Ella Verbshuir to run away, to escape, to flee Irregular Verb
At a glance: Huir (to run away, to escape, to flee) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: huyo, huyes, huye, huimos, huís, huyen. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos add a y (huyo, huyes, huye, huyen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (huyó), subjunctive and gerund (huyendo).

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The Indicative Present of huir 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, “huyo”, meaning “I run away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | huyo | I run away |
| Tú | huyes | you run away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | huye | s/he runs away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | huimos | we run away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | huís | you (plural) run away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | huyen | they run away |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos add a y (huyo, huyes, huye, huyen); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of huir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “huí”, meaning “I ran away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | huí | I ran away |
| Tú | huiste | you ran away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | huyó | s/he ran away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | huimos | we ran away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | huisteis | you (plural) ran away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | huyeron | they ran away |
How it’s built: Ella/Él and ellas/ellos change i to y (huyó, huyeron); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of huir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “huía”, meaning “I used to run away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | huía | I used to run away |
| Tú | huías | you used to run away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | huía | s/he used to run away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | huíamos | we used to run away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | huíais | you (plural) used to run away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | huían | they used to run away |
How it’s built: Regular: stem hu- plus the -ir endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of huir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy huyendo”, meaning “I am running away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy huyendo | I am running away |
| Tú | estás huyendo | you are running away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está huyendo | s/he is running away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos huyendo | we are running away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis huyendo | you (plural) are running away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están huyendo | they are running away |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund huyendo.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Informal Future of huir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a huir”, meaning “I am going to run away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a huir | I am going to run away |
| Tú | vas a huir | you are going to run away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a huir | s/he is going to run away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a huir | we are going to run away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a huir | you (plural) are going to run away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a huir | they are going to run away |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive huir.
The Indicative Future of huir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “huiré”, meaning “I will run away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | huiré | I will run away |
| Tú | huirás | you will run away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | huirá | s/he will run away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | huiremos | we will run away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | huiréis | you (plural) will run away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | huirán | they will run away |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive huir plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of huir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “huiría”, meaning “I would run away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | huiría | I would run away |
| Tú | huirías | you would run away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | huiría | s/he would run away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | huiríamos | we would run away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | huiríais | you (plural) would run away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | huirían | they would run away |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive huir plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of huir 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 huido”, meaning “I have run away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he huido | I have run away |
| Tú | has huido | you have run away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha huido | s/he has run away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos huido | we have run away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis huido | you (plural) have run away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han huido | they have run away |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle huido.
The Indicative Past Perfect of huir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había huido”, meaning “I had run away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había huido | I had run away |
| Tú | habías huido | you had run away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había huido | s/he had run away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos huido | we had run away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais huido | you (plural) had run away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían huido | they had run away |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle huido.
The Indicative Future Perfect of huir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré huido”, meaning “I will have run away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré huido | I will have run away |
| Tú | habrás huido | you will have run away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá huido | s/he will have run away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos huido | we will have run away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis huido | you (plural) will have run away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán huido | they will have run away |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle huido.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of huir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría huido”, meaning “I would have run away”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría huido | I would have run away |
| Tú | habrías huido | you would have run away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría huido | s/he would have run away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos huido | we would have run away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais huido | you (plural) would have run away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían huido | they would have run away |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle huido.
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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, “huya”, meaning “I run away”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | huya | I run away |
| Tú | huyas | you run away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | huya | s/he runs away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | huyamos | we run away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | huyáis | you (plural) run away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | huyan | they run away |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, huyo (huya, huyas, huya, huyamos, huyáis, huyan).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “huyera”, meaning “I ran away”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | huyera | I ran away |
| Tú | huyeras | you ran away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | huyera | s/he ran away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | huyéramos | we ran away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | huyerais | you (plural) ran away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | huyeran | they ran away |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, huyeron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (huyéramos).
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, “huyere”, meaning “I will run away”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | huyere | I will run away |
| Tú | huyeres | you will run away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | huyere | s/he will run away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | huyéremos | we will run away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | huyereis | you (plural) will run away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | huyeren | they will run away |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, huyeron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (huyéremos).
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, “haya huido”, meaning “I have run away”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya huido | I have run away |
| Tú | hayas huido | you have run away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya huido | s/he has run away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos huido | we have run away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis huido | you (plural) have run away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan huido | they have run away |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle huido.
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 huido”, meaning “I had run away”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera huido | I had run away |
| Tú | hubieras huido | you had run away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera huido | s/he had run away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos huido | we had run away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais huido | you (plural) had run away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran huido | they had run away |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle huido.
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 huido”, meaning “I will have run away”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere huido | I will have run away |
| Tú | hubieres huido | you will have run away |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere huido | s/he will have run away |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos huido | we will have run away |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis huido | you (plural) will have run away |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren huido | they will have run away |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle huido.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “huya”, meaning “(to you formal) run away!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | huye | (to you) run away! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | huya | (to you formal) run away! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | huyamos | let's run away! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | huid | (to you plural) run away! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | huyan | (to you plural formal) run away! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (huye); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (huya, huyamos, huyan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (huid).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no huya”, meaning “(to you formal) don't run away!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no huyas | (to you) don't run away! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no huya | (to you formal) don't run away! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no huyamos | let's not run away! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no huyáis | (to you plural) don't run away! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no huyan | (to you plural formal) don't run away! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no huyas, no huya, no huyamos, no huyáis, no huyan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Huir is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos add a y (huyo, huyes, huye, huyen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (huyó), subjunctive and gerund (huyendo).
In the present tense (presente), huir is conjugated as: yo huyo, tú huyes, él/ella/usted huye, nosotros huimos, vosotros huís, ellos/ellas/ustedes huyen. 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), huir is conjugated as: yo huí, tú huiste, él/ella/usted huyó, nosotros huimos, vosotros huisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes huyeron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), huir is conjugated as: yo huía, tú huías, él/ella/usted huía, nosotros huíamos, vosotros huíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes huían. 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), huir is conjugated as: yo huiré, tú huirás, él/ella/usted huirá, nosotros huiremos, vosotros huiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes huirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), huir is conjugated as: yo huya, tú huyas, él/ella/usted huya, nosotros huyamos, vosotros huyáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes huyan. 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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