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How to conjugate Distinguir in Spanish

To distinguish, to make out Irregular Verb

Introduction

Distinguir is the Spanish verb for "to distinguish, to make out". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to distinguir include: atisbar, discernir.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivedistinguirto distinguish, to make out
Past participledistinguidodistinguished
Gerunddistinguiendodistinguishing
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Indicative Tenses of Distinguir

Distinguir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of distinguir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "distingo", meaning "I distinguish".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yodistingo I distinguish
distinguesyou distinguish
Ella / Él / Usteddistingues/he distinguishes, you (formal) distinguish
Nosotras / Nosotrosdistinguimoswe distinguish
Vosotras / Vosotrosdistinguísyou (plural) distinguish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdistinguenthey distinguish,

The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.

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Distinguir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of distinguir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "distinguí", meaning "I distinguished".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodistinguíI distinguished
distinguisteyou distinguished
Ella / Él / Usteddistinguiós/he distinguished, you (formal) distinguished
Nosotras / Nosotrosdistinguimoswe distinguished
Vosotras / Vosotrosdistinguisteisyou (plural) distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdistinguieronthey distinguished,

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Distinguir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of distinguir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "distinguía", meaning "I used to distinguish".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodistinguíaI used to distinguish
distinguíasyou used to distinguish
Ella / Él / Usteddistinguías/he used to distinguish, you (formal) used to distinguish
Nosotras / Nosotrosdistinguíamoswe used to distinguish
Vosotras / Vosotrosdistinguíaisyou (plural) used to distinguish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdistinguíanthey used to distinguish,

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Distinguir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of distinguir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy distinguiendo", meaning "I am distinguishing".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy distinguiendoI am distinguishing
estás distinguiendoyou are distinguishing
Ella / Él / Ustedestá distinguiendos/he is distinguishing, you (formal) are distinguishing
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos distinguiendowe are distinguishing
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis distinguiendoyou (plural) are distinguishing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán distinguiendothey are distinguishing,

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Distinguir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of distinguir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a distinguir", meaning "I am going to distinguish".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a distinguirI am going to distinguish
vas a distinguiryou are going to distinguish
Ella / Él / Ustedva a distinguirs/he is going to distinguish, you (formal) are going to distinguish
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a distinguirwe are going to distinguish
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a distinguiryou (plural) are going to distinguish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a distinguirthey are going to distinguish,

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Distinguir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of distinguir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "distinguiré", meaning "I will distinguish".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodistinguiréI will distinguish
distinguirásyou will distinguish
Ella / Él / Usteddistinguirás/he will distinguish, you (formal) will distinguish
Nosotras / Nosotrosdistinguiremoswe will distinguish
Vosotras / Vosotrosdistinguiréisyou (plural) will distinguish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdistinguiránthey will distinguish,

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Distinguir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of distinguir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "distinguiría", meaning "I would distinguish".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodistinguiríaI would distinguish
distinguiríasyou would distinguish
Ella / Él / Usteddistinguirías/he would distinguish, you (formal) would distinguish
Nosotras / Nosotrosdistinguiríamoswe would distinguish
Vosotras / Vosotrosdistinguiríaisyou (plural) would distinguish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdistinguiríanthey would distinguish,

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Distinguir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of distinguir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he distinguido", meaning "I have distinguished".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe distinguidoI have distinguished
has distinguidoyou have distinguished
Ella / Él / Ustedha distinguidos/he has distinguished, you (formal) have distinguished
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos distinguidowe have distinguished
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis distinguidoyou (plural) have distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan distinguidothey have distinguished,

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Distinguir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of distinguir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había distinguido", meaning "I had distinguished".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía distinguidoI had distinguished
habías distinguidoyou had distinguished
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía distinguidos/he had distinguished, you (formal) had distinguished
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos distinguidowe had distinguished
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais distinguidoyou (plural) had distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían distinguidothey had distinguished,

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Distinguir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of distinguir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré distinguido", meaning "I will have distinguished".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré distinguidoI will have distinguished
habrás distinguidoyou will have distinguished
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá distinguidos/he will have distinguished, you (formal) will have distinguished
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos distinguidowe will have distinguished
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis distinguidoyou (plural) will have distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán distinguidothey will have distinguished,

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Distinguir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of distinguir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría distinguido", meaning "I would have distinguished".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría distinguidoI would have distinguished
habrías distinguidoyou would have distinguished
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría distinguidos/he would have distinguished, you (formal) would have distinguished
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos distinguidowe would have distinguished
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais distinguidoyou (plural) would have distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían distinguidothey would have distinguished,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Distinguir

Distinguir in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "distinga", meaning "I distinguish".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yodistinga I distinguish
distingas you distinguish
Ella / Él / Usteddistinga s/he distinguishes, you (formal) distinguish
Nosotras / Nosotrosdistingamos we distinguish
Vosotras / Vosotrosdistingáis you (plural) distinguish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdistingan they distinguish,

The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.

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Distinguir in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "distinguiera", meaning "I distinguished".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodistinguieraI distinguished
distinguierasyou distinguished
Ella / Él / Usteddistinguieras/he distinguished, you (formal) distinguished
Nosotras / Nosotrosdistinguiéramoswe distinguished
Vosotras / Vosotrosdistinguieraisyou (plural) distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdistinguieranthey distinguished,

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Distinguir in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "distinguiere", meaning "I will distinguish".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodistinguiereI will distinguish
distinguieresyou will distinguish
Ella / Él / Usteddistinguieres/he will distinguish, you (formal) will distinguish
Nosotras / Nosotrosdistinguiéremoswe will distinguish
Vosotras / Vosotrosdistinguiereisyou (plural) will distinguish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdistinguierenthey will distinguish,

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Distinguir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya distinguido", meaning "I have distinguished".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya distinguidoI have distinguished
hayas distinguidoyou have distinguished
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya distinguidos/he has distinguished, you (formal) have distinguished
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos distinguidowe have distinguished
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis distinguidoyou (plural) have distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan distinguidothey have distinguished,

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Distinguir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera distinguido", meaning "I had distinguished".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera distinguidoI had distinguished
hubieras distinguidoyou had distinguished
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera distinguidos/he had distinguished, you (formal) had distinguished
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos distinguidowe had distinguished
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais distinguidoyou (plural) had distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran distinguidothey had distinguished,

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Distinguir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere distinguido", meaning "I will have distinguished".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere distinguidoI will have distinguished
hubieres distinguidoyou will have distinguished
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere distinguidos/he will have distinguished, you (formal) will have distinguished
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos distinguidowe will have distinguished
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis distinguidoyou (plural) will have distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren distinguidothey will have distinguished,

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Imperative Tenses of Distinguir

Distinguir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "distinga", meaning "(to you formal) distinguish!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
distingue(to you) distinguish!
Ella / Él / Usteddistinga (to you formal) distinguish!
Nosotras / Nosotrosdistingamos let's distinguish!
Vosotras / Vosotrosdistinguid(to you plural) distinguish!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdistingan (to you plural formal) distinguish!

The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.

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Distinguir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no distinga", meaning "(to you formal) don't distinguish!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no distingas (to you) don't distinguish!
Ella / Él / Ustedno distinga (to you formal) don't distinguish!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno distingamos let's not distinguish!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno distingáis (to you plural) don't distinguish!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno distingan (to you plural formal) don't distinguish!

The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.

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