dirigir
to direct, to leadPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | dirijoI direct | nosotros | dirigimoswe direct |
| tú | dirigesyou direct | vosotros | dirigísyou all direct |
| él/ella/Ud. | dirigehe/she directs | ellos/Uds. | dirigenthey direct |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he dirigidoI have directed | nosotros | hemos dirigidowe have directed |
| tú | has dirigidoyou have directed | vosotros | habéis dirigidoyou all have directed |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha dirigidohe/she has directed | ellos/Uds. | han dirigidothey have directed |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | dirija(that) I direct | nosotros | dirijamos(that) we direct |
| tú | dirijas(that) you direct | vosotros | dirijáis(that) you all direct |
| él/ella/Ud. | dirija(that) he/she directs | ellos/Uds. | dirijan(that) they direct |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya dirigido(that) I have directed | nosotros | hayamos dirigido(that) we have directed |
| tú | hayas dirigido(that) you have directed | vosotros | hayáis dirigido(that) you all have directed |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya dirigido(that) he/she has directed | ellos/Uds. | hayan dirigido(that) they have directed |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | dirigíI directed | nosotros | dirigimoswe directed |
| tú | dirigisteyou directed | vosotros | dirigisteisyou all directed |
| él/ella/Ud. | dirigióhe/she directed | ellos/Uds. | dirigieronthey directed |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | dirigíaI used to direct | nosotros | dirigíamoswe used to direct |
| tú | dirigíasyou used to direct | vosotros | dirigíaisyou all used to direct |
| él/ella/Ud. | dirigíahe/she used to direct | ellos/Uds. | dirigíanthey used to direct |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había dirigidoI had directed | nosotros | habíamos dirigidowe had directed |
| tú | habías dirigidoyou had directed | vosotros | habíais dirigidoyou all had directed |
| él/ella/Ud. | había dirigidohe/she had directed | ellos/Uds. | habían dirigidothey had directed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | dirigiera(that) I directed | nosotros | dirigiéramos(that) we directed |
| tú | dirigieras(that) you directed | vosotros | dirigierais(that) you all directed |
| él/ella/Ud. | dirigiera(that) he/she directed | ellos/Uds. | dirigieran(that) they directed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | dirigiese(that) I directed | nosotros | dirigiésemos(that) we directed |
| tú | dirigieses(that) you directed | vosotros | dirigieseis(that) you all directed |
| él/ella/Ud. | dirigiese(that) he/she directed | ellos/Uds. | dirigiesen(that) they directed |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera dirigido(that) I had directed | nosotros | hubiéramos dirigido(that) we had directed |
| tú | hubieras dirigido(that) you had directed | vosotros | hubierais dirigido(that) you all had directed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera dirigido(that) he/she had directed | ellos/Uds. | hubieran dirigido(that) they had directed |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube dirigidoI had directed | nosotros | hubimos dirigidowe had directed |
| tú | hubiste dirigidoyou had directed | vosotros | hubisteis dirigidoyou all had directed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo dirigidohe/she had directed | ellos/Uds. | hubieron dirigidothey had directed |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | dirigiréI will direct | nosotros | dirigiremoswe will direct |
| tú | dirigirásyou will direct | vosotros | dirigiréisyou all will direct |
| él/ella/Ud. | dirigiráhe/she will direct | ellos/Uds. | dirigiránthey will direct |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | dirigiríaI would direct | nosotros | dirigiríamoswe would direct |
| tú | dirigiríasyou would direct | vosotros | dirigiríaisyou all would direct |
| él/ella/Ud. | dirigiríahe/she would direct | ellos/Uds. | dirigiríanthey would direct |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré dirigidoI will have directed | nosotros | habremos dirigidowe will have directed |
| tú | habrás dirigidoyou will have directed | vosotros | habréis dirigidoyou all will have directed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá dirigidohe/she will have directed | ellos/Uds. | habrán dirigidothey will have directed |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría dirigidoI would have directed | nosotros | habríamos dirigidowe would have directed |
| tú | habrías dirigidoyou would have directed | vosotros | habríais dirigidoyou all would have directed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría dirigidohe/she would have directed | ellos/Uds. | habrían dirigidothey would have directed |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | dirigiere(should) I direct | nosotros | dirigiéremos(should) we direct |
| tú | dirigieres(should) you direct | vosotros | dirigiereis(should) you all direct |
| él/ella/Ud. | dirigiere(should) he/she direct | ellos/Uds. | dirigieren(should) they direct |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | dirijamoslet's direct |
| tú | dirigedirect! | vosotros | dirigiddirect! |
| él/ella/Ud. | dirijadirect! | ellos/Uds. | dirijandirect! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no dirijamoslet's not direct |
| tú | no dirijasdon't direct | vosotros | no dirijáisdon't direct |
| él/ella/Ud. | no dirijadon't direct | ellos/Uds. | no dirijandon't direct |
