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How to conjugate Escabullirse in Spanish

escabullirse 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).

Past participle
escabullido slipped away
Gerund
escabullendo slipping away
Similar
escapar, escaparse, fugarse, huir, zafar

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Indicative tenses of Escabullirse

Escabullirse in the Indicative Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escabulloI slip away
Túte escabullesyou slip away
Ella / Él / Ustedse escabulles/he slips away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escabullimoswe slip away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escabullísyou (plural) slip away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escabullenthey 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.

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Escabullirse in the Indicative Preterite

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escabullíI slipped away
Túte escabullisteyou slipped away
Ella / Él / Ustedse escabullós/he slipped away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escabullimoswe slipped away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escabullisteisyou (plural) slipped away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escabulleronthey 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.

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Escabullirse in the Indicative Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escabullíaI used to slip away
Túte escabullíasyou used to slip away
Ella / Él / Ustedse escabullías/he used to slip away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escabullíamoswe used to slip away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escabullíaisyou (plural) used to slip away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escabullíanthey 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.

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Escabullirse in the Indicative Present Continuous

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy escabullendoI am slipping away
Túte estás escabullendoyou are slipping away
Ella / Él / Ustedse está escabullendos/he is slipping away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos escabullendowe are slipping away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis escabullendoyou (plural) are slipping away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están escabullendothey 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.

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Escabullirse in the Indicative Informal Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a escabullirI am going to slip away
Túte vas a escabulliryou are going to slip away
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a escabullirs/he is going to slip away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a escabullirwe are going to slip away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a escabulliryou (plural) are going to slip away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a escabullirthey 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.

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Escabullirse in the Indicative Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escabulliréI will slip away
Túte escabullirásyou will slip away
Ella / Él / Ustedse escabullirás/he will slip away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escabulliremoswe will slip away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escabulliréisyou (plural) will slip away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escabulliránthey 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.

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Escabullirse in the Indicative Conditional

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escabulliríaI would slip away
Túte escabulliríasyou would slip away
Ella / Él / Ustedse escabullirías/he would slip away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escabulliríamoswe would slip away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escabulliríaisyou (plural) would slip away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escabulliríanthey 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.

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Escabullirse in the Indicative Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he escabullidoI have slipped away
Túte has escabullidoyou have slipped away
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha escabullidos/he has slipped away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos escabullidowe have slipped away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis escabullidoyou (plural) have slipped away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han escabullidothey 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.

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Escabullirse in the Indicative Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había escabullidoI had slipped away
Túte habías escabullidoyou had slipped away
Ella / Él / Ustedse había escabullidos/he had slipped away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos escabullidowe had slipped away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais escabullidoyou (plural) had slipped away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían escabullidothey 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.

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Escabullirse in the Indicative Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré escabullidoI will have slipped away
Túte habrás escabullidoyou will have slipped away
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá escabullidos/he will have slipped away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos escabullidowe will have slipped away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis escabullidoyou (plural) will have slipped away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán escabullidothey 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.

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Escabullirse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría escabullidoI would have slipped away
Túte habrías escabullidoyou would have slipped away
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría escabullidos/he would have slipped away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos escabullidowe would have slipped away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais escabullidoyou (plural) would have slipped away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían escabullidothey 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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Subjunctive tenses of Escabullirse

Escabullirse in the Subjunctive Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escabullaI slip away
Túte escabullasyou slip away
Ella / Él / Ustedse escabullas/he slips away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escabullamoswe slip away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escabulláisyou (plural) slip away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escabullanthey 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.

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Escabullirse in the Subjunctive Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escabulleraI slipped away
Túte escabullerasyou slipped away
Ella / Él / Ustedse escabulleras/he slipped away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escabulléramoswe slipped away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escabulleraisyou (plural) slipped away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escabulleranthey 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.

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Escabullirse in the Subjunctive Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome escabullereI will slip away
Túte escabulleresyou will slip away
Ella / Él / Ustedse escabulleres/he will slip away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos escabulléremoswe will slip away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos escabullereisyou (plural) will slip away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse escabullerenthey 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.

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Escabullirse in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya escabullidoI have slipped away
Túte hayas escabullidoyou have slipped away
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya escabullidos/he has slipped away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos escabullidowe have slipped away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis escabullidoyou (plural) have slipped away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan escabullidothey 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.

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Escabullirse in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera escabullidoI had slipped away
Túte hubieras escabullidoyou had slipped away
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera escabullidos/he had slipped away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos escabullidowe had slipped away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais escabullidoyou (plural) had slipped away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran escabullidothey 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.

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Escabullirse in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere escabullidoI will have slipped away
Túte hubieres escabullidoyou will have slipped away
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere escabullidos/he will have slipped away
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos escabullidowe will have slipped away
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis escabullidoyou (plural) will have slipped away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren escabullidothey 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.

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Imperative tenses of Escabullirse

Escabullirse in the Imperative Affirmative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túescabúllete(to you) slip away!
Ella / Él / Ustedescabúllase(to you formal) slip away!
Nosotras / Nosotrosescabullámonoslet's slip away!
Vosotras / Vosotrosescabullíos(to you plural) slip away!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesescabúllanse(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).

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Escabullirse in the Imperative Negative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno te escabullas(to you) don't slip away!
Ella / Él / Ustedno se escabulla(to you formal) don't slip away!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno nos escabullamoslet's not slip away!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno os escabulláis(to you plural) don't slip away!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno 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.

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Frequently asked questions about Escabullirse

Is escabullirse a regular or irregular verb?

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).

How do you conjugate escabullirse in the present tense (presente)?

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.

How do you conjugate escabullirse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

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.

How do you conjugate escabullirse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

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.

How do you conjugate escabullirse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

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.

How do you conjugate escabullirse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

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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