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Conjugation Chart of “Distraer” (to distract) in the Subjunctive Mood

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Understanding the Subjunctive Mood of “Distraer”

The Present Subjunctive of distraer is used to express desires, doubts, or uncertainty about the action of distracting. For example, Es importante que no te distraigas mientras conduces. (It’s important that you don’t get distracted while driving.)

Distraer is an irregular verb, meaning its conjugations do not follow the typical patterns of regular verbs. You’ll need to memorize its unique set of conjugations in each tense.

How to Use Distraer in the Subjunctive Mood

Distraer generally means to distract or divert attention, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To distract or divert attention: for example, Es importante que no te distraigan mientras estudias (It’s important that they don’t distract you while you study).

To entertain or amuse: for example, Espero que la película te distraiga de tus preocupaciones (I hope the movie distracts you from your worries).

To mislead or deceive (colloquial): for example, No dejes que te distraigan con mentiras (Don’t let them distract you with lies).

To take one’s mind off something (colloquial): for example, Necesito que algo me distraiga de este dolor (I need something to distract me from this pain).

Real Life Examples of Distraer in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que nada te distraiga durante el examen. (I hope nothing distracts you during the exam.)

Es importante que no distraigas a los demás en la biblioteca. (It’s important that you don’t distract others in the library.)

El profesor pidió que nadie distraiga a la clase con ruidos molestos. (The teacher asked that no one distract the class with annoying noises.)

Sugiero que distraigamos a los niños con una película mientras preparamos la cena. (I suggest we distract the kids with a movie while we prepare dinner.)

Mamá no quiere que distraigáis al bebé cuando está durmiendo. (Mom doesn’t want you to distract the baby when he’s sleeping.)

Es mejor que los turistas no distraigan a los animales en su hábitat natural. (It’s better that tourists don’t distract the animals in their natural habitat.)

Ojalá que nada te distraiga de tus metas y sueños. (I hope nothing distracts you from your goals and dreams.)

Es necesario que no distraigas al conductor mientras maneja. (It’s necessary that you don’t distract the driver while they’re driving.)

Dudo que algo distraiga a mi hermana de su pasión por la música. (I doubt anything distracts my sister from her passion for music.)

Aunque el ruido es molesto, espero que no te distraiga demasiado. (Although the noise is annoying, I hope it doesn’t distract you too much.)

Sería una lástima que distraigamos a los actores durante la obra de teatro. (It would be a shame if we distracted the actors during the play.)

Quizás distraigas a tu mente un rato con una caminata al aire libre. (Maybe you can distract your mind for a while with an outdoor walk.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Distraer (to distract) in the Subjunctive Mood (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.