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Decir Conditional Practice

Decir (to say, to tell) in the conditional: 14 free exercises with an explanation after every answer, plus the full conjugation table.

14 exercisesIrregularB1 – B2 level
IWhat to watch for

Decir has one of the most reduced stems in Spanish: dir-. Not decir-, not dic- — the conditional is diría, dirías, diría, diríamos, diríais, dirían, exactly parallel to the future diré. Only hacer (har-) shortens as drastically.

The most frequent use is giving a careful opinion: yo diría que el precio es alto is softer than yo digo. Then there is cualquiera diría que… (anyone would think that…), a fixed expression that only exists in the conditional, and the reported-speech pattern dijo que diría la verdad.

IIConjugation
decirConditional
yo
diría
dirías
él / ella / usted
diría
nosotros
diríamos
vosotros
diríais
ellos / ustedes
dirían
e→i stem change plus irregular yo (digo), preterite dij- (dijeron, not dijieron), future dir-.
IIIPractice exercises

Practice.

Answer first, then read the explanation. Don't skip it — that's the whole point.

Exercise 01 of 14Tag: Careful opinion
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Yo _____ que el precio es demasiado alto para ese estado. (decir)

I would say the price is too high for that condition.

Exercise 02 of 14Tag: Hypothetical
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¿Qué _____ tú si te ofrecieran ese puesto mañana? (decir)

What would you say if they offered you that job tomorrow?

Exercise 03 of 14Tag: Future in the past
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Prometió que _____ la verdad en cuanto llegara su abogado. (decir)

He promised he would tell the truth as soon as his lawyer arrived.

Exercise 04 of 14Tag: Nosotros form
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Nosotros _____ que sí, pero la decisión no depende de nosotros. (decir)

We would say yes, but the decision isn't ours to make.

Exercise 05 of 14Tag: Ellos form
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Los expertos _____ que conviene esperar unos meses. (decir)

The experts would say it is advisable to wait a few months.

Exercise 06 of 14Tag: Cualquiera diría
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Cualquiera _____ que se conocen de toda la vida. (decir)

Anyone would think they had known each other all their lives.

Exercise 07 of 14Tag: Yo form
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No _____ nada hasta estar completamente seguro de los datos. (decir)

I wouldn't say anything until I was completely sure of the data.

Exercise 08 of 14Tag: Tú form
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_____ que exagero, pero fue exactamente así. (decir)

You would say I'm exaggerating, but that is exactly how it was.

Exercise 09 of 14Tag: Nosotros form
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¿Cómo _____ esto en español sin sonar bruscos? (decir)

How would we say this in Spanish without sounding blunt?

Exercise 10 of 14Tag: Ellos form
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Mis abuelos _____ que estas cosas se arreglan hablando. (decir)

My grandparents would say that these things are sorted out by talking.

Exercise 11 of 14Tag: Vosotros form
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Vosotros _____ lo mismo en mi lugar, estoy seguro. (decir)

You would say the same in my place, I'm sure.

Exercise 12 of 14Tag: Conjecture
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La etiqueta _____ que se lava a mano, pero está borrosa. (decir)

The label would say hand wash only, but it is blurred.

Exercise 13 of 14Tag: Tú form
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¿_____ que el examen fue más fácil de lo esperado? (decir)

Would you say the exam was easier than expected?

Exercise 14 of 14Tag: Yo form
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Nunca _____ una cosa así delante de sus padres. (decir)

I would never say something like that in front of his parents.

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