esconder
to hidePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | escondoI hide | nosotros | escondemoswe hide |
| tú | escondesyou hide | vosotros | escondéisyou all hide |
| él/ella/Ud. | escondehe/she hides | ellos/Uds. | escondenthey hide |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he escondidoI have hidden | nosotros | hemos escondidowe have hidden |
| tú | has escondidoyou have hidden | vosotros | habéis escondidoyou all have hidden |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha escondidohe/she has hidden | ellos/Uds. | han escondidothey have hidden |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | esconda(that) I hide | nosotros | escondamos(that) we hide |
| tú | escondas(that) you hide | vosotros | escondáis(that) you all hide |
| él/ella/Ud. | esconda(that) he/she hides | ellos/Uds. | escondan(that) they hide |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya escondido(that) I have hidden | nosotros | hayamos escondido(that) we have hidden |
| tú | hayas escondido(that) you have hidden | vosotros | hayáis escondido(that) you all have hidden |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya escondido(that) he/she has hidden | ellos/Uds. | hayan escondido(that) they have hidden |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | escondíI hid | nosotros | escondimoswe hid |
| tú | escondisteyou hid | vosotros | escondisteisyou all hid |
| él/ella/Ud. | escondióhe/she hid | ellos/Uds. | escondieronthey hid |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | escondíaI used to hide | nosotros | escondíamoswe used to hide |
| tú | escondíasyou used to hide | vosotros | escondíaisyou all used to hide |
| él/ella/Ud. | escondíahe/she used to hide | ellos/Uds. | escondíanthey used to hide |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había escondidoI had hidden | nosotros | habíamos escondidowe had hidden |
| tú | habías escondidoyou had hidden | vosotros | habíais escondidoyou all had hidden |
| él/ella/Ud. | había escondidohe/she had hidden | ellos/Uds. | habían escondidothey had hidden |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | escondiera(that) I hid | nosotros | escondiéramos(that) we hid |
| tú | escondieras(that) you hid | vosotros | escondierais(that) you all hid |
| él/ella/Ud. | escondiera(that) he/she hid | ellos/Uds. | escondieran(that) they hid |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | escondiese(that) I hid | nosotros | escondiésemos(that) we hid |
| tú | escondieses(that) you hid | vosotros | escondieseis(that) you all hid |
| él/ella/Ud. | escondiese(that) he/she hid | ellos/Uds. | escondiesen(that) they hid |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera escondido(that) I had hidden | nosotros | hubiéramos escondido(that) we had hidden |
| tú | hubieras escondido(that) you had hidden | vosotros | hubierais escondido(that) you all had hidden |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera escondido(that) he/she had hidden | ellos/Uds. | hubieran escondido(that) they had hidden |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube escondidoI had hidden | nosotros | hubimos escondidowe had hidden |
| tú | hubiste escondidoyou had hidden | vosotros | hubisteis escondidoyou all had hidden |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo escondidohe/she had hidden | ellos/Uds. | hubieron escondidothey had hidden |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | esconderéI will hide | nosotros | esconderemoswe will hide |
| tú | esconderásyou will hide | vosotros | esconderéisyou all will hide |
| él/ella/Ud. | esconderáhe/she will hide | ellos/Uds. | esconderánthey will hide |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | esconderíaI would hide | nosotros | esconderíamoswe would hide |
| tú | esconderíasyou would hide | vosotros | esconderíaisyou all would hide |
| él/ella/Ud. | esconderíahe/she would hide | ellos/Uds. | esconderíanthey would hide |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré escondidoI will have hidden | nosotros | habremos escondidowe will have hidden |
| tú | habrás escondidoyou will have hidden | vosotros | habréis escondidoyou all will have hidden |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá escondidohe/she will have hidden | ellos/Uds. | habrán escondidothey will have hidden |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría escondidoI would have hidden | nosotros | habríamos escondidowe would have hidden |
| tú | habrías escondidoyou would have hidden | vosotros | habríais escondidoyou all would have hidden |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría escondidohe/she would have hidden | ellos/Uds. | habrían escondidothey would have hidden |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | escondiere(should) I hide | nosotros | escondiéremos(should) we hide |
| tú | escondieres(should) you hide | vosotros | escondiereis(should) you all hide |
| él/ella/Ud. | escondiere(should) he/she hide | ellos/Uds. | escondieren(should) they hide |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | escondamoslet's hide |
| tú | escondehide! | vosotros | escondedhide! |
| él/ella/Ud. | escondahide! | ellos/Uds. | escondanhide! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no escondamoslet's not hide |
| tú | no escondasdon't hide | vosotros | no escondáisdon't hide |
| él/ella/Ud. | no escondadon't hide | ellos/Uds. | no escondandon't hide |
