Ella Verbsdistraer to distract Irregular Verb
At a glance: Distraer (to distract) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: distraigo, distraes, distrae, distraemos, distraéis, distraen. Yo adds ig (distraigo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (distraje), subjunctive, gerund (distrayendo) and past participle (distraído).

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The Indicative Present of distraer 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, “distraigo”, meaning “I distract”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | distraigo | I distract |
| Tú | distraes | you distract |
| Ella / Él / Usted | distrae | s/he distracts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | distraemos | we distract |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | distraéis | you (plural) distract |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | distraen | they distract |
How it’s built: Yo adds ig (distraigo); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of distraer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “distraje”, meaning “I distracted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | distraje | I distracted |
| Tú | distrajiste | you distracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | distrajo | s/he distracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | distrajimos | we distracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | distrajisteis | you (plural) distracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | distrajeron | they distracted |
How it’s built: Irregular stem distraj- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron; ellas/ellos drops the i (distrajeron).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of distraer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “distraía”, meaning “I used to distract”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | distraía | I used to distract |
| Tú | distraías | you used to distract |
| Ella / Él / Usted | distraía | s/he used to distract |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | distraíamos | we used to distract |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | distraíais | you (plural) used to distract |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | distraían | they used to distract |
How it’s built: Regular: stem distra- plus the -er endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of distraer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy distrayendo”, meaning “I am distracting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy distrayendo | I am distracting |
| Tú | estás distrayendo | you are distracting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está distrayendo | s/he is distracting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos distrayendo | we are distracting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis distrayendo | you (plural) are distracting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están distrayendo | they are distracting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund distrayendo.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Informal Future of distraer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a distraer”, meaning “I am going to distract”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a distraer | I am going to distract |
| Tú | vas a distraer | you are going to distract |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a distraer | s/he is going to distract |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a distraer | we are going to distract |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a distraer | you (plural) are going to distract |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a distraer | they are going to distract |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive distraer.
The Indicative Future of distraer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “distraeré”, meaning “I will distract”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | distraeré | I will distract |
| Tú | distraerás | you will distract |
| Ella / Él / Usted | distraerá | s/he will distract |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | distraeremos | we will distract |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | distraeréis | you (plural) will distract |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | distraerán | they will distract |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive distraer plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of distraer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “distraería”, meaning “I would distract”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | distraería | I would distract |
| Tú | distraerías | you would distract |
| Ella / Él / Usted | distraería | s/he would distract |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | distraeríamos | we would distract |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | distraeríais | you (plural) would distract |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | distraerían | they would distract |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive distraer plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of distraer 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 distraído”, meaning “I have distracted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he distraído | I have distracted |
| Tú | has distraído | you have distracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha distraído | s/he has distracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos distraído | we have distracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis distraído | you (plural) have distracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han distraído | they have distracted |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle distraído.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Past Perfect of distraer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había distraído”, meaning “I had distracted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había distraído | I had distracted |
| Tú | habías distraído | you had distracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había distraído | s/he had distracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos distraído | we had distracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais distraído | you (plural) had distracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían distraído | they had distracted |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle distraído.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Future Perfect of distraer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré distraído”, meaning “I will have distracted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré distraído | I will have distracted |
| Tú | habrás distraído | you will have distracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá distraído | s/he will have distracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos distraído | we will have distracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis distraído | you (plural) will have distracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán distraído | they will have distracted |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle distraído.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of distraer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría distraído”, meaning “I would have distracted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría distraído | I would have distracted |
| Tú | habrías distraído | you would have distracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría distraído | s/he would have distracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos distraído | we would have distracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais distraído | you (plural) would have distracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían distraído | they would have distracted |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle distraído.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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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, “distraiga”, meaning “I distract”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | distraiga | I distract |
| Tú | distraigas | you distract |
| Ella / Él / Usted | distraiga | s/he distracts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | distraigamos | we distract |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | distraigáis | you (plural) distract |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | distraigan | they distract |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, distraigo (distraiga, distraigas, distraiga, distraigamos, distraigáis, distraigan).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “distrajera”, meaning “I distracted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | distrajera | I distracted |
| Tú | distrajeras | you distracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | distrajera | s/he distracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | distrajéramos | we distracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | distrajerais | you (plural) distracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | distrajeran | they distracted |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, distrajeron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (distrajéramos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “distrajere”, meaning “I will distract”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | distrajere | I will distract |
| Tú | distrajeres | you will distract |
| Ella / Él / Usted | distrajere | s/he will distract |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | distrajéremos | we will distract |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | distrajereis | you (plural) will distract |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | distrajeren | they will distract |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, distrajeron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (distrajéremos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 distraído”, meaning “I have distracted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya distraído | I have distracted |
| Tú | hayas distraído | you have distracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya distraído | s/he has distracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos distraído | we have distracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis distraído | you (plural) have distracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan distraído | they have distracted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle distraído.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 distraído”, meaning “I had distracted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera distraído | I had distracted |
| Tú | hubieras distraído | you had distracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera distraído | s/he had distracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos distraído | we had distracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais distraído | you (plural) had distracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran distraído | they had distracted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle distraído.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 distraído”, meaning “I will have distracted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere distraído | I will have distracted |
| Tú | hubieres distraído | you will have distracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere distraído | s/he will have distracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos distraído | we will have distracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis distraído | you (plural) will have distracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren distraído | they will have distracted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle distraído.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “distraiga”, meaning “(to you formal) distract!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | distrae | (to you) distract! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | distraiga | (to you formal) distract! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | distraigamos | let's distract! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | distraed | (to you plural) distract! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | distraigan | (to you plural formal) distract! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (distrae); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (distraiga, distraigamos, distraigan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (distraed).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no distraiga”, meaning “(to you formal) don't distract!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no distraigas | (to you) don't distract! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no distraiga | (to you formal) don't distract! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no distraigamos | let's not distract! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no distraigáis | (to you plural) don't distract! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no distraigan | (to you plural formal) don't distract! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no distraigas, no distraiga, no distraigamos, no distraigáis, no distraigan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Distraer is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo adds ig (distraigo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (distraje), subjunctive, gerund (distrayendo) and past participle (distraído).
In the present tense (presente), distraer is conjugated as: yo distraigo, tú distraes, él/ella/usted distrae, nosotros distraemos, vosotros distraéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes distraen. The present tense 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), distraer is conjugated as: yo distraje, tú distrajiste, él/ella/usted distrajo, nosotros distrajimos, vosotros distrajisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes distrajeron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), distraer is conjugated as: yo distraía, tú distraías, él/ella/usted distraía, nosotros distraíamos, vosotros distraíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes distraían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), distraer is conjugated as: yo distraeré, tú distraerás, él/ella/usted distraerá, nosotros distraeremos, vosotros distraeréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes distraerán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), distraer is conjugated as: yo distraiga, tú distraigas, él/ella/usted distraiga, nosotros distraigamos, vosotros distraigáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes distraigan. The present subjunctive 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.
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