esconder Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
esconder — to hide
The imperative of esconder gives commands: esconde (tú), esconda (usted), escondamos, esconded (vosotros), escondan.
esconder Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to hide! Whether it's a game of hide-and-seek or telling a friend to hide their phone in class.
Notes on esconder in the Affirmative Imperative
Esconder is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form matches the third-person singular present indicative.
Example Sentences
¡Esconde el chocolate rápido!
Hide the chocolate fast!
tú
Esconda los documentos en la caja fuerte, por favor.
Hide the documents in the safe, please.
usted
Esconded las mochilas bajo la mesa.
Hide your backpacks under the table.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'escondas' for an affirmative command.
Correct: esconde
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command uses the indicative form, whereas the negative command uses the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: escondo
Esconder is regular in the present: escondo, escondes, esconde, escondemos, escondéis, esconden.
Preterite
yo: escondí
The preterite of esconder is regular: escondí, escondiste, escondió, escondimos, escondisteis, escondieron.
Imperfect
yo: escondía
The imperfect of esconder uses standard -ía endings: escondía, escondías, escondía, escondíamos, escondíais, escondían.
Future
yo: esconderé
To form the future of esconder, add the endings to the infinitive: esconderé, esconderás, esconderá, esconderemos, esconderéis, esconderán.
Conditional
yo: escondería
The conditional of esconder is regular: escondería, esconderías, escondería, esconderíamos, esconderíais, esconderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: esconda
The present subjunctive of esconder uses -a endings: esconda, escondas, esconda, escondamos, escondáis, escondan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: escondiera
The imperfect subjunctive of esconder is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: escondiera, escondieras, escondiera, escondiéramos, escondierais, escondieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no escondas
The negative imperative of esconder uses the present subjunctive: no escondas, no esconda, no escondamos, no escondáis, no escondan.