distinguir
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Distinguir keeps the g sound before a and o by dropping the u: distingo, distinga (not *distinguo). The digraph gu is only used before e and i in Spanish, so before a/o we write g. Similar: seguir ...
Conjugation
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Subjuntivo
Subjunctive
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
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Indicativo — Indicative
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Imperativo — Imperative
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — distinguir
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber distinguido
- Gerundio — distinguyendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo distinguido
- Participio — distinguido
Key forms
yo
distingo
tú
distingues
él/ella
distingue
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he distinguido
tú
has distinguido
él/ella
ha distinguido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
distinguí
tú
distinguiste
él/ella
distinguyó
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
distinguía
tú
distinguías
él/ella
distinguía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había distinguido
tú
habías distinguido
él/ella
había distinguido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube distinguido
tú
hubiste distinguido
él/ella
hubo distinguido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
distinguiré
tú
distinguirás
él/ella
distinguirá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
distinguiría
tú
distinguirías
él/ella
distinguiría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré distinguido
tú
habrás distinguido
él/ella
habrá distinguido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría distinguido
tú
habrías distinguido
él/ella
habría distinguido
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
distinga
tú
distingas
él/ella
distinga
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya distinguido
tú
hayas distinguido
él/ella
haya distinguido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
distinguiera (distinguiese)
tú
distinguieras (distinguieses)
él/ella
distinguiera (distinguiese)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera distinguido (hubiese distinguido)
tú
hubieras distinguido (hubieses distinguido)
él/ella
hubiera distinguido (hubiese distinguido)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
distinguiere
tú
distinguieres
él/ella
distinguiere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere distinguido
tú
hubieres distinguido
él/ella
hubiere distinguido
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
distingue
él/ella
distinga
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
distingas
él/ella
distinga
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