Esconder is a regular -er verb in Spanish.
Practice esconder free →Esconder means 'to hide', and it is a regular -er verb useful in narrative and description. Escondí el regalo (I hid the present). The reflexive esconderse means to hide yourself: el gato se escondió debajo de la cama (the cat hid under the bed). Because hiding and finding feature in storytelling and past-tense practice, esconder is a handy verb for building narrative. As a regular -er verb the conjugation is predictable in both the plain and reflexive forms. It contrasts neatly with encontrar ('to find') when describing a search.
Quick facts
Esconder (to hide) is a regular -er verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Escondí el regalo (I hid the present).
Reflexive esconderse: se escondió.
Great for storytelling and past-tense practice.
Opposite of encontrar (to find).
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Esconder is a regular verb. Make sure you know the endings for each tense — especially the preterite and subjunctive, which is where marks are most often lost.
esconder is a regular -er verb — it follows the standard -er pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know esconder, you know the template for all regular -er verbs.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
Practice esconder now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: escondo, tú: escondes, él: esconde, nosotros: escondemos, vosotros: escondéis, ellos: esconden
Esconder is a regular -er verb following the standard -er pattern.
Use esconder in multiple tenses to show range — present, preterite and future at minimum. This is a key criterion for higher GCSE marks.
Verbs that are easy to confuse with esconder or that behave like it.
This reference is written for UK GCSE and A-Level Spanish learners and their teachers. It is designed for exam revision: every form is checked against standard conjugation rules, and the examples reflect the registers and topics that come up in the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas specifications. Esconder is a high-frequency verb and appears often in exam papers. For active recall, use the free practice tool rather than only reading the tables.
Last updated 2 August 2026. Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.