distraer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
distraer — to distract
The imperative uses 'distrae' (tú) and 'distraigan' (ustedes) to command someone's attention (or lack thereof).
distraer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the affirmative imperative to tell someone to distract someone else (often in a tactical sense).
Notes on distraer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'distrae' (regular), while the 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms use the 'g' from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Distrae al guardia mientras yo entro!
Distract the guard while I go in!
tú
Distraiga a los niños un momento, por favor.
Distract the children for a moment, please.
Distraigan a la audiencia con un video.
Distract the audience with a video.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'distraiga' for the 'tú' command.
Correct: distrae
Why: 'Distraiga' is the polite 'usted' form; the informal 'tú' command usually matches the third person present indicative.
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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.
Future
yo: distraeré
The future of distraer is regular: distraeré, distraerás, distraerá, distraeremos, distraeréis, distraerán.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no distraigas
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no distraigas, no distraiga, no distraigamos, no distraigáis, no distraigan.