In Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), the verb dire (to say/to tell) and derivatives* have an irregular past participle: -dit, and uses the auxiliary avoir.
Conjugation of DIRE (to say/to tell) in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) in French
|
j' |
ai dit |
|
tu |
as dit |
|
il / elle / on |
a dit |
|
nous |
avons dit |
|
vous |
avez dit |
|
ils/elles |
ont dit |
Here's the pattern to conjugate dire in Le Passé Composé :
avoir in Le Présent + dit
Note that with avoir as an auxiliary, past participles never agree with the subject of the verb:
Il a dit un mensonge.He told a lie.
Elle a dit un mensonge.She told a lie.
*Other derivatives of dire follow the same conjugation:
redire (to say again) -> redit
prédire (to predict) -> prédit
interdire (to forbid) -> interdit
médire (to speak ill) -> médit
contredire (to contradict) -> contredit
etc
prédire (to predict) -> prédit
interdire (to forbid) -> interdit
médire (to speak ill) -> médit
contredire (to contradict) -> contredit
etc
Listen to these sentences:
Je n'ai jamais contredit Sam !I never contradicted Sam!
Tu m'as redit la même chose !You told me the same thing again!
Le directeur a interdit aux élèves d'y aller. The headmaster forbade the pupils to go there.
Nous avons prédit qu'il ne viendrait pas.We predicted that he wouldn't come.
Vous avez médit de moi.You spoke ill of me.
Les témoins ont contredit le suspect.The witnesses contradicted the suspect.
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