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SPANISH VERB

dirigirse

to address, to write to (formally)

  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: dirigiéndose
  • Past participle: dirigido

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use dirigirse

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

  1. Present

    Me dirijo a usted para solicitar una beca.

    I am writing to you to apply for a scholarship.

  2. Past

    Sarah se dirigió a la directora por escrito.

    Sarah wrote to the headmistress.

  3. Imperfect

    En mi oficina nadie se dirigía al jefe de tú.

    In my office nobody addressed the boss as "tú".

  4. Future

    Mañana me dirigiré al banco para pedir el préstamo.

    Tomorrow I'll write to the bank to ask for the loan.

  5. Conditional

    ¿Cómo te dirigirías a un obispo, de usted?

    How would you address a bishop, as "usted"?

  6. Present subjunctive

    La maestra quiere que nos dirijamos a ella por su nombre.

    The teacher wants us to address her by her first name.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El abogado me pidió que me dirigiera al juez con respeto.

    The lawyer asked me to address the judge with respect.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Diríjase a la ventanilla tres, ahí le ayudan!

    Go to window three, they'll help you there!

Good to know

  • "Me dirijo a usted" opens a formal letter or email; with friends you just write "Hola".
  • "Dirigirse a un lugar" is to head somewhere: el camión se dirige al centro.

Where you hear dirigirse

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

  • Me dirijo a usted para confirmar su entrevista. I am writing to you to confirm your interview.
  • Me dirigí a la directora con mucho respeto. I addressed the director with great respect.
  • Me voy a dirigir a la escuela por escrito. I'm going to write to the school.
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The Interview

Intermediate Level 2 · me dirijo a usted

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Verbs like this one

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