Distinguir

to distinguish

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

distinguir

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

distinguiendo

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

distinguido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	distingo I distinguish	I distinguish
tú	distingues you distinguish	you distinguish
él/ella/usted	distingue he/she/you distinguishs	he/she/you distinguishs
nosotros	distinguimos we distinguish	we distinguish
vosotros	distinguís you all distinguish	you all distinguish
ellos/ustedes	distinguen they/you all distinguish	they/you all distinguish

🕰️

Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	distinguía I used to distinguish	I used to distinguish
tú	distinguías you used to distinguish	you used to distinguish
él/ella/usted	distinguía he/she/you used to distinguish	he/she/you used to distinguish
nosotros	distinguíamos we used to distinguish	we used to distinguish
vosotros	distinguíais you all used to distinguish	you all used to distinguish
ellos/ustedes	distinguían they/you all used to distinguish	they/you all used to distinguish

📅

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	distinguí I distinguished	I distinguished
tú	distinguiste you distinguished	you distinguished
él/ella/usted	distinguió he/she/you distinguished	he/she/you distinguished
nosotros	distinguimos we distinguished	we distinguished
vosotros	distinguisteis you all distinguished	you all distinguished
ellos/ustedes	distinguieron they/you all distinguished	they/you all distinguished

🔮

Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	distinguiré I will distinguish	I will distinguish
tú	distinguirás you will distinguish	you will distinguish
él/ella/usted	distinguirá he/she/you will distinguish	he/she/you will distinguish
nosotros	distinguiremos we will distinguish	we will distinguish
vosotros	distinguiréis you all will distinguish	you all will distinguish
ellos/ustedes	distinguirán they/you all will distinguish	they/you all will distinguish

🎯

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	distinguiría I would distinguish	I would distinguish
tú	distinguirías you would distinguish	you would distinguish
él/ella/usted	distinguiría he/she/you would distinguish	he/she/you would distinguish
nosotros	distinguiríamos we would distinguish	we would distinguish
vosotros	distinguiríais you all would distinguish	you all would distinguish
ellos/ustedes	distinguirían they/you all would distinguish	they/you all would distinguish

💭

Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	distingua that I distinguish	that I distinguish
tú	distinguas that you distinguish	that you distinguish
él/ella/usted	distingua that he/she/you distinguish	that he/she/you distinguish
nosotros	distinguamos that we distinguish	that we distinguish
vosotros	distinguáis that you all distinguish	that you all distinguish
ellos/ustedes	distinguan that they/you all distinguish	that they/you all distinguish

🌙

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	distinguiera or distinguiese that I distinguished	that I distinguished
tú	distinguieras or distinguieses that you distinguished	that you distinguished
él/ella/usted	distinguiera or distinguiese that he/she/you distinguished	that he/she/you distinguished
nosotros	distinguiéramos or distinguiésemos that we distinguished	that we distinguished
vosotros	distinguierais or distinguieseis that you all distinguished	that you all distinguished
ellos/ustedes	distinguieran or distinguiesen that they/you all distinguished	that they/you all distinguished

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

📍

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

🔄

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

🌌

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

❗

Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	distingue	distinguish! (you)
usted	distingua	distinguish! (you formal)
nosotros	distinguamos	let's distinguish!
vosotros	distinguid	distinguish! (you all)
ustedes	distinguan	distinguish! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no distinguas	don't distinguish! (you)
usted	no distingua	don't distinguish! (you formal)
nosotros	no distinguamos	let's not distinguish!
vosotros	no distinguáis	don't distinguish! (you all)
ustedes	no distinguan	don't distinguish! (you all)

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