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How to conjugate Dirigirse in Spanish

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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).

Past participle
dirigido headed for
Gerund
dirigiendo heading for
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Indicative tenses of Dirigirse

Dirigirse in the Indicative Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome dirijoI head for
Túte dirigesyou head for
Ella / Él / Ustedse diriges/he heads for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos dirigimoswe head for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos dirigísyou (plural) head for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse dirigenthey 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.

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Dirigirse in the Indicative Preterite

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome dirigíI headed for
Túte dirigisteyou headed for
Ella / Él / Ustedse dirigiós/he headed for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos dirigimoswe headed for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos dirigisteisyou (plural) headed for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse dirigieronthey 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.

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Dirigirse in the Indicative Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome dirigíaI used to head for
Túte dirigíasyou used to head for
Ella / Él / Ustedse dirigías/he used to head for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos dirigíamoswe used to head for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos dirigíaisyou (plural) used to head for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse dirigíanthey 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.

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Dirigirse in the Indicative Present Continuous

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy dirigiendoI am heading for
Túte estás dirigiendoyou are heading for
Ella / Él / Ustedse está dirigiendos/he is heading for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos dirigiendowe are heading for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis dirigiendoyou (plural) are heading for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están dirigiendothey 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.

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Dirigirse in the Indicative Informal Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a dirigirI am going to head for
Túte vas a dirigiryou are going to head for
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a dirigirs/he is going to head for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a dirigirwe are going to head for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a dirigiryou (plural) are going to head for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a dirigirthey 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.

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Dirigirse in the Indicative Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome dirigiréI will head for
Túte dirigirásyou will head for
Ella / Él / Ustedse dirigirás/he will head for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos dirigiremoswe will head for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos dirigiréisyou (plural) will head for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse dirigiránthey 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.

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Dirigirse in the Indicative Conditional

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome dirigiríaI would head for
Túte dirigiríasyou would head for
Ella / Él / Ustedse dirigirías/he would head for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos dirigiríamoswe would head for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos dirigiríaisyou (plural) would head for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse dirigiríanthey 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.

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Dirigirse in the Indicative Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he dirigidoI have headed for
Túte has dirigidoyou have headed for
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha dirigidos/he has headed for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos dirigidowe have headed for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis dirigidoyou (plural) have headed for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han dirigidothey 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.

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Dirigirse in the Indicative Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había dirigidoI had headed for
Túte habías dirigidoyou had headed for
Ella / Él / Ustedse había dirigidos/he had headed for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos dirigidowe had headed for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais dirigidoyou (plural) had headed for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían dirigidothey 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.

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Dirigirse in the Indicative Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré dirigidoI will have headed for
Túte habrás dirigidoyou will have headed for
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá dirigidos/he will have headed for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos dirigidowe will have headed for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis dirigidoyou (plural) will have headed for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán dirigidothey 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.

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Dirigirse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría dirigidoI would have headed for
Túte habrías dirigidoyou would have headed for
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría dirigidos/he would have headed for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos dirigidowe would have headed for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais dirigidoyou (plural) would have headed for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían dirigidothey 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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Subjunctive tenses of Dirigirse

Dirigirse 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, “me dirija”, meaning “I head for”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome dirijaI head for
Túte dirijasyou head for
Ella / Él / Ustedse dirijas/he heads for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos dirijamoswe head for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos dirijáisyou (plural) head for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse dirijanthey 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.

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Dirigirse 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, “me dirigiera”, meaning “I headed for”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome dirigieraI headed for
Túte dirigierasyou headed for
Ella / Él / Ustedse dirigieras/he headed for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos dirigiéramoswe headed for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos dirigieraisyou (plural) headed for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse dirigieranthey 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.

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Dirigirse 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, “me dirigiere”, meaning “I will head for”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome dirigiereI will head for
Túte dirigieresyou will head for
Ella / Él / Ustedse dirigieres/he will head for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos dirigiéremoswe will head for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos dirigiereisyou (plural) will head for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse dirigierenthey 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.

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Dirigirse 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, “me haya dirigido”, meaning “I have headed for”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya dirigidoI have headed for
Túte hayas dirigidoyou have headed for
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya dirigidos/he has headed for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos dirigidowe have headed for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis dirigidoyou (plural) have headed for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan dirigidothey 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.

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Dirigirse 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, “me hubiera dirigido”, meaning “I had headed for”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera dirigidoI had headed for
Túte hubieras dirigidoyou had headed for
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera dirigidos/he had headed for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos dirigidowe had headed for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais dirigidoyou (plural) had headed for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran dirigidothey 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.

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Dirigirse 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, “me hubiere dirigido”, meaning “I will have headed for”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere dirigidoI will have headed for
Túte hubieres dirigidoyou will have headed for
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere dirigidos/he will have headed for
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos dirigidowe will have headed for
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis dirigidoyou (plural) will have headed for
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren dirigidothey 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.

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Imperative tenses of Dirigirse

Dirigirse in the Imperative Affirmative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túdirígete(to you) head for!
Ella / Él / Usteddiríjase(to you formal) head for!
Nosotras / Nosotrosdirijámonoslet's head for!
Vosotras / Vosotrosdirigíos(to you plural) head for!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdiríjanse(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).

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Dirigirse in the Imperative Negative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno te dirijas(to you) don't head for!
Ella / Él / Ustedno se dirija(to you formal) don't head for!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno nos dirijamoslet's not head for!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno os dirijáis(to you plural) don't head for!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno 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.

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Frequently asked questions about Dirigirse

Is dirigirse a regular or irregular verb?

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).

How do you conjugate dirigirse in the present tense (presente)?

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.

How do you conjugate dirigirse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

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.

How do you conjugate dirigirse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

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.

How do you conjugate dirigirse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

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.

How do you conjugate dirigirse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

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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