Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Esconder in Spanish
To hide Regular ER Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Esconder
- Esconder in the Indicative Present
- Esconder in the Indicative Preterite
- Esconder in the Indicative Imperfect
- Esconder in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Esconder in the Indicative Informal Future
- Esconder in the Indicative Future
- Esconder in the Indicative Conditional
- Esconder in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Esconder in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Esconder in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Esconder in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Esconder
- Imperative tenses of Esconder
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Esconder conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Esconder is the Spanish verb for "to hide". It is a regular ER verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to esconder include: disimular, ocultar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | esconder | to hide |
| Past participle | escondido | hidden |
| Gerund | escondiendo | hiding |
Indicative Tenses of Esconder
Esconder in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of esconder 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, "escondo", meaning "I hide".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escondo | I hide |
| Tú | escondes | you hide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | esconde | s/he hides, you (formal) hide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escondemos | we hide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escondéis | you (plural) hide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | esconden | they hide, |
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Esconder in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of esconder is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "escondí", meaning "I hid".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escondí | I hid |
| Tú | escondiste | you hid |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escondió | s/he hid, you (formal) hid |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escondimos | we hid |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escondisteis | you (plural) hid |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escondieron | they hid, |
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Esconder in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of esconder is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "escondía", meaning "I used to hide".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escondía | I used to hide |
| Tú | escondías | you used to hide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escondía | s/he used to hide, you (formal) used to hide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escondíamos | we used to hide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escondíais | you (plural) used to hide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escondían | they used to hide, |
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Esconder in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of esconder is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy escondiendo", meaning "I am hiding".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy escondiendo | I am hiding |
| Tú | estás escondiendo | you are hiding |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está escondiendo | s/he is hiding, you (formal) are hiding |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos escondiendo | we are hiding |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis escondiendo | you (plural) are hiding |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están escondiendo | they are hiding, |
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Esconder in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of esconder is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a esconder", meaning "I am going to hide".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a esconder | I am going to hide |
| Tú | vas a esconder | you are going to hide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a esconder | s/he is going to hide, you (formal) are going to hide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a esconder | we are going to hide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a esconder | you (plural) are going to hide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a esconder | they are going to hide, |
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Esconder in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of esconder is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "esconderé", meaning "I will hide".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | esconderé | I will hide |
| Tú | esconderás | you will hide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | esconderá | s/he will hide, you (formal) will hide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | esconderemos | we will hide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | esconderéis | you (plural) will hide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | esconderán | they will hide, |
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Esconder in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of esconder is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "escondería", meaning "I would hide".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escondería | I would hide |
| Tú | esconderías | you would hide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escondería | s/he would hide, you (formal) would hide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | esconderíamos | we would hide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | esconderíais | you (plural) would hide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | esconderían | they would hide, |
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Esconder in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of esconder 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, "he escondido", meaning "I have hidden".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he escondido | I have hidden |
| Tú | has escondido | you have hidden |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha escondido | s/he has hidden, you (formal) have hidden |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos escondido | we have hidden |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis escondido | you (plural) have hidden |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han escondido | they have hidden, |
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Esconder in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of esconder is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había escondido", meaning "I had hidden".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había escondido | I had hidden |
| Tú | habías escondido | you had hidden |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había escondido | s/he had hidden, you (formal) had hidden |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos escondido | we had hidden |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais escondido | you (plural) had hidden |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían escondido | they had hidden, |
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Esconder in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of esconder is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré escondido", meaning "I will have hidden".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré escondido | I will have hidden |
| Tú | habrás escondido | you will have hidden |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá escondido | s/he will have hidden, you (formal) will have hidden |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos escondido | we will have hidden |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis escondido | you (plural) will have hidden |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán escondido | they will have hidden, |
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Esconder in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of esconder is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría escondido", meaning "I would have hidden".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría escondido | I would have hidden |
| Tú | habrías escondido | you would have hidden |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría escondido | s/he would have hidden, you (formal) would have hidden |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos escondido | we would have hidden |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais escondido | you (plural) would have hidden |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían escondido | they would have hidden, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Esconder
Esconder 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, "esconda", meaning "I hide".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | esconda | I hide |
| Tú | escondas | you hide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | esconda | s/he hides, you (formal) hide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escondamos | we hide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escondáis | you (plural) hide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escondan | they hide, |
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Esconder 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, "escondiera", meaning "I hid".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escondiera | I hid |
| Tú | escondieras | you hid |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escondiera | s/he hid, you (formal) hid |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escondiéramos | we hid |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escondierais | you (plural) hid |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escondieran | they hid, |
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Esconder 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, "escondiere", meaning "I will hide".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | escondiere | I will hide |
| Tú | escondieres | you will hide |
| Ella / Él / Usted | escondiere | s/he will hide, you (formal) will hide |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escondiéremos | we will hide |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | escondiereis | you (plural) will hide |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escondieren | they will hide, |
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Esconder 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, "haya escondido", meaning "I have hidden".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya escondido | I have hidden |
| Tú | hayas escondido | you have hidden |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya escondido | s/he has hidden, you (formal) have hidden |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos escondido | we have hidden |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis escondido | you (plural) have hidden |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan escondido | they have hidden, |
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Esconder 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, "hubiera escondido", meaning "I had hidden".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera escondido | I had hidden |
| Tú | hubieras escondido | you had hidden |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera escondido | s/he had hidden, you (formal) had hidden |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos escondido | we had hidden |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais escondido | you (plural) had hidden |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran escondido | they had hidden, |
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Esconder 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, "hubiere escondido", meaning "I will have hidden".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere escondido | I will have hidden |
| Tú | hubieres escondido | you will have hidden |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere escondido | s/he will have hidden, you (formal) will have hidden |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos escondido | we will have hidden |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis escondido | you (plural) will have hidden |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren escondido | they will have hidden, |
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Imperative Tenses of Esconder
Esconder in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "esconda", meaning "(to you formal) hide!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | esconde | (to you) hide! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | esconda | (to you formal) hide! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | escondamos | let's hide! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | esconded | (to you plural) hide! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | escondan | (to you plural formal) hide! |
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Esconder in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no esconda", meaning "(to you formal) don't hide!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no escondas | (to you) don't hide! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no esconda | (to you formal) don't hide! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no escondamos | let's not hide! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no escondáis | (to you plural) don't hide! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no escondan | (to you plural formal) don't hide! |
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