Spanish grammar
Dije, dijo, vine, vino
Report what someone said and who came, in the past.
From the scene ¿Qué dijo la jefa? (What did the boss say?)
In short
Decir and venir are irregular in the past: dije, dijo; vine, vino. No accents, and never dijió.
- I said dije
- you said dijiste
- she / he said dijo
- I came vine
- she / he came vino
Your turn
Which one goes with you said?
Options: dijiste · dije · dijo
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you said → dijiste
How it works
Decir and venir are irregular in the past: decir → dije, dijiste, dijo; venir → vine, viniste, vino.
Good to know
No accents, and it is dijo, not "dijió".
I said dije
Nuria
Dije: gracias. Y luego, ¡vino el director!
I said: thank you. And then the director came!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank): gracias. Y luego, ¡vino el director!
Options: Dije · Dijiste · Dijo
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Nuria
Dije: gracias. Y luego, ¡vino el director!
I said: thank you. And then the director came!
you said dijiste
Your turn
What goes with dijiste?
Options: I said · she / he said · you said
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dijiste → you said
she / he said dijo
Nuria
Dijo que mi informe es muy bueno.
She said my report is very good.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) que mi informe es muy bueno.
Options: Dije · Dijiste · Dijo
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Nuria
Dijo que mi informe es muy bueno.
She said my report is very good.
I came vine
Javi
Es que vine tarde... ¡de mi otro trabajo!
Well, I came late... from my other job!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Es que (blank) tarde... ¡de mi otro trabajo!
Options: vine · dije · dijiste
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Javi
Es que vine tarde... ¡de mi otro trabajo!
Well, I came late... from my other job!
she / he came vino
Nuria
Ayer la jefa vino a mi mesa.
Yesterday the boss came to my desk.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Ayer la jefa (blank) a mi mesa.
Options: vino · dije · dijiste
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Nuria
Ayer la jefa vino a mi mesa.
Yesterday the boss came to my desk.
Common mistake
Not Dije or Decí here. She (the boss).
Dijo que mi informe es muy bueno.
She said my report is very good.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| I said | dije |
|---|---|
| you said | dijiste |
| she / he said | dijo |
| I came | vine |
| she / he came | vino |
More lines from the story
- NuriaDijo: ¿quién es el chico nuevo de los ordenadores?He said: who is the new guy with the computers?
- Javi¿El director? ¿Y qué dijo él?The director? And what did he say?