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SPANISH VERB

dictar

to dictate, to read out

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: dictando
  • Past participle: dictado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I dictate
  2. tú you dictate
  3. usted, él, ella he/she dictates
  4. nosotros we dictate
  5. vosotros Spain you all dictate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they dictate

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I dictated
  2. tú you dictated
  3. usted, él, ella he/she dictated
  4. nosotros we dictated
  5. vosotros Spain you all dictated
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they dictated

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to dictate
  2. tú you used to dictate
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to dictate
  4. nosotros we used to dictate
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to dictate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to dictate

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will dictate
  2. tú you will dictate
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will dictate
  4. nosotros we will dictate
  5. vosotros Spain you all will dictate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will dictate

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would dictate
  2. tú you would dictate
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would dictate
  4. nosotros we would dictate
  5. vosotros Spain you all would dictate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would dictate

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I dictate
  2. tú (that) you dictate
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she dictate
  4. nosotros (that) we dictate
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all dictate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they dictate

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I dictated
  2. tú (if) you dictated
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she dictated
  4. nosotros (if) we dictated
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all dictated
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they dictated

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú dictate!
  2. usted dictate! (formal)
  3. nosotros dictate! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain dictate! (all of you)
  5. ustedes dictate! (all of you)

How to use dictar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    La profesora dicta las frases muy despacio.

    The teacher reads out the sentences very slowly.

  2. Past

    El médico dictó la receta a la enfermera.

    The doctor dictated the prescription to the nurse.

  3. Imperfect

    En el colegio nos dictaban un texto cada viernes.

    At school they read us a text to write down every Friday.

  4. Future

    Te dictaré la dirección y tú la apuntas.

    I'll read out the address and you write it down.

  5. Conditional

    Yo dictaría el mensaje al móvil, es más rápido.

    I'd dictate the message to the phone, it's faster.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesito que me dictes el número de cuenta.

    I need you to read out the account number to me.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que me dictara la receta por teléfono.

    I asked her to read me the recipe over the phone.

  8. Imperative

    Dícteme su nombre completo, por favor.

    Read me your full name, please.

Where you hear dictar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Yo dicto y tú escribes. I read out and you write.
  • Le dicté a Sarah todas las direcciones. I read out all the addresses to Sarah.
  • Mañana te dictaré el último párrafo. Tomorrow I'll dictate the last paragraph to you.
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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.