Conjugation of ‘discernir’
(Spanish verb forms of ‘discernir’ – to distinguish/discern)
General information
- Particularity: ‘e’ changes to ‘ie’.
- All irregular forms are shown in bold in the table.
Irregular verb forms of ‘discernir’
In the first column, you will find an example of the English verb in the first person singular for every tense.
| Tense | Indicative mood | Subjunctive mood |
| Presente (I distinguish) |
discierno disciernes discierne discernimos discernís disciernen |
discierna disciernas discierna discernamos discernáis disciernan |
| Pretérito Perfecto (I have distinguished) |
he discernido has discernido ha discernido hemos discernido habéis discernido han discernido |
haya discernido hayas discernido haya discernido hayamos discernido hayáis discernido hayan discernido |
| Imperfecto (I distinguished) |
discernía discernías discernía discerníamos discerníais discernían |
discerniera/discerniese¹ discernieras/discernieses¹ discerniera/discerniese¹ discerniéramos/discerniésemos¹ discernierais/discernieseis¹ discernieran/discerniesen¹ |
| Indefinido (I distinguished) |
discerní discerniste discernió discernimos discernisteis discernieron |
– – – – – – |
| Pluscuamperfecto (I had distinguished) |
había discernido habías discernido había discernido habíamos discernido habíais discernido habían discernido |
hubiera/hubiese¹ discernido hubieras/hubieses¹ discernido hubiera/hubiese¹ discernido hubiéramos/hubiésemos¹ discernido hubierais/hubieseis¹ discernido hubieran/hubiesen¹ discernido |
| Futuro (I will distinguish) |
discerniré discernirás discernirá discerniremos discerniréis discernirán |
– – – – – – |
| Futuro Perfecto (I will have distinguished) |
habré discernido habrás discernido habrá discernido habremos discernido habréis discernido habrán discernido |
– – – – – – |
| Condicional (I would distinguish) |
discerniría discernirías discerniría discerniríamos discerniríais discernirían |
– – – – – – |
| Condicional Compuesto (I would have distinguished) |
habría discernido habrías discernido habría discernido habríamos discernido habríais discernido habrían discernido |
– – – – – – |
¹ Each form is possible without changing the meaning.
Infinitive and imperative forms of ‘discernir’
Careful: Spanish has two imperative forms, one for positive instructions and one for negative ones. Additionally, they need to be conjugated according to the grammatical person or subject:
| Person or subject | Imperative (affirmative) | Imperative (negative) |
| tú usted nosotros vosotros ustedes |
discierne (distinguish) discierna discernamos discernid disciernan |
no disciernas (don’t distinguish) no discierna no discernamos no discernáis no disciernan |
| Verb form | Infinitive | Participle | Gerund |
| Simple | discernir | discernido | discerniendo |
| Compuesto (compound) | haber discernido | – | habiendo discernido |
