
escabullirse Future Conjugation
escabullirse — to slip away
The future tense 'se escabullirá' predicts that someone will sneak off later.
escabullirse Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to talk about future plans to slip away or to make a guess about what someone is doing right now.
Notes on escabullirse in the Future
Escabullirse is regular in the future. Simply add the endings (-é, -ás, -á, etc.) to the full infinitive 'escabullir'.
Example Sentences
Me escabulliré de la cena en cuanto pueda.
I will slip away from the dinner as soon as I can.
yo
Sé que te escabullirás antes de que termine el discurso.
I know you will sneak out before the speech ends.
tú
Se escabullirán por la noche para no ser vistos.
They will slip away at night to avoid being seen.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding the pronoun to the end: 'escabulliréme'.
Correct: In modern Spanish, the pronoun goes before the conjugated verb: 'me escabulliré'.
Why: Proclitic pronouns (before the verb) are the standard for all indicative tenses.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me escabullo
The present tense 'se escabulle' describes someone who habitually or currently slips away.
Preterite
yo: me escabullí
The preterite marks a specific instance of someone slipping away: 'me escabullí', 'se escabulló'.
Imperfect
yo: me escabullía
The imperfect 'se escabullía' describes a habit of sneaking off or an ongoing escape in the past.
Conditional
yo: me escabulliría
The conditional 'se escabulliría' expresses what someone 'would' do under certain circumstances.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me escabulla
Use 'me escabulla', 'te escabullas' to express wishes, doubts, or requests about someone slipping away.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me escabullera
Use 'se escabullera' for hypothetical scenarios or past requests about sneaking off.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: escabúllete
Use 'escabúllete' to tell someone to sneak away right now.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te escabullas
Use 'no te escabullas' to tell someone NOT to sneak off.