distribuir Present Conjugation
distribuir — to distribute
The present tense of distribuir adds a 'y' before the ending (distribuyo, distribuyes, distribuye, distribuyen), except for nosotros and vosotros.
distribuir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about how a company currently allocates its products or how you typically share resources or tasks in your daily life.
Notes on distribuir in the Present
This is a 'u-y' verb. You must insert a 'y' after the 'u' in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros, which remain regular.
Example Sentences
Yo distribuyo las tareas entre mis compañeros.
I distribute the tasks among my colleagues.
yo
Esta empresa distribuye productos orgánicos.
This company distributes organic products.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros distribuimos los folletos en la entrada.
We distribute the flyers at the entrance.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: distribuo
Correct: distribuyo
Why: Verbs ending in -uir (like distribuir) need a 'y' to separate the 'u' from the vowel in the ending.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: distribuí
In the preterite, distribuir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third-person forms (distribuyó, distribuyeron).
Imperfect
yo: distribuía
The imperfect of distribuir is completely regular: distribuía, distribuías, distribuía...
Future
yo: distribuiré
The future tense is regular: add the endings to the infinitive (distribuiré, distribuirás...).
Conditional
yo: distribuiría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive (distribuiría).
Present Subjunctive
yo: distribuya
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form change, using 'y' throughout (distribuya, distribuyas...).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: distribuyera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the 'ellos' preterite form: distribuyera, distribuyeras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: distribuye
Use 'distribuye' for 'tú' and 'distribuya' for formal 'usted' commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no distribuyas
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive (no distribuyas, no distribuya).