{"id":3111,"date":"2019-05-14T16:04:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T16:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/?p=3111"},"modified":"2019-05-14T16:04:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T16:04:02","slug":"dire-conjugation-italian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/dire-conjugation-italian\/","title":{"rendered":"The Definitive Guide to the Conjugation of \u201cDire\u201d in Italian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dire-conjugation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dire-conjugation.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dire-conjugation-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/dire-conjugation-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Dire<\/em> means \u201cto say\u201d or \u201cto tell\u201d, and it is a common verb in Italian. It is used in numerous situations, for example when reporting who said what, or to ask people to tell you something specific.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to know\u00a0the\u00a0conjugation of <em>dire<\/em>, as it will help you instantly recognize it and all the information it conveys. <em>Dire<\/em> is an irregular verb, so you will have to put in a little more effort to learn it, but it is all worth it, since the verb is so common. Let\u2019s see how to\u00a0conjugate\u00a0<em>dire<\/em> in all tenses.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The finite moods of <em>Dire<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are 4 finite moods in Italian: indicative, subjunctive, conditional, and imperative.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Dire<\/em> \u2013 Conjugation in the Indicative Mood<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The indicative mood is made up of eight tenses, four simple tenses, and four compound tenses. It is used to express certainty that an action happened or that it will happen.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Simple tenses<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Presente<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Io <strong>dico<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tu <strong>dici<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lui \/ Lei <strong>dice<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noi <strong>diciamo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Voi <strong>dite<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Essi <strong>dicono<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Presente<\/em> is used to report what someone has just said after the conversation is over.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Che <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>dice<\/strong><\/span> zia Luigia? (What did aunt Luigia say?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this case, you are referring to a conversation that happened in the past. <em>Diciamo<\/em> is also used to begin hypothetical sentences, it is the Italian equivalent of \u201clet\u2019s say\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The present tense can also be used to make generic statements, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sto sempre attento a ci\u00f2 che <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>dico<\/strong><\/span>. (I\u2019m always careful about what I say.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, you can use it express what you are about to tell someone:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lo<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong> dico<\/strong><\/span> a Giorgio. (I\u2019ll tell Giorgio.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Imperfetto<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Io <strong>dicevo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tu <strong>dicevi<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lui \/ Lei <strong>diceva<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noi <strong>dicevamo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Voi <strong>dicevate<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Essi <strong>dicevano<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Imperfetto<\/em> is used when you are talking about habits in the past, or when talking about what was told while another action was happening at the time of speaking.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Le<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong> dicevo<\/strong><\/span> sempre di stare attenta quando attraversava la strada. (I always told her to be careful when she crossed the road.)<\/li>\n<li>Non ero d\u2019accordo con ci\u00f2 che <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>dicevate<\/strong><\/span>. (I disagreed with what you were saying.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Dicevamo<\/em> and <em>dicevo<\/em> can also be used to refer to what you were talking about just before an interruption.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Dicevo<\/strong><\/span>? Ah s\u00ec, la macchina&#8230; (What was I talking about? Ah yes, the car\u2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Passato Remoto<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Io <strong>dissi<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tu <strong>dicesti<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lui \/ Lei <strong>disse<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noi <strong>dicemmo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Voi <strong>diceste<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Essi <strong>dissero<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Passato remoto <\/em>is used when describing what was said a long time ago.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mi <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>dissero<\/strong><\/span> che la promozione era scaduta. (They told me the promotion had expired.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Futuro Semplice<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Io <strong>dir\u00f2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tu <strong>dirai<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lui \/ Lei <strong>dir\u00e0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noi <strong>diremo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Voi <strong>direte<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Essi <strong>diranno<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>You use this tense when you want to express what is going to be said by the subject in the future.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anna ci <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>dir\u00e0<\/strong><\/span> domani l\u2019esito dell\u2019esame. (Anna will tell us the exam results tomorrow.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Compound tenses<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>These tenses are built by pairing the auxiliary verb with its respective past participle form. There are four compound tenses in the indicative form of <em>dire<\/em>. To create them, all you have to do is use the simple form of <em>avere<\/em> in the tense you need, and add the participle <em>detto<\/em> to it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Passato Prossimo<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Io <strong>ho detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tu <strong>hai detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lui \/ Lei <strong>ha detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noi <strong>abbiamo detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Voi <strong>avete detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Essi <strong>hanno<\/strong> <strong>detto <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Passato prossimo<\/em> is the most versatile tense in the Italian language, as already explained in our article about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/essere-conjugation-italian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the conjugation of the verb essere<\/a>. The statement holds true for every other verb as well, <em>dire<\/em> included. It is used to indicate what was said in the past.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paolo mi <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>ha detto<\/strong><\/span> dei tuoi problemi. (Paolo told me about your problems.)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Ho detto<\/strong><\/span> ad Andrea di comprare del cibo. (I told Andrea to buy some food.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Trapassato Prossimo<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Io <strong>avevo detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tu <strong>avevi detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lui \/ Lei <strong>aveva detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noi <strong>avevamo detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Voi <strong>avevate detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Essi <strong>avevano detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>I giornali <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>avevano detto<\/strong><\/span> che il prezzo sarebbe crollato. (The newspapers said the price would drop.)<\/li>\n<li>Io te lo <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>avevo detto<\/strong><\/span> che sarebbe finita male. (I told you it would end poorly.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This tense is used when you tell someone that the event that happened was previously talked about.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trapassato Remoto <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Io <strong>ebbi detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tu <strong>avesti detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lui \/ Lei <strong>ebbe detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noi <strong>avemmo detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Voi <strong>aveste detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Essi <strong>ebbero detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>This tense does not have an English equivalent, and it is almost completely unused in Italian as well. Like the <em>passato remoto<\/em>, we use this when we talk about what was said a long time ago.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Non appena <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>ebbero detto<\/strong><\/span> agli operai del licenziamento, essi se ne andarono. (As soon as they told the workers about the layoff, the workers left.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is archaic and being gradually replaced by <em>passato prossimo, so<\/em> you will only find it in older works of literature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Futuro Anteriore<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Io <strong>avr\u00f2 detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tu <strong>avrai detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lui \/ Lei <strong>avr\u00e0 detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noi <strong>avremo detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Voi <strong>avrete detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Essi <strong>avranno detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Futuro anteriore<\/em> is used when you want to talk about what is going to happen once you will have said what you wanted to say.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dopo che <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>avr\u00f2 detto<\/strong><\/span> a Giulia cosa ne penso, andr\u00f2 da Marco a consolarlo. (After I will have told Giulia what I think, I&#8217;ll go to Marco&#8217;s and console him.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both <em>futuro anteriore<\/em> and <em>trapassato remoto <\/em>can only be used when the sentence they are in has a temporal function, that is, expressions such as <em>after<\/em>, <em>as soon as<\/em>, <em>when<\/em> etc.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three out of four compound tenses are only used to describe events in relation to other events. They do not make sense in standalone sentences. <em>Passato remoto<\/em> is the only compound tense that works by itself.<\/li>\n<li>The phrase that follows the one with the compound tense <strong>has to<\/strong> be in the corresponding simple tense. So, if you use <em>trapassato remoto<\/em>, the following phrase has to be in <em>passato remote, <\/em>and if you use <em>future anteriore,<\/em> the following phrase has to be in <em>future semplice<\/em>. This is true for every verb in the Italian language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong><em>Dire<\/em> \u2013 Conjugation in the\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Subjunctive Mood<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The subjunctive (<em>congiuntivo<\/em>) mood is used to express subjectivity, uncertainty, or doubt. It is always used in subordinate clauses, clauses that cannot exist as a complete sentence because they do not express a complete thought, and they are always introduced by the word <em>che<\/em> (that). Like the indicative, it has simple and compound tenses. Let\u2019s see how to conjugate <em>essere<\/em> in the subjunctive mood.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Simple tenses<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Presente<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Che io <strong>dica<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che tu <strong>dica<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che lui \/ lei <strong>dica<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che noi <strong>diciamo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che voi <strong>diciate<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che essi <strong>dicano<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aspetto che tu mi <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>dica<\/strong><\/span> che cosa fare. (I\u2019m waiting for you to tell me what to do.)<\/li>\n<li>Spero che i miei amici le<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong> dicano<\/strong><\/span> la verit\u00e0. (I hope that my friends tell her the truth.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Imperfetto<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Che io <strong>dicessi<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che tu <strong>dicessi<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che lui \/ lei <strong>dicesse<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che noi <strong>dicessimo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che voi <strong>diceste<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che essi <strong>dicessero<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Examples<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aspettavo che tu mi <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>dicessi<\/strong><\/span> di partire. (I was waiting for you to tell me to leave.)<\/li>\n<li>Avrei preferito che te lo <strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">dicessero<\/span><\/strong> prima di comprare l\u2019auto nuova. (I wish they told you before purchasing the new car.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Compound tenses<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>You create these by adding <em>detto<\/em> to the corresponding auxiliary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Passato<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Che io <strong>abbia detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che tu <strong>abbia detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che lui \/ lei <strong>abbia detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che noi <strong>abbiamo detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che voi <strong>abbiate detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che essi <strong>abbiano detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>Credo che tu <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>abbia detto<\/strong><\/span> un\u2019idiozia. (I think that you said something stupid.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Trapassato<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Che io <strong>avessi detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che tu <strong>avessi detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che lui \/ lei <strong>avesse detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che noi <strong>avessimo detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che voi <strong>aveste detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Che essi <strong>avessero detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>Pensavo gli studenti <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>avessero detto<\/strong><\/span> una bugia. (I thought that the students told a lie.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The word <em>che<\/em> can be omitted when the verb expresses doubt or uncertainty. It cannot be omitted when expressing will.<\/li>\n<li>The subjunctive mood does not have its own conjugation in English.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong><em>Dire<\/em> \u2013 Conjugation in the\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Conditional Mood<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Presente<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a id=\"post-3111-_Hlk8208898\"><\/a> Io <strong>direi<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tu <strong>diresti<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lui \/ Lei <strong>direbbe<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noi <strong>diremmo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Voi <strong>direste<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Essi <strong>direbbero<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The <em>condizionale presente <\/em>is used to either express yourself in a courteous tone:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Direi<\/strong><\/span> che quel vestito ti sta male. (I\u2019d say that dress looks bad on you.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or to ask someone to tell you something in a polite way:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mi <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>direbbe<\/strong><\/span> dove si trova il bagno? (Could you tell me where is the bathroom?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Passato<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Io <strong>avrei detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tu <strong>avresti detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lui \/ Lei <strong>avrebbe detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noi <strong>avremmo detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Voi <strong>avreste detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Essi <strong>avrebbero detto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>Non lo <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>avrei<\/strong><\/span> mai <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>detto<\/strong><\/span>. (I never would have guessed.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The English language does not have the conditional mood, to create hypothetical sentences, it uses <a href=\"https:\/\/learnenglish.britishcouncil.org\/intermediate-grammar\/conditionals-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conditional sentences<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The subordinate phrase of a conditional sentence always uses the subjunctive mood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong><em>Dire<\/em> \u2013 Conjugation in the\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Imperative Mood<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The imperative mood is used to give commands and orders. In English, it is rendered with the present simple.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Tu <strong>di\u2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lui \/ Lei <strong>dica<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Noi <strong>diciamo<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Voi <strong>dite<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Essi <strong>dicano<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>Di\u2019 <\/em>and <em>dite<\/em> are used a lot in colloquial language, while the rest isn\u2019t used at all outside of works of literature or movies to add a dramatic effect to what\u2019s being said, for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Di\u2019<\/strong> <\/span>dove si trovano i prigionieri! (Say where the prisoners are!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>The indefinite moods of <em>Dire<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>These moods do not have a subject, hence the name \u201cindefinite\u201d. They are used in subordinate sentences, where you can figure out the missing subject from the context.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Infinitive of <em>Dire\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Conjugation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Present<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Past<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dire<\/td>\n<td>Avere detto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Participle\u00a0<\/strong><strong>of <em>Dire\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Conjugation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Present<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Past<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dicente<\/td>\n<td>Detto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Gerund\u00a0<\/strong><strong>of <em>Dire\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Conjugation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Present<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Past<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dicendo<\/td>\n<td>Avendo detto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The infinitive present is the base form of the verb, so it is how you are going to find the verb in the dictionary, in this case it is the equivalent in English of \u201cto say \/ to tell\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>As with every other Italian verb, the past participle form\u00a0is all over the conjugation of <em>dire<\/em>, while the present form is pretty much unused.<\/li>\n<li>The gerund is used to express the contemporaneity or the anteriority, or the causality or consequentiality of one action with respect to another, for example:\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Avendo detto<\/strong><\/span> alla maestra del problema, mi aspettavo mi desse una soluzione. (Having told the teacher of the problem, I expected her to give me a solution.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Challenge yourself with Clozemaster<\/h2>\n<p>Learning how to conjugate\u00a0<em>dire<\/em> might seem daunting at first, but don\u2019t worry, it comes naturally with practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Test your skills and see what you\u2019ve learned from this article by playing a selection of Italian sentences with\u00a0conjugated forms of\u00a0<em>dire<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 2px solid green;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/embedded\/languages\/ita-eng\/collections\/1bcc451d-035f-44ce-8fcc-08ce438fe40d\/play?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;skill=vocabulary&amp;sentences_per_round=10&amp;mode=multiple-choice\" width=\"100%\" height=\"640\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/languages\/learn-italian-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up here<\/a>\u00a0to save your progress and start getting fluent with thousands of Italian sentences at Clozemaster.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Clozemaster\u00a0<\/strong>has been designed to help you learn the language in context by filling in the gaps in authentic sentences. With\u00a0features such as Grammar Challenges, Cloze-Listening, and Cloze-Reading, the app will let you emphasize all the competencies necessary to become fluent in Italian.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/languages\/learn-italian-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take your Italian to the next level. Click here to start practicing with real Italian sentences!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dire-Italian-conjugation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dire-Italian-conjugation.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dire-Italian-conjugation-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dire-Italian-conjugation-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<script async defer data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-tall=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dire means \u201cto say\u201d or \u201cto tell\u201d, and it is a common verb in Italian. It is used in numerous situations, for example when reporting who said what, or to ask people to tell you something specific. 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