Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I sneak out
- tú you sneak out
- usted, él, ella he/she sneaks out
- nosotros we sneak out
- vosotros Spain you all sneak out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they sneak out
SPANISH VERB
escaparse
to sneak out, to escape
- #377 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: escapándose
- Past participle: escapado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I sneaked out
- tú you sneaked out
- usted, él, ella he/she sneaked out
- nosotros we sneaked out
- vosotros Spain you all sneaked out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they sneaked out
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to sneak out
- tú you used to sneak out
- usted, él, ella he/she used to sneak out
- nosotros we used to sneak out
- vosotros Spain you all used to sneak out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to sneak out
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will sneak out
- tú you will sneak out
- usted, él, ella he/she will sneak out
- nosotros we will sneak out
- vosotros Spain you all will sneak out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will sneak out
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would sneak out
- tú you would sneak out
- usted, él, ella he/she would sneak out
- nosotros we would sneak out
- vosotros Spain you all would sneak out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would sneak out
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I sneak out
- tú (that) you sneak out
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she sneak out
- nosotros (that) we sneak out
- vosotros Spain (that) you all sneak out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they sneak out
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I sneaked out
- tú (if) you sneaked out
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she sneaked out
- nosotros (if) we sneaked out
- vosotros Spain (if) you all sneaked out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they sneaked out
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú sneak out!
- usted sneak out! (formal)
- nosotros sneak out! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain sneak out! (all of you)
- ustedes sneak out! (all of you)
How to use escaparse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
El perro se escapa cada vez que abrimos la puerta.
The dog escapes every time we open the door.
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Past
Nos escapamos de la boda antes del baile.
We snuck out of the wedding before the dancing.
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Imperfect
De adolescente me escapaba por la ventana para ver a Álvaro.
As a teenager I'd sneak out the window to see Álvaro.
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Future
¿Te escaparás un rato de la oficina para comer conmigo?
Will you slip out of the office for a bit to eat with me?
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Conditional
Yo me escaparía unos días a la playa, sin móvil.
I'd escape to the beach for a few days, without my phone.
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Present subjunctive
Cierra bien la jaula para que no se escape el pájaro.
Close the cage properly so the bird doesn't escape.
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Past subjunctive
Si me escapara ahora, nadie se daría cuenta.
If I snuck out now, nobody would notice.
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Imperative
¡Escápate este finde y ven a vernos a Sevilla!
Get away this weekend and come see us in Seville!
Where you hear escaparse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- En la novela, la monja se escapa de noche. In the novel, the nun sneaks out at night.
- No sabemos si se escapaba de verdad. We don't know if she really used to sneak out.
- La protagonista va a escaparse del convento. The main character is going to sneak out of the convent.
Spanish · Advanced Level 2
- Perdón, se me escapa. Sorry, it slips out.
- Se te escapó un vale otra vez. A vale slipped out again.
- En Sevilla se te va a escapar el jugo. In Seville, jugo is going to slip out.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.