Conjugate decir in the preterite tense in Spanish (El Pretérito Indefinido)

Decir and its derivatives predecir, bendecir, maldecir are irregular in El Pretérito Indefinido  in Spanish. They all follow the same pattern.

Learn how to conjugate "decir" in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish

As you can see, there is a vowel change: -e to -i and also a consonant change: -c to -j.

Here are some examples to read and listen to:

Verbs that follow this pattern are:

• decir (to say/tell)
• predecir (to predict)
• bendecir (to bless)
• maldecir (to curse)