Ella Verbsescabullirse to slip away, to sneak off, to escape Irregular Verb
At a glance: Escabullirse (to slip away, to sneak off, to escape) is a reflexive irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me escabullo, te escabulles, se escabulle, nos escabullimos, os escabullís, se escabullen. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: ella/él and ellas/ellos drop the i (escabulló, escabulleron); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the imperfect subjunctive (me escabullera) and gerund (escabullendo).

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The Indicative Present of escabullirse is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “me escabullo”, meaning “I slip away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me escabullo | I slip away |
| Tú | te escabulles | you slip away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se escabulle | s/he slips away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos escabullimos | we slip away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os escabullís | you (plural) slip away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se escabullen | they slip away |
How it’s built: Regular: stem escabull- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Preterite of escabullirse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me escabullí”, meaning “I slipped away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me escabullí | I slipped away |
| Tú | te escabulliste | you slipped away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se escabulló | s/he slipped away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos escabullimos | we slipped away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os escabullisteis | you (plural) slipped away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se escabulleron | they slipped away |
How it’s built: Ella/Él and ellas/ellos drop the i (escabulló, escabulleron); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of escabullirse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me escabullía”, meaning “I used to slip away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me escabullía | I used to slip away |
| Tú | te escabullías | you used to slip away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se escabullía | s/he used to slip away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos escabullíamos | we used to slip away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os escabullíais | you (plural) used to slip away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se escabullían | they used to slip away |
How it’s built: Regular: stem escabull- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of escabullirse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy escabullendo”, meaning “I am slipping away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy escabullendo | I am slipping away |
| Tú | te estás escabullendo | you are slipping away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está escabullendo | s/he is slipping away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos escabullendo | we are slipping away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis escabullendo | you (plural) are slipping away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están escabullendo | they are slipping away |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund escabullendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Informal Future of escabullirse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a escabullir”, meaning “I am going to slip away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a escabullir | I am going to slip away |
| Tú | te vas a escabullir | you are going to slip away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a escabullir | s/he is going to slip away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a escabullir | we are going to slip away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a escabullir | you (plural) are going to slip away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a escabullir | they are going to slip away |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive escabullir. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of escabullirse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me escabulliré”, meaning “I will slip away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me escabulliré | I will slip away |
| Tú | te escabullirás | you will slip away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se escabullirá | s/he will slip away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos escabulliremos | we will slip away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os escabulliréis | you (plural) will slip away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se escabullirán | they will slip away |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive escabullir plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional of escabullirse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me escabulliría”, meaning “I would slip away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me escabulliría | I would slip away |
| Tú | te escabullirías | you would slip away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se escabulliría | s/he would slip away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos escabulliríamos | we would slip away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os escabulliríais | you (plural) would slip away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se escabullirían | they would slip away |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive escabullir plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Perfect of escabullirse is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “me he escabullido”, meaning “I have slipped away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he escabullido | I have slipped away |
| Tú | te has escabullido | you have slipped away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha escabullido | s/he has slipped away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos escabullido | we have slipped away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis escabullido | you (plural) have slipped away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han escabullido | they have slipped away |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle escabullido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Past Perfect of escabullirse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había escabullido”, meaning “I had slipped away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había escabullido | I had slipped away |
| Tú | te habías escabullido | you had slipped away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había escabullido | s/he had slipped away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos escabullido | we had slipped away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais escabullido | you (plural) had slipped away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían escabullido | they had slipped away |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle escabullido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future Perfect of escabullirse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré escabullido”, meaning “I will have slipped away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré escabullido | I will have slipped away |
| Tú | te habrás escabullido | you will have slipped away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá escabullido | s/he will have slipped away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos escabullido | we will have slipped away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis escabullido | you (plural) will have slipped away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán escabullido | they will have slipped away |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle escabullido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of escabullirse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría escabullido”, meaning “I would have slipped away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría escabullido | I would have slipped away |
| Tú | te habrías escabullido | you would have slipped away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría escabullido | s/he would have slipped away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos escabullido | we would have slipped away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais escabullido | you (plural) would have slipped away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían escabullido | they would have slipped away |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle escabullido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “me escabulla”, meaning “I slip away”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me escabulla | I slip away |
| Tú | te escabullas | you slip away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se escabulla | s/he slips away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos escabullamos | we slip away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os escabulláis | you (plural) slip away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se escabullan | they slip away |
How it’s built: Regular: stem escabull- plus the -ir subjunctive endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “me escabullera”, meaning “I slipped away”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me escabullera | I slipped away |
| Tú | te escabulleras | you slipped away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se escabullera | s/he slipped away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos escabulléramos | we slipped away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os escabullerais | you (plural) slipped away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se escabulleran | they slipped away |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, escabulleron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (escabulléramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me escabullere”, meaning “I will slip away”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me escabullere | I will slip away |
| Tú | te escabulleres | you will slip away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se escabullere | s/he will slip away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos escabulléremos | we will slip away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os escabullereis | you (plural) will slip away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se escabulleren | they will slip away |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, escabulleron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (escabulléremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “me haya escabullido”, meaning “I have slipped away”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya escabullido | I have slipped away |
| Tú | te hayas escabullido | you have slipped away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya escabullido | s/he has slipped away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos escabullido | we have slipped away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis escabullido | you (plural) have slipped away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan escabullido | they have slipped away |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle escabullido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “me hubiera escabullido”, meaning “I had slipped away”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera escabullido | I had slipped away |
| Tú | te hubieras escabullido | you had slipped away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera escabullido | s/he had slipped away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos escabullido | we had slipped away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais escabullido | you (plural) had slipped away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran escabullido | they had slipped away |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle escabullido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere escabullido”, meaning “I will have slipped away”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere escabullido | I will have slipped away |
| Tú | te hubieres escabullido | you will have slipped away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere escabullido | s/he will have slipped away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos escabullido | we will have slipped away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis escabullido | you (plural) will have slipped away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren escabullido | they will have slipped away |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle escabullido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “escabúllase”, meaning “(to you formal) slip away!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | escabúllete | (to you) slip away! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escabúllase | (to you formal) slip away! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escabullámonos | let's slip away! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escabullíos | (to you plural) slip away! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escabúllanse | (to you plural formal) slip away! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (escabúllete); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (escabúllase, escabúllanse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (escabullámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (escabullíos).
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se escabulla”, meaning “(to you formal) don't slip away!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te escabullas | (to you) don't slip away! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se escabulla | (to you formal) don't slip away! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos escabullamos | let's not slip away! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os escabulláis | (to you plural) don't slip away! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se escabullan | (to you plural formal) don't slip away! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te escabullas, no se escabulla, no nos escabullamos, no os escabulláis, no se escabullan.
Escabullirse is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: ella/él and ellas/ellos drop the i (escabulló, escabulleron); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the imperfect subjunctive (me escabullera) and gerund (escabullendo).
In the present tense (presente), escabullirse is conjugated as: yo me escabullo, tú te escabulles, él/ella/usted se escabulle, nosotros nos escabullimos, vosotros os escabullís, ellos/ellas/ustedes se escabullen. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), escabullirse is conjugated as: yo me escabullí, tú te escabulliste, él/ella/usted se escabulló, nosotros nos escabullimos, vosotros os escabullisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se escabulleron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), escabullirse is conjugated as: yo me escabullía, tú te escabullías, él/ella/usted se escabullía, nosotros nos escabullíamos, vosotros os escabullíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se escabullían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), escabullirse is conjugated as: yo me escabulliré, tú te escabullirás, él/ella/usted se escabullirá, nosotros nos escabulliremos, vosotros os escabulliréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se escabullirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), escabullirse is conjugated as: yo me escabulla, tú te escabullas, él/ella/usted se escabulla, nosotros nos escabullamos, vosotros os escabulláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se escabullan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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