Irregular Verb – dizer = to say/to tell     | Grammar Index |
  
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IMPERSONAL: dizer = to say/to tell

PERSONAL INFINITIVE: (me to say/tell)

[A Personal Infinitive (per se) is not present in English. In English, a Personal Infinitive is usually formed with the aid of the preposition for as in "He wished (for) me to say/tell."]

(eu) dizer = "... (for) me to say/tell."

(p) (tu) dizer +es= dizeres = "... (for) thou to say/tell."

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) dizer = "... (for) him/her/you to say/tell."

(nós) dizer +mos= dizermos = "... (for) us to say/tell."

(p) (vós) dizer +des= dizerdes = "... (for) ye to say/tell."

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) dizer + em= dizerem = "... (for) them to say/tell."

PARTICIPLE and GERUND: (said, saying/told, telling)

PARTICIPLE (PARTICÍPIO) = dito (said/told) (irregular)

GERUND (GERÚNDIO) = dizer - er = diz + endo = dizendo (saying/telling)

INDICATIVE MOOD (SIMPLE)

PRESENT INDICATIVE: (I say/tell)

(eu) digo = (I say/tell)

(p) (tu) dizes = (thou say/tell)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) diz = (he/she/you says/tells / say/tell)

(nós) dizemos = (we say/tell)

(p) (vós) dizeis = (ye say/tell)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) dizem = (they say/tell)

IMPERFECT INDICATIVE: (I was saying/telling, I used to say/tell)

(eu) dizia = (I was saying/telling, I used to say/tell)

(p) (tu) dizias = (thou were saying/telling, thou used to say/tell)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) dizia = (he/she/you was/were saying/telling, he/she/you used to say/tell)

(nós) dizíamos = (we were saying/telling, we used to say/tell)

(p) (vós) dizíeis = (ye were saying/telling, ye used to say/tell)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) diziam = (they were saying/telling, they used to say/tell)

PRETERIT INDICATIVE: (I said/told)

(eu) disse = (I said/told)

(p) (tu) disseste = (thou said/told)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) disse = (he/she/you said/told)

(nós) dissemos = (we said/told)

(p) (vós) dissestes = (ye said/told)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) disseram = (they said/told)

PLUPERFECT INDICATIVE: (I had said/told)

(3rd person plural preterit indicative = disseram - ram = disse + ra/ras/ra/ramos/reis/ram)

(eu) disseram - ram = disse + ra = dissera = (I had said/told)

(p) (tu) disseram - ram = disse + ras = disseras = (thou had said/told)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) disseram - ram = disse +ra = dissera = (he/she/you had said/told)

(nós) disseram - ram = disse + ramos = disséramos = (we had said/told)

(p) (vós) disseram - ram = diss +reis = disséreis = (ye had said/told)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) disseram - ram = disse + ram = disseram = (they had said/told)

SIMPLE FUTURE INDICATIVE: (I will/shall say/tell)

(Irregular: dir + ei/ás/á/emos/eis/ão)

(eu) dir + ei = direi = (I will/shall say/tell)

(p) (tu) dir + ás = dirás = (thou will say/tell)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) dir + á = dirá = (he/she/you will say/tell)

(nós) dir + emos = diremos = (we will/shall say/tell)

(p) (vós) dir + eis = direis = (ye will say/tell)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) dir + ão = dirão = (they will say/tell)

COMPOUND FUTURE INDICATIVE: (I will/shall say/tell)

(Present indicative of the helping verb ir (to go) = vou/vai/vais/vamos/ides/vão + infinitive of verb dizer)

(eu) vou dizer = (I will/shall say/tell)

(p) (tu) vais dizer = (thou will say/tell)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) vai dizer = (he/she/you will say/tell)

(nós) vamos dizer = (we will/shall say/tell)

(p) (vós) ides dizer = (ye will say/tell)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) vão dizer = (they will say/tell)

INDICATIVE MOOD (COMPOUND)

PRESENT PERFECT INDICATIVE: (I have said/told, I have been saying/telling)

(Present Indicative of the helping verb ter = to have + participle of verb dizer = dito)

(eu) tenho dito = (I have said/told, I have been saying/telling = eu tenho estado dizendo)

(p) (tu) tens dito = (thou have said/told, thou have been saying/telling = tu tens estado dizendo)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) tem dito = (he/she/you has/have said/told, he/she/you has/have been saying/telling = ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita tem estado dizendo)

(nós) temos dito = (we have said/told, we have been saying/telling = nós temos estado dizendo)

(p) (vós) tendes dito = (ye have said/told, ye have been saying/telling = vós tendes estado dizendo)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) têm dito = (they have said/told, they have been saying/telling = eles, leas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas têm estado dizendo)

PLUPERFECT INDICATIVE: (I had said/told)

Imperfect Indicative of the helping verb ter = to have + participle of verb dizer = dito)

(eu) tinha dito = (I had said/told)

(p) (tu) tinhas dito = (thou had said/told)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) tinha dito = (he/she/you had said/told)

(nós) tínhamos dito = (we had said/told)

(p) (vós) tínheis dito = (ye had said/told)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) tinham dito = (they had said/told)

FUTURE PERFECT INDICATIVE: (I will/shall have said/told)

(Future Indicative of the helping verb ter = to have + participle of verb dizer = dito)

(eu) terei dito = (I will/shall have said/told)

(p) (tu) terás dito = (thou will have said/told)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) terá dito = (he/she/you will have said/told)

(nós) teremos dito = (we will/shall have said/told)

(p) (vós) tereis dito = (ye will have said/told)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) terão dito = (they will have said/told)

SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD (SIMPLE)

(The SUBJUNCTIVE occurs in the DEPENDENT CLAUSE of a sentence)

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE: (I may say/ tell)

(eu) diga = (I may say/tell)

(p) (tu) digas = (thou may say/tell)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) diga = (he/she/you may say/tell)

(nós) digamos = (we may say/tell)

(p) (vós) digais = (ye may say/tell)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) digam = (they may say/tell)

IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE: (I might say/ tell)

(3rd person plural preterit indicative = disseram - ram = disse + sse/sses/sse/ssemos/sseis/ssem)

(eu) disseram - ram = disse + sse = dissesse = (I might say/tell)

(p) (tu) disseram - ram = disse + sses = dissesses = (thou might say/tell)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) disseram - ram = disse +sse = dissesse = (he/she/you might say/tell)

(nós) disseram - ram = disse + ssemos = disséssemos = (we might say/tell)

(p) (vós) disseram - ram = disse + sseis = dissésseis = (ye might say/tell)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) disseram - ram = disse + ssem = dissessem = (they might say/tell)

FUTURE SUBJUNCTIVE: NO DEFINITE FORM IN ENGLISH -- Present and Past Subjunctive and Conditional forms are employed to express Future Subjunctive (if I were to say/tell, if I would/should say/tell, if I may say/tell, if I might say/tell)

(3rd person plural preterit indicative = disseram - ram = disse + r/res/r/rmos/rdes/rem)

(eu) disseram - ram = disse + r = disser = (if I were to say/tell, if I would/should say/tell, if I may say/tell, if I might say/tell)

(p)  (tu) disseram - ram = disse + res = disseres = (if thou were to say/tell, if thou would say/tell, if thou may say/tell, if thou might say/tell)

(ele, ela, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) disseram - ram = disse +r = disser = (if he/she/you were to say/tell, if he/she/you would say/tell, if he/she/you may say/tell, if he/she/you might say/tell)

(nós) disseram - ram = disse + rmos = dissermos = (if we were to say/tell, if we would/should say/tell, if we may say/tell, if we might say/tell)

(p) (vós) disseram - ram = disse + rdes = disserdes = (if ye were to say/tell, if ye would say/tell, if ye may say/tell, if ye might say/tell)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) disseram - ram = disse + rem = disserem = (if they were to say/tell, if they would say/tell, if they may say/tell, if they might say/tell)

SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD(COMPOUND)

(The SUBJUNCTIVE occurs in the DEPENDENT CLAUSE of a sentence)

PRESENT PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE: (I may have said/told)

(Present Subjunctive of the helping verb ter = to have + participle of verb dizer = dito)

(eu) tenha dito = (I may have said/told)

(p) (tu) tenhas dito = (thou may have said/told)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) tenha dito = (he/she/you may have said/told)

(nós) tenhamos dito = (we may have said/told)

(p) (vós) tenhais dito = (ye may have said/told)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) tenham dito = (they may have said/told)

PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE: (I might have said/told)

(Imperfect Subjunctive of the helping verb ter = to have + participle of verb dizer = dito)

(eu) tivesse dito = (I might have said/told)

(p) (tu) tivesses dito = (thou might have said/told)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) tivesse dito = (he/she/you might have said/told)

(nós) tivéssemos dito = (we might have said/told)

(p) (vós) tivésseis dito = (ye might have said/told)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) tivessem dito = (they might have said/told)

FUTURE PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE: NO DEFINITE FORM IN ENGLISH -- Present and Past Subjunctive and Conditional forms are employed to express Future Subjunctive (if I were to say/tell, if I would/should have said/told, if I may have said/told, if I might have said/told)

(Future Subjunctive of the helping verb ter = to have + participle of verb dizer = dito)

(eu) tiver dito = (if I were to say/tell, if I would/should have said/told, if I may have said/told, if I might have said/told)

(p) (tu) tiveres dito = (if thou were to say/tell, if thou would have said/told, if thou may have said/told, if thou might have said/told)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) tiver dito = (if he/she/you were to say/tell, if he/she/you would say/tell, if he/she/you may have said/told, if he/she/you might have said/told)

(nós) tivermos dito = (if we were to say/tell, if we would have said/told, if we may have said/told, if we might have said/told)

(p) (vós) tiverdes dito = (if ye were to say/tell, if ye would have said/told, if ye may have said/told, if ye might have said/told)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) tiverem dito = (if they were to say/tell, if they would have said/told, if they may have said/told, if they might have said/told)

CONDITIONAL MOOD

(The Conditional is called the preterit future in Portuguese)

(SIMPLE): (I would/should say/tell)

(Irregular: dir + ia/ias/ia/íamos/íeis/iam)

(eu) dir + ia = diria = (I would/should say/tell)

(p) (tu) dir +ias = dirias = (thou would say/tell)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) dir + ia = diria = (he/she/you would say/tell)

(nós) dir +íamos = diríamos = (we would/should say/tell)

(p) (vós) dir +íeis = diríeis = (ye would say/tell)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) dir +iam = diriam = (they would say/tell)

(COMPOUND): (I would/should have said/told)

(Simple Conditional of the helping verb ter = to have + participle of verb dizer = dito)

(eu) teria dito = (I would/should have said/told)

(p) (tu) terias dito = (thou would have said/told)

(ele, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita) teria dito = (he/she/you would have said/told)

(nós) teríamos dito = (we would/should have said/told)

(p) (vós) teríeis dito = (ye would have said/told)

(eles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas) teriam dito = (they would have said/told)

IMPERATIVE MOOD

AFFIRMATIVE FORM: (say/tell thou/you/we/ye/they)

(p) dize (tu)

diga (você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita)

digamos (nós)

dizei (vós)

digam (vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas)

NEGATIVE FORM: (don't say/tell thou/you/we/ye/they)

(p) não digas (tu)

não diga (você, o senhor, a senhora, a senhorita)

não digamos (nós)

(p) não digais (vós)

não digam (vocês, os senhores, as senhoras, as senhoritas)
 

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