Distar means to be distant or to be separated by a certain amount of time or space. It is often used to indicate a difference or separation between two things or points in time.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | disto | Yo disto mucho de esa idea. I differ a lot from that idea. | |
| Tú | distas | Tú distas de sus opiniones. You differ from his opinions. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | dista | Él dista mucho de ser perfecto. He is very different from being perfect. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | distamos | Nosotros distamos en nuestras ideas. We differ in our ideas. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | distáis | Vosotros distáis en esa opinión. You all differ in that opinion. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distan | Ellos distan mucho en sus puntos. They differ a lot in their points. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | disté | Ayer disté de mi trabajo temprano. Yesterday I left my work early. | |
| Tú | distaste | Tú distaste de la reunión sin avisar. You left the meeting without notice. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | distó | Él distó antes de que terminara la fiesta. He left before the party ended. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | distamos | Nosotros distamos en la ciudad ayer. We left the city yesterday. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | distasteis | Vosotros distasteis muy temprano esta mañana. You all left very early this morning. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distaron | Ellos distaron después de la cena. They left after dinner. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | distaba | Yo distaba mucho de la ciudad. I was far from the city. | |
| Tú | distabas | Tú distabas de las reglas antiguas. You used to be far from the old rules. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | distaba | Ella distaba de sus amigos habituales. She was far from her usual friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | distábamos | Nosotros distábamos mucho en el pasado. We used to be far apart in the past. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | distabais | Vosotros distabais de la verdad. You all used to be far from the truth. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distaban | Ellos distaban en diferentes lugares. They were far apart in different places. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy distando | Estoy distando mucho de mi familia. I am distando a my family a lot. | |
| Tú | estás distando | Estás distando demasiado de la verdad. You are distando too much from the truth. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está distando | Ella está distando en este momento. She is distando right now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos distando | Estamos distando de los problemas. We are distando from the problems. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis distando | Vosotros estáis distando mucho. You all are distando a lot. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están distando | Ellos están distando en la discusión. They are distando in the discussion. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a distar | Voy a distar de mis amigos hoy. I am going to distance myself from my friends today. | |
| Tú | vas a distar | Vas a distar un poco más. You are going to distance yourself a bit more. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a distar | Él va a distar de sus problemas. He is going to distance himself from his problems. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a distar | Vamos a distar en el parque. We are going to distance ourselves in the park. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a distar | Vais a distar mucho hoy. You all are going to distance yourselves a lot today. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a distar | Ellos van a distar de la ciudad. They are going to distance themselves from the city. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | distaré | Mañana distaré de la ciudad. Tomorrow I will stay away from the city. | |
| Tú | distarás | Tú distarás mucho de esa idea. You will differ a lot from that idea. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | distará | Él distará de sus problemas pronto. He will distance himself from his problems soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | distaremos | Nosotros distaremos del ruido en vacaciones. We will stay away from the noise on vacation. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | distaréis | Vosotros distaréis de las preocupaciones. You all will distance yourselves from worries. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distarán | Ellos distarán de las malas influencias. They will stay away from bad influences. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | distaría | Yo distaría de esa opinión. I would disagree with that opinion. | |
| Tú | distarías | Tú distarías de aceptar la propuesta. You would hesitate to accept the proposal. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | distaría | Él distaría en confiar en ellos. He would hesitate to trust them. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | distaríamos | Nosotros distaríamos en decidir ahora. We would hesitate to decide now. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | distaríais | Vosotros distaríais en venir temprano. You all would hesitate to come early. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distarían | Ellos distarían en aceptar el riesgo. They would hesitate to accept the risk. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he distado | Yo he distado mucho de esa idea. I have distanced myself a lot from that idea. | |
| Tú | has distado | Tú has distado de las malas influencias. You have distanced yourself from bad influences. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha distado | Él ha distado de sus errores. He has distanced himself from his mistakes. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos distado | Nosotros hemos distado de las discusiones. We have distanced ourselves from the arguments. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis distado | Vosotros habéis distado de las malas decisiones. You all have distanced yourselves from bad decisions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han distado | Ellos han distado de las influencias negativas. They have distanced themselves from negative influences. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había distado | Yo había distado mucho de esa idea. I had distanced myself a lot from that idea. | |
| Tú | habías distado | Tú habías distado antes de entenderlo. You had distanced yourself before understanding it. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había distado | Él había distado de sus amigos. He had distanced himself from his friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos distado | Nosotros habíamos distado mucho en el pasado. We had distanced ourselves a lot in the past. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais distado | Vosotros habíais distado antes de reconciliarse. You all had distanced yourselves before reconciling. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían distado | Ellos habían distado de la verdad. They had distanced themselves from the truth. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré distado | Para entonces, ya habré distado mucho. By then, I will have distanced myself a lot. | |
| Tú | habrás distado | Para esa fecha, habrás distado del problema. By that date, you will have distanced yourself from the problem. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá distado | Él habrá distado antes de la reunión. He will have distanced himself before the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos distado | Nosotros habremos distado mucho para entonces. We will have distanced ourselves a lot by then. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis distado | Vosotros habréis distado del problema. You all will have distanced yourselves from the problem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán distado | Ellos habrán distado antes del evento. They will have distanced themselves before the event. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría distado | Yo habría distado más si hubiera sabido. I would have distanced myself more if I had known. | |
| Tú | habrías distado | Tú habrías distado si hubieras estado allí. You would have distanced yourself if you had been there. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría distado | Él habría distado para evitar problemas. He would have distanced himself to avoid problems. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos distado | Nosotros habríamos distado si supiéramos. We would have distanced ourselves if we knew. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais distado | Vosotros habríais distado en esa situación. You all would have distanced yourselves in that situation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían distado | Ellos habrían distado para mantenerse alejados. They would have distanced themselves to stay away. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | diste | Es importante que dista mucho de la verdad. It's important that it differs a lot from the truth. | |
| Tú | distes | No creo que distes esa información. I don't think you gave that information. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | diste | Espero que él dista de los problemas. I hope he stays away from problems. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | distemos | Es posible que distemos en opiniones. It's possible that we differ in opinions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | distéis | No creo que distéis la verdad. I don't think you all told the truth. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distan | Es probable que distan en sus decisiones. It's likely that they differ in their decisions. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | distara | Esperaba que él distara de la ciudad. I hoped that he distanced himself from the city. | |
| Tú | distaras | No creía que tú distaras tanto. I didn't believe that you distanced yourself so much. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | distara | Pensaba que ella distara del problema. I thought that she distanced herself from the problem. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | distáramos | Deseábamos que nosotros distáramos más. We wished that we distanced ourselves more. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | distarais | Esperaba que vosotros distarais del ruido. I hoped that you all distanced yourselves from the noise. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distaran | No creían que ellos distaran del grupo. They didn't believe that they distanced themselves from the group. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | distare | Si me distare, te avisaré. If it happens to me, I will inform you. | |
| Tú | distares | Cuando distares, llámame. When it happens to you, call me. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | distare | En caso de que distare, avísame. In case it happens to him/her, let me know. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | distáremos | Si distáremos, nos reuniremos después. If it happens to us, we will meet afterward. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | distareis | Cuando distare, acudid rápidamente. When it happens to you all, come quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distaren | Si distaren, lo resolverán pronto. If it happens to them, they will resolve it soon. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya distado | Espero que haya distado lo suficiente. I hope I have distanced myself enough. | |
| Tú | hayas distado | Es posible que hayas distado demasiado. It's possible that you have distanced yourself too much. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya distado | Es importante que él haya distado bien. It's important that he has distanced himself properly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos distado | Creemos que hayamos distado lo necesario. We believe that we have distanced ourselves enough. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis distado | ¿Habéis distado lo suficiente? Have you all distanced yourselves enough? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan distado | Es probable que hayan distado mucho. It's likely that they have distanced themselves a lot. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera distado | No creí que hubiera distado tanto. I didn't think I had distanced myself so much. | |
| Tú | hubieras distado | Esperaba que tú hubieras distado antes. I hoped that you had distanced yourself earlier. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera distado | Pensé que él hubiera distado más. I thought he had distanced himself more. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos distado | Si hubiéramos distado, habría sido mejor. If we had distanced ourselves, it would have been better. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais distado | No creí que vosotros hubierais distado tanto. I didn't think you all had distanced yourselves so much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran distado | Me sorprendió que ellos hubieran distado. I was surprised that they had distanced themselves. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere distado | Cuando llegues, ya hubiere distado. When you arrive, I will have already distanced myself. | |
| Tú | hubieres distado | Para entonces, tú hubieres distado mucho. By then, you will have distanced yourself a lot. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere distado | Es posible que él hubiere distado antes de la reunión. He might have distanced himself before the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos distado | Nosotros hubiéremos distado si hubiéramos sabido. We will have distanced ourselves if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis distado | Vosotros hubiereis distado para evitar problemas. You all will have distanced yourselves to avoid problems. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren distado | Ellos hubieren distado antes de la fiesta. They will have distanced themselves before the party. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | disto | No des más detalles, disto la información. Don't give more details, I give the information. | |
| Tú | dista | ¡Dista la verdad siempre! Always tell the truth! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | dista | Usted dista la información claramente. You (formal) give the information clearly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | distamos | Nosotros distamos la distancia en el mapa. We mark the distance on the map. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | distad | ¡Distad las instrucciones con cuidado! Follow the instructions carefully! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distan | Ellos distan la diferencia entre las opciones. They distinguish the difference between the options. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no disto | No disto demasiado en la carrera. Don't distance yourself too much in the race. | |
| Tú | no distes | No distes la verdad en la reunión. Don't distance yourself from the truth in the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no dista | Él no dista mucho de sus amigos. He doesn't distance himself much from his friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no distemos | No distemos demasiado del grupo. Let's not distance ourselves too much from the group. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no distéis | No distéis del camino correcto. Don't distance yourselves from the right path. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no distan | Ellos no distan mucho de la verdad. They don't distance themselves much from the truth. |
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