-ir verb irregular · spelling-change -cer/cir Advanced

distinguir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to distinguish

The imperfect conjugation of distinguir (irregular spelling-change -cer/cir, ranked #457). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo distinguía
distinguías
él/ella/Ud. distinguía
nosotros distinguíamos
vosotros distinguíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. distinguían

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ir imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo distinguía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to distinguish often.

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