How to conjugate desdecir in Indicative Preterite in Spanish

desdecir
to retract, to take back, to deny
irregular verb

Desdecir means to retract or deny something previously said. It is an irregular verb used when someone wants to negate or withdraw a statement.

How to conjugate desdecir in Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

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Indicative Preterite Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
desdije
Tú
desdijiste
Él / Ella / Usted
desdijo
Nosotros / Nosotras
desdijimos
Vosotros / Vosotras
desdijisteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
desdijeron

Examples of desdecir in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Yo desdije mi opinión ayer.
I took back my opinion yesterday.
Tú
Tú desdijiste lo que dijiste antes.
You took back what you said before.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él desdijo sus palabras en la reunión.
He took back his words in the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros desdijimos la promesa.
We took back the promise.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros desdijisteis lo que prometisteis.
You all took back what you promised.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos desdijeron sus declaraciones.
They took back their statements.

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Yo desdije mi opinión ayer.

Other conjugations of desdecir

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Indicative Present
Indicative Imperfect
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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