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Decidir is the Spanish verb for “to decide”. It is a regular IR verb and is used to express making a choice, reaching a conclusion, or resolving to do something.

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“Decidir” Conjugation Indicative / Indicativo

The indicative tense (el modo indicativo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The indicative mood is used to make factual statements, ask questions, and express opinions about actions or events that are considered real or certain.

Present Tense Decidir Conjugation / Presente

The present tense is used to describe actions happening in the present or to express general truths or habitual actions.

Yo	Decido
Tú	Decides
Él/Ella/Usted	Decide
Nosotros	Decidimos
Vosotros	Decidís
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Deciden

Examples:

1. Yo decido estudiar español todos los días. (I decide to study Spanish every day.)
2. Tú decides qué película veremos esta noche. (You decide which movie we will watch tonight.)
3. Ella decide viajar a México en verano. (She decides to travel to Mexico in the summer.)

Simple Past Decidir Conjugation / Pasado 

The simple past tense (preterite) is used to describe completed actions in the past, often with specific time frames or events.

Yo	Decidí
Tú	Decidiste
Él/Ella/Usted	Decidió
Nosotros	Decidimos
Vosotros	Decidisteis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Decidieron

Examples:

1. Ustedes decidieron comprar una casa nueva. (You decided to buy a new house.)
2. Tú decidiste aprender español este año. (You decided to learn Spanish this year.)
3. Yo decidí tomar café en lugar de té. (I decided to have coffee instead of tea.)

Imperfect Decidir Conjugation / Imperfecto

Spanish imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past, as well as to set the stage or provide background information

Yo	Decidía
Tú	Decidías
Él/Ella/Usted	Decidía
Nosotros	Decidíamos
Vosotros	Decidíais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Decidían

Examples:

1. Él decidía siempre con mucha calma. (He used to decide always very calmly.)
2. Tú decidías qué juego jugar después de la escuela. (You used to decide which game to play after school.)
3. Nosotros decidíamos salir a caminar por las tardes. (We used to decide to go for a walk in the evenings.)

Present Continuous / Presente Continuo

The present continuous tense (also known as “estar + gerundio”) is used to describe actions that are currently happening in the present moment or to express temporary situations.

Yo	Estoy decidiendo
Tú	Estás decidiendo
Él/Ella/Usted	Está decidiendo
Nosotros	Estamos decidiendo
Vosotros	Estáis decidiendo
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Están decidiendo

Examples:

1. Ellas están decidiendo qué ropa comprar. (They are deciding what clothes to buy.)
2. Usted está decidiendo si aceptar la oferta de trabajo. (You are deciding whether to accept the job offer.)
3. Vosotros estáis decidiendo dónde ir de vacaciones. (You all are deciding where to go on vacation.)

Future Tense Decidir Conjugation / Futuro

The Spanish future tense is used to express actions or events that will happen in the future, indicating something that has not yet occurred.

Yo	Decidiré
Tú	Decidirás
Él/Ella/Usted	Decidirá
Nosotros	Decidiremos
Vosotros	Decidiréis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Decidirán

Examples:

1. Yo decidiré qué carrera estudiar el próximo año. (I will decide which career to study next year.)
2. Tú decidirás qué hacer con tu tiempo libre. (You will decide what to do with your free time.)
3. Nosotros decidiremos el destino del viaje mañana. (We will decide the travel destination tomorrow.)

Conditional Decidir Conjugation / Condicional

The conditional tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions or events that would happen under certain conditions in the present or future.

Yo	Decidiría
Tú	Decidirías
Él/Ella/Usted	Decidiría
Nosotros	Decidiríamos
Vosotros	Decidiríais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Decidirían

Examples:

1. Yo decidiré qué carrera estudiar el próximo año. (I will decide which career to study next year.)
2. Tú decidirás qué hacer con tu tiempo libre. (You will decide what to do with your free time.)
3. Nosotros decidiremos el destino del viaje mañana. (We will decide the travel destination tomorrow.)

Present Perfect / pretérito perfecto compuesto

Spanish present perfect tense (also known as “pretérito perfecto compuesto”) is used to express actions that have occurred in the past but have a connection to the present, emphasizing the result or consequences of those actions.

Yo	He decidido
Tú	Has decidido
Él/Ella/Usted	Ha decidido
Nosotros	Hemos decidido
Vosotros	Habéis decidido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Han decidido

Examples:

1. Ellos han decidido mudarse a otra ciudad. (The have decided to move to another city.)
2. Nosotros hemos decidido empezar una nueva rutina. (We have decided to start a new routine.)
3. Vosotros habéis decidido aprender un nuevo idioma. (You all have decided to learn a new language.)

Past Perfect Decidir Conjugation / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish past perfect tense (also known as “pretérito pluscuamperfecto”) is used to describe actions that occurred before another past action or event, expressing a past-in-the-past relationship.

Yo	Había decidido
Tú	Has decidido
Él/Ella/Usted	Había decidido
Nosotros	Hemos decidido
Vosotros	Habéis decidido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Han decidido

Examples:

1. Nosotros hemos decidido adoptar un perro. (We have decided to adopt a dog.)
2. Yo había decidido ir al cine, pero cambié de opinión. (I had decided to go to the movies, but I changed my mind.)
3. Ella había decidido estudiar medicina antes de cambiar a ingeniería. (She had decided to study medicine before switching to engineering.)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The Spanish future perfect tense is used to express actions that will have been completed in the future, indicating an action that will be finished before another specified future time or event.

Yo	Habré decidido
Tú	Habrás decidido
Él/Ella/Usted	Habrá decidido
Nosotros	Habremos decidido
Vosotros	Habréis decidido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrán decidido

Examples:

1. Tú habrás decidido qué hacer para mañana antes de la reunión. (You will have decided what to do by tomorrow before the meeting.)
2. Usted habrá decidido si viajar o quedarse en casa. (You will have decided whether to travel or stay at home.)
3. Ellos habrán decidido su destino de vacaciones para el próximo mes. (They will have decided their vacation destination by next month.)

Conditional Perfect / Condicional Perfect

The conditional perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions that would have been completed in the past, indicating an action that would have happened prior to another past event.

Yo	Habría decidido
Tú	Habrías decidido
Él/Ella/Usted	Habría decidido
Nosotros	Habríamos decidido
Vosotros	Habríais decidido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrían decidido

Examples:

1. Vosotros habríais decidido ir al concierto si no hubiera llovido. (You all would have decided to go to the concert if it hadn’t rained.)
2. Tú habrías decidido estudiar en el extranjero si hubieras tenido más tiempo. (You would have decided to study abroad if you had had more time.)
3. Ella habría decidido quedarse en casa si no hubiera tenido que trabajar. (She would have decided to stay home if you hadn’t had to work.)

“Decidir” Conjugation Subjunctive / Subjuntivo

The subjunctive tense (el modo subjuntivo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, uncertainty, subjectivity, emotion, and hypothetical situations.

Present Tense / Presente

The Spanish subjunctive present tense is used to express subjective actions, desires, doubts, recommendations, or possibilities, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, necessity, or influence.

Yo	Decida
Tú	Decidas
Él/Ella/Usted	Decida
Nosotros	Decidamos
Vosotros	Decidáis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Decidan

Examples:

1. Que nosotros decidamos juntos es muy importante. (That we decide together is very important.)
2. Espero que tú decidas venir a la fiesta. (I hope that you decide to come to the party.)
3. Es posible que ella decida tomar un año sabático. (It’s possible that she decides to take a gap year.)

Imperfect / Imperfecto

This tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, uncertainty, or unreal conditions.

Yo	Decidiera
Tú	Decidieras
Él/Ella/Usted	Decidiera
Nosotros	Decidiéramos
Vosotros	Decidierais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Decidieran

Examples:

1. Que nosotros decidiéramos estudiar juntos fue una buena idea. (That we decided to study together was a good idea.)
2. Si yo decidiera cambiar de carrera, ¿qué harías? (If I decided to change careers, what would you do?)
3. Si él decidiera mudarse a otro país, le extrañaríamos mucho. (If he decided to move to another country, we would miss him a lot.)

Future Tense / Futuro

The Spanish subjunctive future tense is used to express hypothetical or uncertain actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the future.

Yo	Decidiere
Tú	Decidieres
Él/Ella/Usted	Decidiere
Nosotros	Decidiéremos
Vosotros	Decidiereis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Decidieren

Examples:

1. Si ellos decidieren viajar a París, les recomendaría algunos lugares. (If they decide to travel to Paris, I would recommend some places to them.)
2. Si tú decidieres quedarte más tiempo, podríamos hacer más actividades. (If you decide to stay longer, we could do more activities.)
3. Si nosotros decidiéremos salir ahora, llegaríamos justo a tiempo. (If we decide to leave now, we would arrive just in time.)

Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto

Spanish subjunctive present perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the present with a connection to the past, indicating actions that would have been completed prior to the present moment.

Yo	Haya decidido
Tú	Hayas decidido
Él/Ella/Usted	Haya decidido
Nosotros	Hayamos decidido
Vosotros	Hayáis decidido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hayan decidido

Examples:

1. Que tú hayas decidido no ir al evento me sorprende. (That you have decided not to go to the event surprises me.)
2. Es bueno que nosotros hayamos decidido empezar a estudiar ahora. (It’s good that we have decided to start studying now.)
3. Espero que vosotros hayáis decidido qué hacer para el fin de semana. (I hope that you all have decided what to do for the weekend.)

Past Perfect / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish subjunctive past perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past with a connection to a previous past event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that past event.

Yo	Hubiera decidido
Tú	Hubieras decidido
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiera decidido
Nosotros	Hubiéramos decidido
Vosotros	Hubierais decidido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieran decidido

Examples:

1.  Si vosotros hubierais decidido estudiar más, habríais aprobado el examen. (If you all had decided to study more, you would have passed the exam.)
2. Si yo hubiera decidido ir al médico antes, me habría recuperado más rápido. (If I had decided to go to the doctor earlier, I would have recovered faster.)
3. Si él hubiera decidido no viajar, habría quedado con nosotros. (If he had decided not to travel, he would have stayed with us.)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The future perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the future with a connection to a future event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that future event.

Yo	Hubiere decidido
Tú	Hubieres decidido
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiere decidido
Nosotros	Hubiéremos decidido
Vosotros	Hubiereis decidido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieren decidido

Examples:

1. Si nosotros hubiéremos decidido ir al concierto, habríamos llegado a tiempo. (If we had decided to go to the concert, we would have arrived on time.)
2. Si tú hubieres decidido estudiar en otro país, habrías tenido una experiencia increíble. (If you had decided to study abroad, you would have had an amazing experience.)
3. Si ellos hubieren decidido quedarse en casa, habrían estado más cómodos. (If they had decided to stay home, they would have been more comfortable.)

“Decidir” Conjugation Imperative / Imperativo

The imperative tense (el modo imperativo) is one of the verb moods used to express commands, orders, or requests. It is used to tell someone what to do or what not to do.

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Affirmative / Afirmativos

Spanish affirmative refers to the use of positive statements or expressions that indicate agreement, confirmation, or positive response to a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	Decide
Él/Ella/Usted	Decida
Nosotros	Decidamos
Vosotros	Decidid
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Decidan

Examples:

1. Decidan qué hacer para el fin de semana. (Decide what to do for the weekend.)
2. Decidid rápidamente si vais a venir o no. (Decide quickly whether you are coming or not.)
3. Decide qué quieres para cenar. (Decide what you want for dinner.)

Negative / Negativos

Spanish negative refers to the use of negative statements or expressions that indicate negation, denial, or disagreement with a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	No decidas
Él/Ella/Usted	No decida
Nosotros	No decidamos
Vosotros	No decidáis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	No decidan

Examples:

1. No decidas sin pensarlo bien. (Don’t decide without thinking it through.)
2. No decida sin consultar a su equipo. (Don’t decide without consulting your team.)
3. No decidan hasta que tengan toda la información. (Don’t decide until you have all the information.)

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