Learning Spanish One Verb at a Time. Decir. Say and Tell. Past + Imperfect subjunctive.

 

Learning Spanish

One Verb at a Time

Decir- to Say / to Tell

Simple & Imperfect Past + Imperfect Subjunctive.

Simple Past: One Time events in the past. 

• Anabel dijo que se mudaría de casa la próxima semana. Anabel said she would be moving out of her house next week.

• Ya le dije a Marta lo que me dijiste. I already told Marta what you told me.

• Ellos me dijeron que no vendrían a la fiesta.They told me they would not come to the party.

• ¿Qué le dijiste a tu hermano? What did you tell your brother?

• José no me dijo nada de su viaje a París. José didn’t tell me anything about his trip to Paris.

• Las autoridades nos dijeron que nos fuéramos de inmediato. The authorities told us to leave immediately.

• Ella no me dijo adiós. She didn’t say goodbye to me.

• Los niños me dijeron que querían helado. The children told me they wanted ice cream.

• Le dije a mi amigo que lo extrañaba mucho. I told my friend that I missed him very much.

• Ellos me dijeron que me apoyarían en mi decisión. They told me they would support me in my decision.

Imperfect Past: Undefined length & repeated events

• Mi abuela siempre me decía cosas bonitas. My grandma always told me nice things.

• Mi papá siempre me decía eso. My dad always told me that.

• Ellos siempre me decían: “puedes lograr todo lo que te propongas.” They always told me: "you can achieve anything you set your mind to".

• ¿Qué le decías a tu hermana para que se riera tanto? What did you say to your sister to make her laugh so much?

• Nunca me decía nada sobre sus problemas. He never told me about his problems.

• Las instrucciones decían que debía mezclar los ingredientes en un recipiente grande. The instructions said to mix the ingredients in a large bowl.

• ¿Qué me decías? What were you saying? What were you telling me?

• ¿Qué decía en el cartel? What did it say on the sign? … on the poster?

• Le dije a mi amigo que lo visitaría pronto. I told my friend I would visit him soon.

• Lo siento, no decía eso. Sorry I wasn’t saying that. I didn’t mean that.

Imperfect Subjunctive:Hypothetical - Expressive - Past

• Era importante que me dijeras la verdad. It was important that you told me the truth.

• Ojalá dijeran que sí. I wish they would say yes. I wish they said yes.

• Me gustaría que me dijeras a qué hora te busco. I would like you to tell me what time to pick you up.

• Me gustaría que me dijeras como se hace eso. I would like you to tell me how to do that.

• Me pareció mal que no le dijeras buenos días a tu jefe. I thought it was wrong that you didn't say good morning to your boss.

• Me gustaría que me dijera con tiempo si necesito algo más. I would like you to let me know in advance if you need anything else.

• Necesitaba que me dijeras cuándo vas a regresar a casa. I needed you to tell me when you were coming home.

• Sería bueno que me dijeras qué puedo hacer para ayudarte. It would be good if you could tell me how I can help you.

• Lo habría hecho aunque me dijeran que no. I would have done it even if they told me no.

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