: yo me dirigí, tú te dirigiste, él/ella/usted se dirigió, nosotros nos dirigimos, vosotros os dirigisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se dirigieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), dirigirse is conjugated as: yo me dirigía, tú te dirigías, él/ella/usted se dirigía, nosotros nos dirigíamos, vosotros os dirigíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se dirigían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), dirigirse is conjugated as: yo me dirigiré, tú te dirigirás, él/ella/usted se dirigirá, nosotros nos dirigiremos, vosotros os dirigiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se dirigirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), dirigirse is conjugated as: yo me dirija, tú te dirijas, él/ella/usted se dirija, nosotros nos dirijamos, vosotros os dirijáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se dirijan. 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.
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