Italian reference
distinguere
to distinguish
Irregular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I distinguish |
| tu | you distinguish |
| lui/lei | he/she distinguishes; you (formal) distinguish |
| noi | we distinguish |
| voi | you (plural) distinguish |
| loro | they distinguish |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I distinguished; I have distinguished |
| tu | you distinguished; you have distinguished |
| lui/lei | he/she distinguished; he/she has distinguished; you (formal) distinguished; you (formal) have distinguished |
| noi | we distinguished; we have distinguished |
| voi | you (plural) distinguished; you (plural) have distinguished |
| loro | they distinguished; they have distinguished |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to distinguish |
| tu | you used to distinguish |
| lui/lei | he/she used to distinguish; you (formal) used to distinguish |
| noi | we used to distinguish |
| voi | you (plural) used to distinguish |
| loro | they used to distinguish |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had distinguished |
| tu | you had distinguished |
| lui/lei | he/she had distinguished; you (formal) had distinguished |
| noi | we had distinguished |
| voi | you (plural) had distinguished |
| loro | they had distinguished |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I distinguished |
| tu | you distinguished |
| lui/lei | he/she distinguished; you (formal) distinguished |
| noi | we distinguished |
| voi | you (plural) distinguished |
| loro | they distinguished |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had distinguished (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had distinguished (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had distinguished (before the next past event); you (formal) had distinguished (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had distinguished (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had distinguished (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had distinguished (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will distinguish |
| tu | you will distinguish |
| lui/lei | he/she will distinguish; you (formal) will distinguish |
| noi | we will distinguish |
| voi | you (plural) will distinguish |
| loro | they will distinguish |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have distinguished |
| tu | you will have distinguished |
| lui/lei | he/she will have distinguished; you (formal) will have distinguished |
| noi | we will have distinguished |
| voi | you (plural) will have distinguished |
| loro | they will have distinguished |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would distinguish |
| tu | you would distinguish |
| lui/lei | he/she would distinguish; you (formal) would distinguish |
| noi | we would distinguish |
| voi | you (plural) would distinguish |
| loro | they would distinguish |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have distinguished |
| tu | you would have distinguished |
| lui/lei | he/she would have distinguished; you (formal) would have distinguished |
| noi | we would have distinguished |
| voi | you (plural) would have distinguished |
| loro | they would have distinguished |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I distinguish |
| tu | (that) you distinguish |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she distinguishes; (that) you (formal) distinguish |
| noi | (that) we distinguish |
| voi | (that) you (plural) distinguish |
| loro | (that) they distinguish |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have distinguished |
| tu | (that) you have distinguished |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has distinguished; (that) you (formal) have distinguished |
| noi | (that) we have distinguished |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have distinguished |
| loro | (that) they have distinguished |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I distinguished |
| tu | (that) you distinguished |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she distinguished; (that) you (formal) distinguished |
| noi | (that) we distinguished |
| voi | (that) you (plural) distinguished |
| loro | (that) they distinguished |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had distinguished |
| tu | (that) you had distinguished |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had distinguished; (that) you (formal) had distinguished |
| noi | (that) we had distinguished |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had distinguished |
| loro | (that) they had distinguished |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | distinguish! |
| lui/lei | distinguish! (formal) |
| noi | let's distinguish! |
| voi | distinguish! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Italian entries.