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 -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, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: escondo, tú: escondes, él: esconde, nosotros: escondemos, vosotros: escondéis, ellos: esconden
The past participle is escondido (he escondido) and the gerund is escondiendo (estoy escondiendo).
Verbs that are easy to confuse with esconder or that behave like it.
Esconder is on the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists. Compare the exam boards.
Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.