Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oculto | |
| tú | ocultas | |
| él / ella / usted | oculta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocultamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocultáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocultan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oculté | |
| tú | ocultaste | |
| él / ella / usted | ocultó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocultamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocultasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocultaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocultaba | |
| tú | ocultabas | |
| él / ella / usted | ocultaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocultábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocultabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocultaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocultaré | |
| tú | ocultarás | |
| él / ella / usted | ocultará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocultaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocultaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocultarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ocultaría | |
| tú | ocultarías | |
| él / ella / usted | ocultaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocultaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocultaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ocultarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oculte | |
| tú | ocultes | |
| él / ella / usted | oculte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ocultemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ocultéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | oculten |
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
- to hide, to conceal
- to obscure
- (reflexive) to hide
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
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