Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | distingo | |
| tú | distingues | |
| él / ella / usted | distingue | |
| nosotros / nosotras | distinguimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | distinguís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | distinguen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | distinguí | |
| tú | distinguiste | |
| él / ella / usted | distinguió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | distinguimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | distinguisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | distinguieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | distinguía | |
| tú | distinguías | |
| él / ella / usted | distinguía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | distinguíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | distinguíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | distinguían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | distinguiré | |
| tú | distinguirás | |
| él / ella / usted | distinguirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | distinguiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | distinguiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | distinguirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | distinguiría | |
| tú | distinguirías | |
| él / ella / usted | distinguiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | distinguiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | distinguiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | distinguirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | distinga | |
| tú | distingas | |
| él / ella / usted | distinga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | distingamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | distingáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | distingan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to distinguish, discern
- to differentiate, set apart
- to make out, manage to see, hear etc.
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations