Decir Present Practice

Question 1

Yo siempre ___ la verdad, aunque a veces duela. (decir)

Accepted Answer

digo. Decir has an irregular yo form in the present: digo, with a g — not the e→i change you see in dices and dice. Never *dico*.

Question 2

¿Por qué no ___ lo que piensas en las reuniones? (decir)

Accepted Answer

dices. The tú form takes the e→i stem change: dec- becomes dic- → dices. The parallel verb 'piensas' confirms the subject is tú, and the general context calls for the present.

Question 3

Mi abuela siempre ___ que la familia es lo más importante. (decir)

Accepted Answer

dice. A habitual, still-true statement takes the present. The él/ella form uses the e→i stem: dice. 'Mi abuela' is singular, so dicen would be wrong.

Question 4

En mi familia nunca ___ mentiras, ni siquiera pequeñas. (decir)

Accepted Answer

decimos. Nosotros escapes the e→i stem change: the form keeps the infinitive's stem — decimos. Only yo, tú, él and ellos change the vowel.

Question 5

Los meteorólogos ___ que hoy va a llover en Bogotá. (decir)

Accepted Answer

dicen. 'Hoy' and a current forecast call for the present. The ellos form takes the e→i stem change: dicen. The plural subject rules out dice.

Question 6

Cuando no entiendo algo, lo ___ sin pena. (decir)

Accepted Answer

digo. A habitual action ('cuando no entiendo…') takes the present, and 'entiendo' shows the subject is yo. The yo form is the irregular digo.

Question 7

Tú siempre ___ cosas muy amables de tus compañeros. (decir)

Accepted Answer

dices. 'Siempre' with a present habit keeps us in the present tense. Tú takes the stem change plus -s: dices — don't confuse it with the yo form digo.

Question 8

El noticiero ___ que mañana abren la nueva estación del metro. (decir)

Accepted Answer

dice. Reporting what a source currently says uses the present: dice, with the e→i stem. 'El noticiero' is a singular subject, so dicen doesn't fit.

Question 9

Antes de comer, nosotros ___ unas palabras de agradecimiento. (decir)

Accepted Answer

decimos. A routine ('antes de comer') takes the present. Nosotros keeps the original stem dec-: decimos — no e→i change in this person.

Question 10

En España vosotros ___ «vale» para todo, ¿verdad? (decir)

Accepted Answer

decís. Vosotros, like nosotros, keeps the infinitive's stem: decís, with an accent on the í. It is one of only two present forms without the e→i change.

Question 11

En México ___ «ahorita» aunque tarden una hora. (decir)

Accepted Answer

dicen. Impersonal 'they say' statements use the ellos form in the present: dicen, with the e→i stem change. This is how Spanish reports what people in general say.

Question 12

Si me preguntan, yo ___ mi opinión con total franqueza. (decir)

Accepted Answer

digo. A general truth about what the speaker does takes the present. Yo has its own irregular form digo — the g pattern that later feeds the subjunctive diga.

Question 13

Camila ___ que su nuevo trabajo le encanta. (decir)

Accepted Answer

dice. Reporting what Camila currently says takes the present él/ella form: dice, with the stem vowel changed from e to i. Dices would need the subject tú.

Question 14

Mis vecinos ___ que el edificio necesita un ascensor nuevo. (decir)

Accepted Answer

dicen. A current opinion being reported takes the present. Ellos uses the changed stem dic- plus -en: dicen. The preterite dijeron would need a completed-past marker.

Practice.