distinguir Conditional Conjugation
distinguir — to tell apart
The conditional of distinguir is regular: añadiría, añadirías... wait, I mean: distinguiría, distinguirías, etc.
distinguir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios—if you had better light, you 'would distinguish' the colors better.
Notes on distinguir in the Conditional
Distinguir is regular in the conditional. Keep the full infinitive and add the -ía endings.
Example Sentences
Sin la niebla, distinguiríamos la costa.
Without the fog, we would distinguish the coast.
nosotros
¿Distinguirías a un ladrón en la oscuridad?
Would you distinguish a thief in the dark?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect because they both end in -ía.
Correct: distinguiría (conditional) vs distinguía (imperfect)
Why: The conditional keeps the 'r' from the infinitive; the imperfect does not.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: distingo
The present of distinguir is mostly regular, but the 'yo' form changes to 'distingo' to keep the sound right.
Preterite
yo: distinguí
Distinguir is completely regular in the preterite: distinguí, distinguiste, distinguió, distinguimos, distinguisteis, distinguieron.
Imperfect
yo: distinguía
The imperfect of distinguir is regular: distinguía, distinguías, distinguía, distinguíamos, distinguíais, distinguían.
Future
yo: distinguiré
The future of distinguir is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive (distinguiré).
Present Subjunctive
yo: distinga
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form change: distinga, distingas, distinga, distingamos, distingáis, distingan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: distinguiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the preterite stem: distinguiera, distinguieras, distinguiera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: distingue
Give commands to distinguish: distingue (tú), distinga (usted), distingamos (nosotros), distinguid (vosotros), distingan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no distingas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no distingas, no distinga, no distingamos, no distingáis, no distingan.