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How to conjugate Huir in Spanish

huir 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).

Past participle
huido run away
Gerund
huyendo running away
Similar
escabullirse, escapar, escaparse, fugarse, zafar

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Indicative tenses of Huir

Huir in the Indicative Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YohuyoI run away
Túhuyesyou run away
Ella / Él / Ustedhuyes/he runs away
Nosotras / Nosotroshuimoswe run away
Vosotras / Vosotroshuísyou (plural) run away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshuyenthey 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.

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Huir in the Indicative Preterite

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YohuíI ran away
Túhuisteyou ran away
Ella / Él / Ustedhuyós/he ran away
Nosotras / Nosotroshuimoswe ran away
Vosotras / Vosotroshuisteisyou (plural) ran away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshuyeronthey ran away

How it’s built: Ella/Él and ellas/ellos change i to y (huyó, huyeron); the other forms are regular.

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Huir in the Indicative Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YohuíaI used to run away
Túhuíasyou used to run away
Ella / Él / Ustedhuías/he used to run away
Nosotras / Nosotroshuíamoswe used to run away
Vosotras / Vosotroshuíaisyou (plural) used to run away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshuíanthey used to run away

How it’s built: Regular: stem hu- plus the -ir endings.

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Huir in the Indicative Present Continuous

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy huyendoI am running away
Túestás huyendoyou are running away
Ella / Él / Ustedestá huyendos/he is running away
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos huyendowe are running away
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis huyendoyou (plural) are running away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán huyendothey are running away

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund huyendo.

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Huir in the Indicative Informal Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a huirI am going to run away
Túvas a huiryou are going to run away
Ella / Él / Ustedva a huirs/he is going to run away
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a huirwe are going to run away
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a huiryou (plural) are going to run away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a huirthey 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.

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Huir in the Indicative Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YohuiréI will run away
Túhuirásyou will run away
Ella / Él / Ustedhuirás/he will run away
Nosotras / Nosotroshuiremoswe will run away
Vosotras / Vosotroshuiréisyou (plural) will run away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshuiránthey will run away

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive huir plus the future endings.

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Huir in the Indicative Conditional

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YohuiríaI would run away
Túhuiríasyou would run away
Ella / Él / Ustedhuirías/he would run away
Nosotras / Nosotroshuiríamoswe would run away
Vosotras / Vosotroshuiríaisyou (plural) would run away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshuiríanthey would run away

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive huir plus the conditional endings.

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Huir in the Indicative Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe huidoI have run away
Túhas huidoyou have run away
Ella / Él / Ustedha huidos/he has run away
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos huidowe have run away
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis huidoyou (plural) have run away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan huidothey have run away

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle huido.

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Huir in the Indicative Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía huidoI had run away
Túhabías huidoyou had run away
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía huidos/he had run away
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos huidowe had run away
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais huidoyou (plural) had run away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían huidothey had run away

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle huido.

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Huir in the Indicative Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré huidoI will have run away
Túhabrás huidoyou will have run away
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá huidos/he will have run away
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos huidowe will have run away
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis huidoyou (plural) will have run away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán huidothey will have run away

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle huido.

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Huir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría huidoI would have run away
Túhabrías huidoyou would have run away
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría huidos/he would have run away
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos huidowe would have run away
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais huidoyou (plural) would have run away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían huidothey 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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Subjunctive tenses of Huir

Huir 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, “huya”, meaning “I run away”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YohuyaI run away
Túhuyasyou run away
Ella / Él / Ustedhuyas/he runs away
Nosotras / Nosotroshuyamoswe run away
Vosotras / Vosotroshuyáisyou (plural) run away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshuyanthey run away

How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, huyo (huya, huyas, huya, huyamos, huyáis, huyan).

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Huir 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, “huyera”, meaning “I ran away”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YohuyeraI ran away
Túhuyerasyou ran away
Ella / Él / Ustedhuyeras/he ran away
Nosotras / Nosotroshuyéramoswe ran away
Vosotras / Vosotroshuyeraisyou (plural) ran away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshuyeranthey 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).

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Huir 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, “huyere”, meaning “I will run away”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YohuyereI will run away
Túhuyeresyou will run away
Ella / Él / Ustedhuyeres/he will run away
Nosotras / Nosotroshuyéremoswe will run away
Vosotras / Vosotroshuyereisyou (plural) will run away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshuyerenthey 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).

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Huir 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 huido”, meaning “I have run away”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya huidoI have run away
Túhayas huidoyou have run away
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya huidos/he has run away
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos huidowe have run away
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis huidoyou (plural) have run away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan huidothey have run away

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle huido.

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Huir 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 huido”, meaning “I had run away”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera huidoI had run away
Túhubieras huidoyou had run away
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera huidos/he had run away
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos huidowe had run away
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais huidoyou (plural) had run away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran huidothey had run away

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle huido.

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Huir 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 huido”, meaning “I will have run away”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere huidoI will have run away
Túhubieres huidoyou will have run away
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere huidos/he will have run away
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos huidowe will have run away
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis huidoyou (plural) will have run away
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren huidothey will have run away

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle huido.

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Imperative tenses of Huir

Huir in the Imperative Affirmative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túhuye(to you) run away!
Ella / Él / Ustedhuya(to you formal) run away!
Nosotras / Nosotroshuyamoslet's run away!
Vosotras / Vosotroshuid(to you plural) run away!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshuyan(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).

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Huir in the Imperative Negative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno huyas(to you) don't run away!
Ella / Él / Ustedno huya(to you formal) don't run away!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno huyamoslet's not run away!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno huyáis(to you plural) don't run away!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno 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.

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Frequently asked questions about Huir

Is huir a regular or irregular verb?

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).

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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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