huir Imperfect Conjugation
huir — to flee
The imperfect of huir is regular: huía, huías, huía, huíamos, huíais, huían.
huir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a continuous escape in the past or a habit of running away (e.g., 'I used to flee').
Notes on huir in the Imperfect
Huir is regular in the imperfect. Note that every form has an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
De niño, siempre huía de las responsabilidades.
As a child, I always used to flee from responsibilities.
yo
Los soldados huían por el bosque.
The soldiers were fleeing through the forest.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Sentíamos que el tiempo huía.
We felt that time was slipping away (fleeing).
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'i'.
Correct: huía
Why: All -ir verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'i' to maintain the correct stress.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: huye
The imperative uses the 'y' stem for most commands: huye, huya, huyamos, huid, huyan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no huyas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no huyas, no huya, no huyamos, no huyáis, no huyan.