Decidir conjugation

Decidir means "to decide". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.

Meaningto decide

Type-ir verb

Gerunddecidiendo

Past participledecidido

Decidir is a regular -ir verb: every tense follows the standard pattern. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.

Quick answer. Present: decido, decides, decide, decidimos, deciden. Preterite: decidí, decidiste, decidió, decidimos, decidieron. All tenses below.

Decidir conjugation tables

Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)

Decidir in the present

what happens now or usually

yo	decido
tú	decides
él / ella / usted	decide
nosotros	decidimos
vosotros (Spain)	decidís
ellos / ustedes	deciden

Decidir in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yo	decidí
tú	decidiste
él / ella / usted	decidió
nosotros	decidimos
vosotros (Spain)	decidisteis
ellos / ustedes	decidieron

Decidir in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yo	decidía
tú	decidías
él / ella / usted	decidía
nosotros	decidíamos
vosotros (Spain)	decidíais
ellos / ustedes	decidían

Decidir in the future

what will happen

yo	decidiré
tú	decidirás
él / ella / usted	decidirá
nosotros	decidiremos
vosotros (Spain)	decidiréis
ellos / ustedes	decidirán

Decidir in the conditional

what would happen

yo	decidiría
tú	decidirías
él / ella / usted	decidiría
nosotros	decidiríamos
vosotros (Spain)	decidiríais
ellos / ustedes	decidirían

Decidir in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yo	decida
tú	decidas
él / ella / usted	decida
nosotros	decidamos
vosotros (Spain)	decidáis
ellos / ustedes	decidan

Decidir in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yo	he decidido
tú	has decidido
él / ella / usted	ha decidido
nosotros	hemos decidido
vosotros (Spain)	habéis decidido
ellos / ustedes	han decidido

Decidir in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

tú	decide
tú (no)	no decidas
usted	decida
nosotros	decidamos
vosotros (Spain)	decidid
ustedes	decidan

Decidir in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

Preterite

Bueno, entonces decidí volver a casa.
Well, so I decided to go back home.

Mistakes learners make with decidir

Deciding to do something takes the infinitive straight away: decidí estudiar español, not decidí a estudiar.
Making a decision is tomar una decisión, not hacer una decisión.
Decidirse a is finally making up your mind: por fin me decidí a comprarlo.

Write your own sentence with decidir

Not sure which past tense to use? The Spanish past tense course explains preterite vs imperfect with practice. Conjugate any other verb with the free Spanish conjugator, browse all 72 verb pages, or check any text with the free Spanish grammar checker.

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Questions people ask

Is decidir irregular in Spanish?

No. Decidir is a regular -ir verb, so every tense follows the standard -ir endings.

What is the preterite of decidir?

Yo decidí, tú decidiste, él/ella decidió, nosotros decidimos, ellos/ustedes decidieron.

How do you conjugate decidir in the present?

Yo decido, tú decides, él/ella decide, nosotros decidimos, ellos/ustedes deciden.

What is the future of decidir?

Yo decidiré, tú decidirás, él/ella decidirá, nosotros decidiremos, ellos/ustedes decidirán.

What is the present subjunctive of decidir?

Que yo decida, que tú decidas, que él/ella decida, que nosotros decidamos, que ellos/ustedes decidan.