Discernir

to discern

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

discernir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

discerniendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

discernido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	discerno I discern	I discern
tú	discernes you discern	you discern
él/ella/usted	discerne he/she/you discerns	he/she/you discerns
nosotros	discernimos we discern	we discern
vosotros	discernís you all discern	you all discern
ellos/ustedes	discernen they/you all discern	they/you all discern

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	discernía I used to discern	I used to discern
tú	discernías you used to discern	you used to discern
él/ella/usted	discernía he/she/you used to discern	he/she/you used to discern
nosotros	discerníamos we used to discern	we used to discern
vosotros	discerníais you all used to discern	you all used to discern
ellos/ustedes	discernían they/you all used to discern	they/you all used to discern

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	discerní I discerned	I discerned
tú	discerniste you discerned	you discerned
él/ella/usted	discernió he/she/you discerned	he/she/you discerned
nosotros	discernimos we discerned	we discerned
vosotros	discernisteis you all discerned	you all discerned
ellos/ustedes	discernieron they/you all discerned	they/you all discerned

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	discerniré I will discern	I will discern
tú	discernirás you will discern	you will discern
él/ella/usted	discernirá he/she/you will discern	he/she/you will discern
nosotros	discerniremos we will discern	we will discern
vosotros	discerniréis you all will discern	you all will discern
ellos/ustedes	discernirán they/you all will discern	they/you all will discern

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	discerniría I would discern	I would discern
tú	discernirías you would discern	you would discern
él/ella/usted	discerniría he/she/you would discern	he/she/you would discern
nosotros	discerniríamos we would discern	we would discern
vosotros	discerniríais you all would discern	you all would discern
ellos/ustedes	discernirían they/you all would discern	they/you all would discern

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	discerna that I discern	that I discern
tú	discernas that you discern	that you discern
él/ella/usted	discerna that he/she/you discern	that he/she/you discern
nosotros	discernamos that we discern	that we discern
vosotros	discernáis that you all discern	that you all discern
ellos/ustedes	discernan that they/you all discern	that they/you all discern

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	discerniera or discerniese that I discerned	that I discerned
tú	discernieras or discernieses that you discerned	that you discerned
él/ella/usted	discerniera or discerniese that he/she/you discerned	that he/she/you discerned
nosotros	discerniéramos or discerniésemos that we discerned	that we discerned
vosotros	discernierais or discernieseis that you all discerned	that you all discerned
ellos/ustedes	discernieran or discerniesen that they/you all discerned	that they/you all discerned

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he discernido I have discerned	I have discerned
tú	has discernido you have discerned	you have discerned
él/ella/usted	ha discernido he/she/you have discerned	he/she/you have discerned
nosotros	hemos discernido we have discerned	we have discerned
vosotros	habéis discernido you all have discerned	you all have discerned
ellos/ustedes	han discernido they/you all have discerned	they/you all have discerned

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había discernido I had discerned	I had discerned
tú	habías discernido you had discerned	you had discerned
él/ella/usted	había discernido he/she/you had discerned	he/she/you had discerned
nosotros	habíamos discernido we had discerned	we had discerned
vosotros	habíais discernido you all had discerned	you all had discerned
ellos/ustedes	habían discernido they/you all had discerned	they/you all had discerned

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube discernido I had discerned	I had discerned
tú	hubiste discernido you had discerned	you had discerned
él/ella/usted	hubo discernido he/she/you had discerned	he/she/you had discerned
nosotros	hubimos discernido we had discerned	we had discerned
vosotros	hubisteis discernido you all had discerned	you all had discerned
ellos/ustedes	hubieron discernido they/you all had discerned	they/you all had discerned

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré discernido I will have discerned	I will have discerned
tú	habrás discernido you will have discerned	you will have discerned
él/ella/usted	habrá discernido he/she/you will have discerned	he/she/you will have discerned
nosotros	habremos discernido we will have discerned	we will have discerned
vosotros	habréis discernido you all will have discerned	you all will have discerned
ellos/ustedes	habrán discernido they/you all will have discerned	they/you all will have discerned

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría discernido I would have discerned	I would have discerned
tú	habrías discernido you would have discerned	you would have discerned
él/ella/usted	habría discernido he/she/you would have discerned	he/she/you would have discerned
nosotros	habríamos discernido we would have discerned	we would have discerned
vosotros	habríais discernido you all would have discerned	you all would have discerned
ellos/ustedes	habrían discernido they/you all would have discerned	they/you all would have discerned

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya discernido that I have discerned	that I have discerned
tú	hayas discernido that you have discerned	that you have discerned
él/ella/usted	haya discernido that he/she/you have discerned	that he/she/you have discerned
nosotros	hayamos discernido that we have discerned	that we have discerned
vosotros	hayáis discernido that you all have discerned	that you all have discerned
ellos/ustedes	hayan discernido that they/you all have discerned	that they/you all have discerned

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera discernido that I had discerned	that I had discerned
tú	hubieras discernido that you had discerned	that you had discerned
él/ella/usted	hubiera discernido that he/she/you had discerned	that he/she/you had discerned
nosotros	hubiéramos discernido that we had discerned	that we had discerned
vosotros	hubierais discernido that you all had discerned	that you all had discerned
ellos/ustedes	hubieran discernido that they/you all had discerned	that they/you all had discerned

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	discerne	discern! (you)
usted	discerna	discern! (you formal)
nosotros	discernamos	let's discern!
vosotros	discernid	discern! (you all)
ustedes	discernan	discern! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no discernas	don't discern! (you)
usted	no discerna	don't discern! (you formal)
nosotros	no discernamos	let's not discern!
vosotros	no discernáis	don't discern! (you all)
ustedes	no discernan	don't discern! (you all)

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