distraer Future Conjugation
distraer — to distract
The future of distraer is regular: distraeré, distraerás, distraerá, distraeremos, distraeréis, distraerán.
distraer Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict that something will cause a distraction or to promise that you won't lose focus.
Notes on distraer in the Future
Distraer is regular in the future; you simply add the endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
No te preocupes, no me distraeré.
Don't worry, I won't get distracted.
yo
Esa película te distraerá de tus problemas.
That movie will distract you from your problems.
él/ella/usted
Los niños se distraerán con los juguetes nuevos.
The kids will be distracted by the new toys.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'distraigo' for future meaning.
Correct: distraeré
Why: While the present can sometimes imply future, 'distraeré' is more precise for future intent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: distraigo
The present of distraer is irregular in the 'yo' form (distraigo), but follows -er patterns for the rest.
Preterite
yo: distraje
The preterite of distraer is highly irregular, using the stem 'distraj-' (distraje, distrajiste, distrajo).
Imperfect
yo: distraía
The imperfect of distraer is regular: distraía, distraías, distraía, distraíamos, distraíais, distraían.
Conditional
yo: distraería
The conditional of distraer is regular: distraería, distraerías, distraería, distraeríamos, distraeríais, distraerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: distraiga
The present subjunctive uses the 'distraig-' stem: distraiga, distraigas, distraiga, distraigamos, distraigáis, distraigan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: distrajera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'distraj-' stem: distrajera, distrajeras, distrajera, distrajéramos, distrajerais, distrajeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: distrae
The imperative uses 'distrae' (tú) and 'distraigan' (ustedes) to command someone's attention (or lack thereof).
Negative Imperative
yo: no distraigas
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no distraigas, no distraiga, no distraigamos, no distraigáis, no distraigan.