Spanish verb distar conjugation

distar

to be distant, to be apart

regular verbPast participle: distadoGerund: distando

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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Complete conjugation of distar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
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.