Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escondo | |
| tú | escondes | |
| él / ella / usted | esconde | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escondemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escondéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | esconden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escondí | |
| tú | escondiste | |
| él / ella / usted | escondió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escondimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escondisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | escondieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escondía | |
| tú | escondías | |
| él / ella / usted | escondía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escondíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escondíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | escondían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | esconderé | |
| tú | esconderás | |
| él / ella / usted | esconderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | esconderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | esconderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | esconderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escondería | |
| tú | esconderías | |
| él / ella / usted | escondería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | esconderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | esconderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | esconderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | esconda | |
| tú | escondas | |
| él / ella / usted | esconda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escondamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escondáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | escondan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations