distraer Imperfect Conjugation
distraer — to distract
The imperfect of distraer is regular: distraía, distraías, distraía, distraíamos, distraíais, distraían.
distraer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a state of being distracted in the past or a habit of getting distracted often.
Notes on distraer in the Imperfect
Distraer is regular in the imperfect. Note the accent on the 'í' for every single form.
Example Sentences
De niño, me distraía con cualquier cosa.
As a child, I used to get distracted by anything.
yo
Nos distraíamos mientras el profesor hablaba.
We were getting distracted while the teacher was talking.
nosotros
Ellas se distraían mirando por la ventana.
They used to get distracted looking out the window.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'i'.
Correct: distraía
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'i' to separate the vowels.
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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).
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.
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.