Conjugation of ‘distinguir’

(Spanish verb forms of ‘distinguir’ – to distinguish)

General information

  1. Particularity: Before ‘-a’ and ‘-o’, ‘gu’ changes to ‘g’ (see also the rules of the Spanish conjugation).
  2. 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)

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