yo escondía

was hiding, used to hide

→ esconder
escond hide + ía imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #46,865
was hiding, used to hide Imperfect tense (yo/él/ella/usted form), describing an ongoing or habitual past action.
SP: Cuando era niño, escondía mis juguetes debajo de la cama.
EN: When I was a kid, I used to hide my toys under the bed.
Conjugation of esconder
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First escondía —
Third escondía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First escondía —
Third escondía —

Me escondía.

I was hiding.

Las escondía hasta que nos fuéramos todos.

I hid them until we all left.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Los escondía.

I used to hide them.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

Le escondía cosas a mi esposa.

He used to hide things from my wife.