Decidir (to decide) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of decidir (to decide) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

 Decidir (to decide) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 5: Planes para el futuro (Future Plans)

Lesson 37: Estar jubilado (To be retired)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Decidir (to decide) Decidiendo (Deciding) Decidido (Decided)

Decidir (to decide): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo decido I decide
tú decides You decide
él/ella decide he/she decides
nosotros/nosotras decidimos we decide
vosotros/vosotras decidís you decide
ellos/ellas deciden they decide

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he decidido I have decided
tú has decidido You have decided
él/ella ha decidido he has decided
nosotros/nosotras hemos decidido we have decided
vosotros/vosotras habéis decidido You have decided
ellos/ellas han decidido They have decided

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo decida I decide
tú decidas you decide
él/ella decida he/she decides
nosotros/nosotras decidamos we decide
vosotros/vosotras decidáis you decide
ellos/ellas decidan They decide

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya decidido I have decided
tú hayas decidido you have decided
él/ella haya decidido he/she has decided
nosotros/nosotras hayamos decidido we have decided
vosotros/vosotras hayáis decidido you have decided
ellos/ellas hayan decidido they have decided

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo decidía I decided
tú decidías You decided
él/ella decidía he/she decided
nosotros/nosotras decidíamos We decided
vosotros/vosotras decidíais you decided
ellos/ellas decidían They decided

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había decidido I had decided
tú habías decidido You had decided
él/ella había decidido he had decided
nosotros/nosotras habíamos decidido we had decided
vosotros/vosotras habíais decidido You (plural) had decided
ellos/ellas habían decidido They had decided

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo decidiera/decidiese I decided
tú decidieras/decidieses you would decide
él/ella decidiera/decidiese he decided
nosotros/nosotras decidiéramos/decidiésemos we decided
vosotros/vosotras decidierais/decidieseis You would decide
ellos/ellas decidieran/decidiesen they decided

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese decidido I would have decided
tú hubieras/hubieses decidido you had decided
él/ella hubiera/hubiese decidido he had decided
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos decidido we had decided
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis decidido you would have decided
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen decidido they had decided

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo decidí I decided
tú decidiste You decided
él/ella decidió he/she decided
nosotros/nosotras decidimos We decided
vosotros/vosotras decidisteis you decided
ellos/ellas decidieron They decided

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube decidido I had decided
tú hubiste decidido You had decided
él/ella hubo decidido he/she had decided
nosotros/nosotras hubimos decidido we had decided
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis decidido You had decided
ellos/ellas hubieron decidido They had decided

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo decidiere I will decide
tú decidieres you will decide
él/ella decidiere he/she will decide
nosotros/nosotras decidiéremos we will decide
vosotros/vosotras decidiereis You/vosotros would decide
ellos/ellas decidieren they would decide

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere decidido I will have decided
tú hubieres decidido you will have decided
él/ella hubiere decidido he/she will have decided
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos decidido we will have decided
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis decidido You will have decided
ellos/ellas hubieren decidido They will have decided

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo decidiré I will decide
tú decidirás You will decide
él/ella decidirá he/she will decide
nosotros/nosotras decidiremos We will decide
vosotros/vosotras decidiréis You (plural) will decide
ellos/ellas decidirán They will decide

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré decidido I will have decided
tú habrás decidido You will have decided
él/ella habrá decidido he/she will have decided
nosotros/nosotras habremos decidido We will have decided
vosotros/vosotras habréis decidido you will have decided
ellos/ellas habrán decidido They will have decided
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Decide! Decide!
Decida! Decide!
Decidamos! Let us decide!
Decidid! You decide.
Decidan! They decide!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No decidas! You don't decide.
¡No decida! Do not decide!
¡No decidamos! Let's not decide!
¡No decidáis! You all do not decide
¡No decidan! They do not decide

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo decidiría I would decide
tú decidirías You would decide
él/ella decidiría he/she would decide
nosotros/nosotras decidiríamos We would decide
vosotros/vosotras decidiríais you would decide
ellos/ellas decidirían They would decide

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría decidido I would have decided
tú habrías decidido You would have decided
él/ella habría decidido He would have decided
nosotros/nosotras habríamos decidido we would have decided
vosotros/vosotras habríais decidido you would have decided
ellos/ellas habrían decidido They would have decided

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They will decide to live a healthy life.
Decidirán vivir una vida saludable.
2. You decide to learn to play the guitar.
Tú decides aprender a tocar la guitarra.
3. I will decide to take a risk for the world.
Decidiré arriesgarme por el mundo.
4. We decide to go on a trip to the jungle.
Nosotros decidimos realizar una excursión en la selva.
5. You will decide to enjoy leisure to the fullest.
Decidiréis disfrutar el ocio al máximo.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I decided to accept the photographer's job.
Yo decidí aceptar el trabajo del fotógrafo.
2. He decided to graduate in natural sciences.
Él decidió graduarse en ciencias naturales.
3. They decided to learn to play the guitar.
Ellos decidieron aprender a tocar la guitarra.
4. He decided that he was going to plant more trees in his garden.
Él decidía que iba a plantar más árboles en su jardín.
5. We decided to plant a tree in the garden.
Nosotros decidimos plantar un árbol en el jardín.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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decidiera/decidiese, decidas, decidierais/decidieseis, decidieran/decidiesen, decidiéramos/decidiésemos

1.
Esperábamos que nosotros ... plantar más árboles.
(We hoped that we would decide to plant more trees.)
2.
No imaginaba que vosotros ... viajar tanto.
(I didn't imagine that you lot would decide to travel so much.)
3.
Dudo que tú ... tan rápido sin pensarlo.
(I doubt that you decide so quickly without thinking about it.)
4.
Suponía que ellos ... terminar el proyecto.
(I supposed that they would decide to finish the project.)
5.
Esperaba que yo ... ir a la playa.
(I was hoping that I would decide to go to the beach.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I would have decided to make the trip to Africa.
Yo habría decidido hacer el viaje a África.
2. It is possible that they have decided to rest on the beach.
Es posible que ellos hayan decidido descansar en la playa.
3. You had decided to plant the rose.
Tú hubiste decidido plantar la rosa.
4. It is likely that he has decided to plant the orchids.
Es probable que él haya decidido plantar las orquídeas.
5. He would have decided to graduate on time.
Él habría decidido graduarse a tiempo.