Distinguir means to recognize or identify differences between things or to differentiate. It is used when highlighting distinctions or qualities that set one thing apart from another.
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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 |
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Yo | distinguo | Yo siempre distingo entre bien y mal. I always distinguish between right and wrong. | |
Tú | distingues | Tú distingues claramente las diferencias. You clearly distinguish the differences. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | distingue | Ella distingue a los buenos de los malos. She distinguishes the good from the bad. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | distinguirnos | Nosotros distinguimos por nuestra honestidad. We are distinguished by our honesty. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | distinguis | Vosotros distinguís las diferencias fácilmente. You all distinguish the differences easily. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distinguen | Ellos distinguen las voces en la multitud. They distinguish the voices in the crowd. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | distinguí | Yo distinguí entre los dos candidatos. I distinguished between the two candidates. | |
Tú | distinguiste | Tú distinguiste la verdad de la mentira. You distinguished the truth from the lie. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | distinguiÓ | Él distinguió a los expertos en la conferencia. He distinguished the experts at the conference. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | distinguímos | Nosotros distinguimos las diferencias claramente. We distinguished the differences clearly. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | distinguisteis | Vosotros distinguisteis las especies en el bosque. You all distinguished the species in the forest. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distinguyeron | Ellos distinguieron a los autores famosos. They distinguished the famous authors. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | distingüía | Yo distinguía entre las diferentes especies. I used to distinguish between the different species. | |
Tú | distingüías | Tú distinguías claramente las diferencias. You used to clearly distinguish the differences. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | distingüía | Ella distinguía a los amigos por su voz. She used to recognize friends by their voice. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | distingüíamos | Nosotros distinguíamos las marcas en la tienda. We used to distinguish the brands in the store. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | distingüais | Vosotros distinguíais bien los detalles. You all used to notice the details well. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distingüían | Ellos distinguían las voces en la multitud. They used to recognize the voices in the crowd. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy distinguiendo | Estoy distinguiendo las diferencias ahora mismo. I am distinguishing the differences right now. | |
Tú | estás distinguiendo | Estás distinguiendo las opciones claramente. You are distinguishing the options clearly. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está distinguiendo | Ella está distinguiendo las características. She is distinguishing the features. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos distinguiendo | Estamos distinguiendo las ideas principales. We are distinguishing the main ideas. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis distinguiendo | Vosotros estáis distinguiendo los detalles. You all are distinguishing the details. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están distinguiendo | Ellos están distinguiendo las diferencias sutiles. They are distinguishing the subtle differences. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a distinguir | Voy a distinguir entre las opciones. I am going to distinguish between the options. | |
Tú | vas a distinguir | ¿Vas a distinguir esa diferencia? Are you going to distinguish that difference? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a distinguir | Ella va a distinguir las marcas. She is going to distinguish the brands. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a distinguir | Vamos a distinguir las características. We are going to distinguish the features. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a distinguir | Vosotros vais a distinguir los detalles. You all are going to distinguish the details. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a distinguir | Ellos van a distinguir las diferencias. They are going to distinguish the differences. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | distinguiré | Yo distinguiré entre verdad y mentira. I will distinguish between truth and lies. | |
Tú | distinguirás | Tú distinguirás las buenas ideas de las malas. You will distinguish good ideas from bad ones. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | distinguirá | Ella distinguirá a los profesionales de los amateurs. She will distinguish professionals from amateurs. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | distinguirémos | Nosotros distinguiremos los estilos de los artistas. We will distinguish the styles of the artists. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | distinguiréis | Vosotros distinguiréis las diferencias claramente. You all will distinguish the differences clearly. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distinguirán | Ellos distinguirán las buenas oportunidades. They will distinguish the good opportunities. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | distinguiría | Yo distinguiría entre las dos opciones. I would distinguish between the two options. | |
Tú | distinguirías | Tú distinguirías a los expertos fácilmente. You would distinguish the experts easily. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | distinguiría | Él distinguiría las marcas de calidad. He would distinguish the quality brands. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | distinguiríamos | Nosotros distinguiríamos las diferencias claramente. We would distinguish the differences clearly. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | distinguiríais | Vosotros distinguiríais las especies raras. You all would distinguish the rare species. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distinguirían | Ellos distinguirían las voces en la multitud. They would distinguish the voices in the crowd. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he distinguido | He distinguido su voz en la multitud. I have distinguished his voice in the crowd. | |
Tú | has distinguido | ¿Has distinguido los detalles en la foto? Have you distinguished the details in the photo? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha distinguido | Ella ha distinguido su talento desde joven. She has distinguished her talent since she was young. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos distinguido | Hemos distinguido las diferencias claramente. We have distinguished the differences clearly. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis distinguido | ¿Habéis distinguido los errores en el informe? Have you all distinguished the errors in the report? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han distinguido | Ellos han distinguido su esfuerzo con éxito. They have distinguished their effort successfully. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había distinguido | Yo había distinguido esa marca antes. I had distinguished that brand before. | |
Tú | habías distinguido | Tú habías distinguido la diferencia claramente. You had distinguished the difference clearly. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había distinguido | Ella había distinguido el error a tiempo. She had distinguished the mistake in time. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos distinguido | Nosotros habíamos distinguido las señales correctas. We had distinguished the correct signals. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais distinguido | Vosotros habíais distinguido la diferencia antes. You all had distinguished the difference before. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían distinguido | Ellos habían distinguido las opciones correctas. They had distinguished the correct options. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré distinguido | Para entonces, habré distinguido la diferencia. By then, I will have distinguished the difference. | |
Tú | habrás distinguido | Tú habrás distinguido la verdad. You will have distinguished the truth. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá distinguido | Él habrá distinguido su error. He will have distinguished his mistake. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos distinguido | Nosotros habremos distinguido las diferencias. We will have distinguished the differences. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis distinguido | Vosotros habréis distinguido el problema. You all will have distinguished the problem. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán distinguido | Ellos habrán distinguido las opciones. They will have distinguished the options. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría distinguido | Yo habría distinguido esa marca antes. I would have distinguished that brand before. | |
Tú | habrías distinguido | Tú habrías distinguido la diferencia. You would have distinguished the difference. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría distinguido | Él habría distinguido la verdad. He would have distinguished the truth. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos distinguido | Nosotros habríamos distinguido el error. We would have distinguished the mistake. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais distinguido | Vosotros habríais distinguido la diferencia. You all would have distinguished the difference. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían distinguido | Ellos habrían distinguido la calidad. They would have distinguished the quality. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | distingua | Espero que yo distinga la diferencia. I hope that I distinguish the difference. | |
Tú | distinguas | Es importante que tú distinguas las opiniones. It's important that you distinguish the opinions. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | distingua | Es posible que él distinga los detalles. It's possible that he distinguishes the details. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | distingamos | Queremos que nosotros distingamos las diferencias. We want us to distinguish the differences. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | distingáis | Es necesario que vosotros distingáis las opciones. It's necessary that you all distinguish the options. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distinguan | Dudo que ellos distinguan la verdad. I doubt that they distinguish the truth. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | distinguiera | Si yo distinguiera mejor, entendería más. If I distinguished better, I would understand more. | |
Tú | distinguieras | Esperaba que tú distinguieras la diferencia. I hoped that you distinguished the difference. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | distinguiera | Quería que él distinguiera las opciones. I wanted him to distinguish the options. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | distinguiéramos | Si nosotros distinguiéramos mejor, evitaríamos errores. If we distinguished better, we would avoid mistakes. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | distinguiérais | Deseaba que vosotros distinguiérais las señales. I wished that you all distinguished the signals. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distinguieran | No creía que ellos distinguieran la verdad. I didn't believe that they distinguished the truth. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | distinguiere | Si él me lo pidiera, distinguiré la verdad. If he asked me, I will distinguish the truth. | |
Tú | distinguiere | Cuando tú llegares, te explicaré todo. When you arrive, I will explain everything to you. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | distinguiere | Es posible que él distinguiere las diferencias. It is possible that he will distinguish the differences. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | distinguiéremos | Distinguiéremos las opciones en la reunión. We will distinguish the options in the meeting. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | distinguiereis | Distinguiereis entre lo correcto e incorrecto. You all will distinguish between right and wrong. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distinguiere | Ellos distinguiere las buenas ideas rápidamente. They will distinguish the good ideas quickly. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya distinguido | Espero que haya distinguido su error. I hope he/she has distinguished his/her mistake. | |
Tú | hayas distinguido | Es posible que hayas distinguido la diferencia. It's possible that you have distinguished the difference. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya distinguido | Es bueno que él haya distinguido su talento. It's good that he has distinguished his talent. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos distinguido | Nos alegra que hayamos distinguido la verdad. We are glad that we have distinguished the truth. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis distinguido | Me sorprende que hayáis distinguido el problema. I'm surprised that you all have distinguished the problem. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan distinguido | Es importante que hayan distinguido sus responsabilidades. It's important that they have distinguished their responsibilities. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera distinguido | Si hubiera distinguido la verdad, todo sería diferente. If I had distinguished the truth, everything would be different. | |
Tú | hubieras distinguido | Si hubieras distinguido su intención, no te habrías enojado. If you had distinguished his intention, you wouldn't have gotten angry. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera distinguido | Ella habría distinguido la diferencia si lo hubiera sabido. She would have distinguished the difference if she had known. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos distinguido | Si hubiéramos distinguido las señales, habríamos actuado mejor. If we had distinguished the signals, we would have acted better. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais distinguido | Si hubierais distinguido el problema, lo habríais resuelto antes. If you all had distinguished the problem, you would have solved it earlier. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran distinguido | Si hubieran distinguido las diferencias, no habrían cometido errores. If they had distinguished the differences, they wouldn't have made mistakes. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiere distinguido | Para entonces, ya hubiere distinguido la verdad. By then, I will have already distinguished the truth. | |
Tú | hubieres distinguido | Es posible que tú hubieres distinguido la diferencia. It's possible that you will have distinguished the difference. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere distinguido | Quizá él hubiere distinguido la causa. Perhaps he will have distinguished the cause. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos distinguido | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos distinguido el error. By then, we will have distinguished the error. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis distinguido | Es probable que vosotros hubiereis distinguido la diferencia. It's likely that you all will have distinguished the difference. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren distinguido | Cuando lleguen, ellos hubieren distinguido la verdad. When they arrive, they will have distinguished the truth. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | distinga | No des instrucciones, distinga claramente. Don't give instructions, distinguish clearly. | |
Tú | distingue | ¡Distingue entre lo correcto y lo incorrecto! Distinguish between right and wrong! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | distinga | Por favor, distinga las diferencias importantes. Please, distinguish the important differences. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | distingamos | Distingamos las ideas principales en el texto. Let's distinguish the main ideas in the text. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | distinguid | Distinguid las voces en la discusión. Distinguish the voices in the discussion. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | distingan | Distingan las opciones antes de decidir. Distinguish the options before deciding. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no distingas | No distingas entre amigos y enemigos. Don't distinguish between friends and enemies. | |
Tú | no distingas | No distingas a los niños por su apariencia. Don't distinguish children by their appearance. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no distinga | Por favor, no distinga a los empleados. Please, don't distinguish between the employees. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no distingamos | No distingamos a nadie por su origen. Let's not distinguish anyone by their origin. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no distingáis | No distingáis a los visitantes sin motivo. Don't distinguish visitors without reason. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no distingan | Digan a los niños que no distingan a los demás. Tell the children not to distinguish others. |
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