esconder Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
esconder — to hide
The imperfect subjunctive of esconder is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: escondiera, escondieras, escondiera, escondiéramos, escondierais, escondieran.
esconder Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypotheticals (if I hid...) or when a past action triggered a need for secrecy (He asked that I hide it).
Notes on esconder in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Esconder is regular here. Always remember the accent on the 'nosotros' form: escondiéramos.
Example Sentences
Si yo escondiera el tesoro, nadie lo encontraría.
If I hid the treasure, no one would find it.
yo
Fue una sorpresa que ella escondiera la noticia.
It was a surprise that she hid the news.
él/ella/usted
Si nosotros escondiéramos las galletas, los niños llorarían.
If we hid the cookies, the children would cry.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Escondara
Correct: escondiera
Why: -Er verbs use the -iera ending in the imperfect subjunctive, not -ara.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: esconde
The imperative of esconder gives commands: esconde (tú), esconda (usted), escondamos, esconded (vosotros), escondan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no escondas
The negative imperative of esconder uses the present subjunctive: no escondas, no esconda, no escondamos, no escondáis, no escondan.