to flee, to run away
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Huyo del calor en el verano.
I run away from the heat in the summer.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
El ladrón huyó por la ventana.
The thief fled through the window.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Muchas familias huían de la guerra.
Many families were fleeing the war.
Futuro · What will happen
Si ven al perro, los gatos huirán.
If they see the dog, the cats will run away.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo huiría de esa situación.
I would run from that situation.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Miles de personas han huido de la tormenta.
Thousands of people have fled the storm.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Mi abuelo había huido de su país en barco.
My grandfather had fled his country by boat.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Sin el aviso, no habrían huido a tiempo.
Without the warning, they wouldn't have fled in time.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
No quiero que huyas de tus problemas.
I don't want you to run from your problems.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Cerramos la puerta para que el gato no huyera.
We closed the door so the cat wouldn't run away.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Temíamos que huyesen antes de que llegara la policía.
We were afraid they would flee before the police arrived.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
No creo que el perro haya huido muy lejos.
I don't think the dog has run very far.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si no hubiéramos huido, la tormenta nos habría alcanzado.
If we hadn't fled, the storm would have caught us.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Huye de la gente negativa.
Run away from negative people.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No huyas de tus responsabilidades.
Don't run away from your responsibilities.