How to conjugate distinguir in Spanish

distinguir in Spanish means to distinguish 

distinguir is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb distinguir so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

distinguir in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb distinguir is regular in the present tense. 

The verb distinguir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. Regular -ir verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ir
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ir verbs watch my -ir verbs video: 

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Below you will find the conjugations of the verb distinguir in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodistinguoI distinguish
distinguesyou distinguish
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)distinguehe/she distinguishs, you (formal) distinguishs
Nosotros (as)distinguimoswe distinguish
Vosotros (as)distinguísyou (plural) Spain distinguish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)distinguenthey distinguish, you (plural) distinguish

distinguir in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

  1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
  2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb distinguir is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ir verbs in the preterite. To review -ir verbs watch my -ir verbs video:  Preterite tense er & ir Verbs Spanish- [FREE PDF Handout] Spanish Past Tense (2020)

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb distinguir in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodistinguíI distinguished
distinguisteyou distinguished
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)distinguióhe/she distinguished, you (formal) distinguished
Nosotros (as)distinguimoswe distinguished
Vosotros (as)distinguisteisyou (plural) Spain distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)distinguieronthey distinguished, you (plural) distinguished

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

distinguir in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb distinguir is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb distinguir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. Regular -ir verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ir
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb distinguir in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodistinguíaI used to distinguish
distinguíasyou used to distinguish
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)distinguíahe/she used to distinguish, you (formal) used to distinguish
Nosotros (as)distinguíamoswe used to distinguish
Vosotros (as)distinguíaisyou (plural) Spain used to distinguish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)distinguíanthey used to distinguish, you (plural) used to distinguish

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

distinguir in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb distinguir is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb distinguir is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb distinguir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. To conjugate distinguir in the future, follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case distinguir.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoiré
irás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) irá
Nosotros (as)iremos
Vosotros (as)iréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)irán

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb distinguir using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodistinguiréI will distinguish
distinguirásyou will distinguish
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)distinguiráhe/she will distinguish, you (formal) will distinguish
Nosotros (as)distinguiremoswe will distinguish
Vosotros (as)distinguiréisyou (plural) Spain will distinguish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)distinguiránthey will distinguish, you (plural) will distinguish

distinguir in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb distinguir is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

  1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a distinguir 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yovoy
vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va
Nosotros (as)vamos
Vosotros (as)vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb distinguir using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a distinguirI will be distinguished
vas a distinguiryou will be distinguished
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)va a distinguirhe/she will distinguish, you (formal) will distinguish
Nosotros (as)vamos a distinguirwe will be distinguished
Vosotros (as)vais a distinguiryou (plural) Spain will be distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a distinguirthey will be distinguished, you (plural) will be distinguished

distinguir in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb distinguir is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ir, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está
Nosotros (as)estamos
Vosotros (as)estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están

The present participle of the verb distinguir is: abandonando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb distinguir using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy distinguiendoI am distinguishing
estás distinguiendoyou are distinguishing
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)está distinguiendohe/she is distinguishing, you (formal) are distinguishing
Nosotros (as)estamos distinguiendowe are distinguishing
Vosotros (as)estáis distinguiendoyou (plural) Spain are distinguishing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están distinguiendothey are distinguishing, you (plural) are distinguishing

distinguir in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb distinguir is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb distinguir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. To conjugate distinguir in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case distinguir.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yoía
ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ía
Nosotros (as)íamos
Vosotros (as)íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ían

The infinitive of the verb distinguir is distinguir

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb distinguir using the conditional tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodistinguíaI would distinguish
distinguíasyou would distinguish
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)distinguíahe/she would distinguish, you (formal) would distinguish
Nosotros (as)distinguíamoswe would distinguish
Vosotros (as)distinguíaisyou (plural) Spain would distinguish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)distinguíanthey would distinguish, you (plural)would distinguish

distinguir in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb distinguir is regular in the Present Perfect tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yohe
has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha
Nosotros (as)hemos
Vosotros (as)habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb distinguir in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe distinguidoI have distinguished
has distinguidoyou have distinguished
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)ha distinguidohe/she have distinguished, you (formal) have distinguished
Nosotros (as)hemos distinguidowe have distinguished
Vosotros (as)habéis distinguidoyou (plural) Spain have distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han distinguidothey have distinguished, you (plural) have distinguished

distinguir in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb distinguir is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yohabía
habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había
Nosotros (as)habíamos
Vosotros (as)habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case distinguir

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb distinguir in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía distinguidoI had distinguished
habías distinguidoyou had distinguished
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)había distinguidohe/she had distinguished, you (formal) had distinguished
Nosotros (as)habíamos distinguidowe had distinguished
Vosotros (as)habíais distinguidoyou (plural) Spain had distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habíain distinguidothey had distinguished, you (plural) had distinguished

distinguir in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb distinguir is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yohabré
habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá
Nosotros (as)habremos
Vosotros (as)habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case distinguir. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb distinguir in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré distinguidoI will have distinguished
habrás distinguidoyou will have distinguished
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habrá distinguidohe/she will have distinguished, you (formal) will have distinguished
Nosotros (as)habremos distinguidowe will have distinguished
Vosotros (as)habréis distinguidoyou (plural) Spain will have distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán distinguidothey will have distinguished, you (plural) will have distinguished

distinguir in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb distinguir is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yohabría
habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría
Nosotros (as)habríamos
Vosotros (as)habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case distinguir. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb distinguir in the conditional perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría distinguidoI would have distinguished
habrías distinguidoyou would have distinguished
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habría distinguidohe/she would have distinguished, you (formal) would have distinguished
Nosotros (as)habríamos distinguidowe would have distinguished
Vosotros (as)habríais distinguidoyou (plural) Spain will would distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían distinguidothey would have distinguished, you (plural) would have distinguished

distinguir in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb distinguir is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yoa
as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) as
Nosotros (as)amos
Vosotros (as)áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb distinguir in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodistinguaI may distinguish
distinguasyou may distinguish
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)distinguahe/she may distinguish, you (formal) may distinguish
Nosotros (as)distinguamoswe may distinguish
Vosotros (as)distinguáisyou (plural) Spain may distinguish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)distinguanthey may distinguish, you (plural) may distinguish

distinguir in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb distinguir is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -iron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yoiera
ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iera
Nosotros (as)iéramos
Vosotros (as)ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. distinguir
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: distinguir – distinguieron
  1. Now remove -ieron and you are left with distinguie
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb distinguir in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodistinguieraI might distinguish
distinguierasyou might distinguish
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)distinguierahe/she might distinguish, you (formal) might distinguish
Nosotros (as)distinguiéramoswe might distinguish
Vosotros (as)distinguieraisyou (plural) Spain might distinguish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)distinguieranthey might distinguish, you (plural) might distinguish

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodistinguiríaI might distinguish
distinguiríasyou might distinguish
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)distinguiríahe/she might distinguish, you (formal) might distinguish
Nosotros (as)distinguiríamoswe might distinguish
Vosotros (as)distinguiríaisyou (plural) Spain might distinguish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)distinguiríanthey might distinguish, you (plural) might distinguish

distinguir in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb distinguir is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like distinguir the endings are:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb distinguir in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodistinguiereI will distinguish
distinguieresyou will distinguish
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)distinguierehe/she will distinguish, you (formal) will distinguish
Nosotros (as)distinguiéremoswe will distinguish
Vosotros (as)distinguiereisyou (plural) Spain will distinguish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)distinguierenthey will distinguish, you (plural) will distinguish

distinguir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb distinguir is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yohaya
hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya
Nosotros (as)hayamos
Vosotros (as)hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan

The past participle of the verb distinguir is: distinguido

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb distinguir in the subjunctive present perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya distinguidoI may have distinguished
hayas distinguidoyou may have distinguished
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)haya distinguidohe/she may have distinguished, you (formal) may have distinguished
Nosotros (as)hayamos distinguidowe may have distinguished
Vosotros (as)hayáis distinguidoyou (plural) Spain may have distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan distinguidothey may have distinguished, you (plural) may have distinguished

distinguir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb distinguir is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yohubiera
hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yohubiese
hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to distinguir:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (distinguir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (distingu)
  3. Add -ido for -ir verbs  = (distinguido)

The past participle of the verb distinguir is distinguido.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb distinguir in the subjunctive past perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese distinguidoI might have distinguished
hubieses distinguidoyou might have distinguished
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiese distinguidohe/she might have distinguished, you (formal) might have distinguished
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos distinguidowe might have distinguished
Vosotros (as)hubiésemos distinguidoyou (plural) Spain might have distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen distinguidothey might have distinguished, you (plural) might have distinguished

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera distinguidoI might have distinguished
hubieras distinguidoyou might have distinguished
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiera distinguidohe/she might have distinguished, you (formal) might have distinguished
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos distinguidowe might have distinguished
Vosotros (as)hubierais distinguidoyou (plural) Spain might have distinguished
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran distinguidothey might have distinguished, you (plural) might have distinguished

distinguir as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

distinguir is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb distinguir  would be distingue

Let’s see the process:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (distingues)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (distingue)
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (distingue)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
!distingue!distinguish!
Usted (Ud.)!distingua!distinguish!
Nosotros (as)!distinguamos!distinguish!
Vosotros (as)!distinguid!distinguish!
Ustedes (Uds.)!distinguan!distinguish!

distinguir as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

distinguir is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s an -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡no distinguas!Don’t distinguish!
Usted (Ud.)¡no distingua!Don’t distinguish!
Nosotros (as)¡no distinguamos!Don’t distinguish!
Vosotros (as)¡no distinguáis!Don’t distinguish!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡no distinguan!Don’t distinguish!

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