The verbs dire (to say, to tell) and fare (to make, to do) in the imperfect subjunctive
The verbs dire (to say, to tell) and fare (to make, to do) are irregular and are conjugated as follows in the imperfect subjunctive:
Tu dicessi
Lui/lei dicesse
Noi dicessimo
Voi diceste
Loro dicessero
Tu facessi
Lui/lei facesse
Noi facessimo
Voi faceste
Loro facessero
Mi piacerebbe che dicessi la tua versione.
I'd like you to tell your version (literally, "I'd like that you tell your version").
Pensavo che lo faceste prima voi.
I thought that you did it first.
Note: all verbs stemming from dire are fare conjugated in the same way, including contraddire (to contradict), predire (to predict), disdire (to cancel), maledire (to curse), rifare (to remake, to redo) and contraffare (to forge, to counterfeit).
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