Conjugation of ‘distinguir’
(Spanish verb forms of ‘distinguir’ – to distinguish)
General information
- Particularity: Before ‘-a’ and ‘-o’, ‘gu’ changes to ‘g’ (see also the rules of the Spanish conjugation).
- All irregular forms are shown in bold in the table.
Irregular verb forms of ‘distinguir’
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) |
distingo distingues distingue distinguimos distinguís distinguen |
distinga distingas distinga distingamos distingáis distingan |
Pretérito Perfecto (I have distinguished) |
he distinguido has distinguido ha distinguido hemos distinguido habéis distinguido han distinguido |
haya distinguido hayas distinguido haya distinguido hayamos distinguido hayáis distinguido hayan distinguido |
Imperfecto (I distinguished) |
distinguía distinguías distinguía distinguíamos distinguíais distinguían |
distinguiera/distinguiese¹ distinguieras/distinguieses¹ distinguiera/distinguiese¹ distinguiéramos/distinguiésemos¹ distinguierais/distinguieseis¹ distinguieran/distinguiesen¹ |
Indefinido (I distinguished) |
distinguí distinguiste distinguió distinguimos distinguisteis distinguieron |
– – – – – – |
Pluscuamperfecto (I had distinguished) |
había distinguido habías distinguido había distinguido habíamos distinguido habíais distinguido habían distinguido |
hubiera/hubiese¹ distinguido hubieras/hubieses¹ distinguido hubiera/hubiese¹ distinguido hubiéramos/hubiésemos¹ distinguido hubierais/hubieseis¹ distinguido hubieran/hubiesen¹ distinguido |
Futuro (I will distinguish) |
distinguiré distinguirás distinguirá distinguiremos distinguiréis distinguirán |
– – – – – – |
Futuro Perfecto (I will have distinguished) |
habré distinguido habrás distinguido habrá distinguido habremos distinguido habréis distinguido habrán distinguido |
– – – – – – |
Condicional (I would distinguish) |
distinguiría distinguirías distinguiría distinguiríamos distinguiríais distinguirían |
– – – – – – |
Condicional Compuesto (I would have distinguished) |
habría distinguido habrías distinguido habría distinguido habríamos distinguido habríais distinguido habrían distinguido |
– – – – – – |
¹ Each form is possible without changing the meaning.
Infinitive and imperative forms of ‘distinguir’
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 |
distingue (distinguish) distinga distingamos distinguid distingan |
no distingas (don’t distinguish) no distinga no distingamos no distingáis no distingan |
Verb form | Infinitive | Participle | Gerund |
Simple | distinguir | distinguido | distinguiendo |
Compuesto (compound) | haber distinguido | – | habiendo distinguido |