huir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
huir — to flee
The imperative uses the 'y' stem for most commands: huye, huya, huyamos, huid, huyan.
huir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to command someone to flee or get away immediately.
Notes on huir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'huye'. The 'vosotros' form 'huid' is one of the few places where 'i' and 'd' meet without a 'y'.
Example Sentences
¡Huye ahora mismo!
Flee right now!
tú
Huyamos por la puerta trasera.
Let's flee through the back door.
nosotros
¡Huyan, viene la policía!
Run/Flee, the police are coming!
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'hue' for the tú command.
Correct: huye
Why: Huir requires the 'y' spelling change in the imperative singular.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: huyo
In the present tense, huir adds a 'y' to its stem for all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: huí
The preterite of huir involves a 'y' spelling change in the third person: huyó and huyeron.
Imperfect
yo: huía
The imperfect of huir is regular: huía, huías, huía, huíamos, huíais, huían.
Future
yo: huiré
The future tense of huir is regular: huiré, huirás, huirá, huiremos, huiréis, huirán.
Conditional
yo: huiría
The conditional of huir is regular: huiría, huirías, huiría, huiríamos, huiríais, huirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: huya
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form change: huya, huyas, huya, huyamos, huyáis, huyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: huyera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the 'huyeron' stem: huyera, huyeras, huyera, huyéramos, huyerais, huyeran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no huyas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no huyas, no huya, no huyamos, no huyáis, no huyan.