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Conjugation of the French verb distinguer

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb distinguer, along with their English translations.

distinguer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
distinguer	to distinguish

Present		Scored
je distingue	I distinguish
tu distingues	you distinguish
il distingue	he distinguishes
elle distingue	she distinguishes
nous distinguons	we distinguish
vous distinguez	you distinguish
ils distinguent	they distinguish
elles distinguent	they distinguish

Imperfect		Scored
je distinguais	I was distinguishing
tu distinguais	you were distinguishing
il distinguait	he was distinguishing
elle distinguait	she was distinguishing
nous distinguions	we were distinguishing
vous distinguiez	you were distinguishing
ils distinguaient	they were distinguishing
elles distinguaient	they were distinguishing

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je distinguai	I distinguished
tu distinguas	you distinguished
il distingua	he distinguished
elle distingua	she distinguished
nous distinguâmes	we distinguished
vous distinguâtes	you distinguished
ils distinguèrent	they distinguished
elles distinguèrent	they distinguished

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai distingué	I distinguished
tu as distingué	you distinguished
il a distingué	he distinguished
elle a distingué	she distinguished
nous avons distingué	we distinguished
vous avez distingué	you distinguished
ils ont distingué	they distinguished
elles ont distingué	they distinguished

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais distingué	I had distinguished
tu avais distingué	you had distinguished
il avait distingué	he had distinguished
elle avait distingué	she had distinguished
nous avions distingué	we had distinguished
vous aviez distingué	you had distinguished
ils avaient distingué	they had distinguished
elles avaient distingué	they had distinguished

Future		Scored
je distinguerai	I will distinguish
tu distingueras	you will distinguish
il distinguera	he will distinguish
elle distinguera	she will distinguish
nous distinguerons	we will distinguish
vous distinguerez	you will distinguish
ils distingueront	they will distinguish
elles distingueront	they will distinguish

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai distingué	I will have distinguished
tu auras distingué	you will have distinguished
il aura distingué	he will have distinguished
elle aura distingué	she will have distinguished
nous aurons distingué	we will have distinguished
vous aurez distingué	you will have distinguished
ils auront distingué	they will have distinguished
elles auront distingué	they will have distinguished

Conditional		Scored
je distinguerais	I would distinguish
tu distinguerais	you would distinguish
il distinguerait	he would distinguish
elle distinguerait	she would distinguish
nous distinguerions	we would distinguish
vous distingueriez	you would distinguish
ils distingueraient	they would distinguish
elles distingueraient	they would distinguish

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais distingué	I would have distinguished
tu aurais distingué	you would have distinguished
il aurait distingué	he would have distinguished
elle aurait distingué	she would have distinguished
nous aurions distingué	we would have distinguished
vous auriez distingué	you would have distinguished
ils auraient distingué	they would have distinguished
elles auraient distingué	they would have distinguished

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je distingue	(... that) I distinguish
(... que) tu distingues	(... that) you distinguish
(... que) il distingue	(... that) he distinguishes
(... que) elle distingue	(... that) she distinguishes
(... que) nous distinguions	(... that) we distinguish
(... que) vous distinguiez	(... that) you distinguish
(... que) ils distinguent	(... that) they distinguish
(... que) elles distinguent	(... that) they distinguish

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je distinguasse	(... that) I was distinguishing
(... que) tu distinguasses	(... that) you were distinguishing
(... que) il distinguât	(... that) he was distinguishing
(... que) elle distinguât	(... that) she was distinguishing
(... que) nous distinguassions	(... that) we were distinguishing
(... que) vous distinguassiez	(... that) you were distinguishing
(... que) ils distinguassent	(... that) they were distinguishing
(... que) elles distinguassent	(... that) they were distinguishing

Imperative		Scored
distingue	Distinguish
distinguons	Let's distinguish
distinguez	Distinguish

Present Participle		Scored
distinguant	distinguishing

Past Participle		Scored
distingué	distinguished

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