Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | escamotear | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | escamoteando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar escamoteando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Escamotear conjugation
escamotear is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning spirit away. In the present tense: yo escamoteo, tú escamoteas, él/ella escamotea, nosotros escamoteamos, vosotros escamoteáis, ellos escamotean. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- escamotear
- Gerundio
- escamoteando
- Meaning
- spirit away
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 3
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Escamotear across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escamoteo | Yo escamoteo una carta incómoda antes de la reunión.I spirit away an awkward letter before the meeting. |
| tú | escamoteas | A menudo, tú escamoteas la última ficha del juego con un gesto rápido.You often spirit away the last token in the game with one quick move. |
| él | escamotea | El mago del teatro escamotea el dinero suelto de la bandeja.The magician at the theater spirits away the loose cash from the tray. |
| nosotros | escamoteamos | A veces, nosotros escamoteamos una pregunta difícil del debate.At times, we spirit away a hard question from the debate. |
| vosotros | escamoteáis | Vosotros escamoteáis el informe viejo del archivador.You all spirit away the old report from the file cabinet. |
| ellos | escamotean | Muchas veces, los carteristas del metro escamotean una moneda delante de los niños.Many times, the pickpockets in the subway spirit away a coin in front of the children. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he escamoteado | Este año, yo he escamoteado una moneda delante de los niños.This year, I have spirited away a coin in front of the children. |
| tú | has escamoteado | Últimamente, tú has escamoteado la prueba más clara del cajón.Lately, you have spirited away the clearest proof from the drawer. |
| él | ha escamoteado | En estos meses, el mago del teatro ha escamoteado un expediente molesto de la mesa.In these months, the magician at the theater has spirited away an awkward file from the table. |
| nosotros | hemos escamoteado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos escamoteado la llave de repuesto sin que se note.So far, we have spirited away the spare key without anybody noticing. |
| vosotros | habéis escamoteado | En estas semanas, vosotros habéis escamoteado un dato importante del resumen.In these weeks, you all have spirited away an important detail from the summary. |
| ellos | han escamoteado | En este tiempo, los carteristas del metro han escamoteado la foto comprometida del tablón.During this time, the pickpockets in the subway have spirited away the compromising photo from the notice board. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escamoteé | Ayer, yo escamoteé la foto comprometida del tablón.Yesterday, I spirited away the compromising photo from the notice board. |
| tú | escamoteaste | Hace un rato, tú escamoteaste una traba del camino con una firma.A little while ago, you spirited away a bureaucratic obstacle with one signature. |
| él | escamoteó | Esta mañana, el mago del teatro escamoteó la mitad del premio con manos rápidas.This morning, the magician at the theater spirited away half the prize with quick hands. |
| nosotros | escamoteamos | Anoche, nosotros escamoteamos un tema incómodo de la entrevista.Last night, we spirited away an uncomfortable topic from the interview. |
| vosotros | escamoteasteis | El sábado, vosotros escamoteasteis los papeles del mostrador en un segundo.On Saturday, you all spirited away the papers from the counter in one second. |
| ellos | escamotearon | Hace poco, los carteristas del metro escamotearon la baraja marcada delante del público.Not long ago, the pickpockets in the subway spirited away the marked deck in front of the audience. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escamoteaba | Antes, yo escamoteaba la baraja marcada delante del público.Before, I used to spirit away the marked deck in front of the audience. |
| tú | escamoteabas | Por entonces, tú escamoteabas una caja pequeña del almacén.Back then, you used to spirit away a small box from the storeroom. |
| él | escamoteaba | En esa época, el mago del teatro escamoteaba la evidencia principal antes del juicio.At that time, the magician at the theater used to spirit away the main evidence before the trial. |
| nosotros | escamoteábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros escamoteábamos una carta incómoda antes de la reunión.When that was normal, we used to spirit away an awkward letter before the meeting. |
| vosotros | escamoteabais | Hace años, vosotros escamoteabais la última ficha del juego con un gesto rápido.Years ago, you all used to spirit away the last token in the game with one quick move. |
| ellos | escamoteaban | En aquellos días, los carteristas del metro escamoteaban el dinero suelto de la bandeja.In those days, the pickpockets in the subway used to spirit away the loose cash from the tray. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había escamoteado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había escamoteado el dinero suelto de la bandeja.When you arrived, I had already spirited away the loose cash from the tray. |
| tú | habías escamoteado | Para entonces, tú ya habías escamoteado una pregunta difícil del debate.By then, you had already spirited away a hard question from the debate. |
| él | había escamoteado | Al volver, el mago del teatro ya había escamoteado el informe viejo del archivador.When we came back, the magician at the theater had already spirited away the old report from the file cabinet. |
| nosotros | habíamos escamoteado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos escamoteado una moneda delante de los niños.Before talking it through, we had already spirited away a coin in front of the children. |
| vosotros | habíais escamoteado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais escamoteado la prueba más clara del cajón.When you looked again, you all had already spirited away the clearest proof from the drawer. |
| ellos | habían escamoteado | Para ese momento, los carteristas del metro ya habían escamoteado un expediente molesto de la mesa.By that moment, the pickpockets in the subway had already spirited away an awkward file from the table. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube escamoteado | Apenas yo hube escamoteado un expediente molesto de la mesa, todo cambió.As soon as I had spirited away an awkward file from the table, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste escamoteado | En cuanto tú hubiste escamoteado la llave de repuesto sin que se note, se notó.The moment you had spirited away the spare key without anybody noticing, it showed. |
| él | hubo escamoteado | No bien el mago del teatro hubo escamoteado un dato importante del resumen, hubo ruido.As soon as the magician at the theater had spirited away an important detail from the summary, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos escamoteado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos escamoteado la foto comprometida del tablón, seguimos adelante.Once we had spirited away the compromising photo from the notice board, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis escamoteado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis escamoteado una traba del camino con una firma, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had spirited away a bureaucratic obstacle with one signature, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron escamoteado | En cuanto los carteristas del metro hubieron escamoteado la mitad del premio con manos rápidas, el ambiente cambió.The moment the pickpockets in the subway had spirited away half the prize with quick hands, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escamotearé | Mañana, yo escamotearé la mitad del premio con manos rápidas.Tomorrow, I will spirit away half the prize with quick hands. |
| tú | escamotearás | Dentro de poco, tú escamotearás un tema incómodo de la entrevista.Soon, you will spirit away an uncomfortable topic from the interview. |
| él | escamoteará | Esta tarde, el mago del teatro escamoteará los papeles del mostrador en un segundo.This afternoon, the magician at the theater will spirit away the papers from the counter in one second. |
| nosotros | escamotearemos | La semana que viene, nosotros escamotearemos la baraja marcada delante del público.Next week, we will spirit away the marked deck in front of the audience. |
| vosotros | escamotearéis | Pronto, vosotros escamotearéis una caja pequeña del almacén.Before long, you all will spirit away a small box from the storeroom. |
| ellos | escamotearán | Más adelante, los carteristas del metro escamotearán la evidencia principal antes del juicio.Later on, the pickpockets in the subway will spirit away the main evidence before the trial. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré escamoteado | Para entonces, yo ya habré escamoteado la evidencia principal antes del juicio.By then, I will already have spirited away the main evidence before the trial. |
| tú | habrás escamoteado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás escamoteado una carta incómoda antes de la reunión.Before closing time, you will already have spirited away an awkward letter before the meeting. |
| él | habrá escamoteado | Al final del día, el mago del teatro ya habrá escamoteado la última ficha del juego con un gesto rápido.By the end of the day, the magician at the theater will already have spirited away the last token in the game with one quick move. |
| nosotros | habremos escamoteado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos escamoteado el dinero suelto de la bandeja.By tomorrow, we will already have spirited away the loose cash from the tray. |
| vosotros | habréis escamoteado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis escamoteado una pregunta difícil del debate.Before leaving, you all will already have spirited away a hard question from the debate. |
| ellos | habrán escamoteado | Para esa hora, los carteristas del metro ya habrán escamoteado el informe viejo del archivador.By that hour, the pickpockets in the subway will already have spirited away the old report from the file cabinet. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escamotearía | En un caso así, yo escamotearía el informe viejo del archivador.In a case like that, I would spirit away the old report from the file cabinet. |
| tú | escamotearías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú escamotearías una moneda delante de los niños.With a little more time, you would spirit away a coin in front of the children. |
| él | escamotearía | En esa situación, el mago del teatro escamotearía la prueba más clara del cajón.In that situation, the magician at the theater would spirit away the clearest proof from the drawer. |
| nosotros | escamotearíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros escamotearíamos un expediente molesto de la mesa.With that outlook, we would spirit away an awkward file from the table. |
| vosotros | escamotearíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros escamotearíais la llave de repuesto sin que se note.If it came to that, you all would spirit away the spare key without anybody noticing. |
| ellos | escamotearían | En un día así, los carteristas del metro escamotearían un dato importante del resumen.On a day like that, the pickpockets in the subway would spirit away an important detail from the summary. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría escamoteado | En otro momento, yo habría escamoteado un dato importante del resumen.At another moment, I would have spirited away an important detail from the summary. |
| tú | habrías escamoteado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías escamoteado la foto comprometida del tablón.With a little more margin, you would have spirited away the compromising photo from the notice board. |
| él | habría escamoteado | A esas alturas, el mago del teatro habría escamoteado una traba del camino con una firma.By then, the magician at the theater would have spirited away a bureaucratic obstacle with one signature. |
| nosotros | habríamos escamoteado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos escamoteado la mitad del premio con manos rápidas.With that turn, we would have spirited away half the prize with quick hands. |
| vosotros | habríais escamoteado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais escamoteado un tema incómodo de la entrevista.At that point, you all would have spirited away an uncomfortable topic from the interview. |
| ellos | habrían escamoteado | En ese punto, los carteristas del metro habrían escamoteado los papeles del mostrador en un segundo.From there, the pickpockets in the subway would have spirited away the papers from the counter in one second. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escamotee | Es mejor que yo escamotee los papeles del mostrador en un segundo.It is better that I spirit away the papers from the counter in one second. |
| tú | escamotees | Hace falta que tú escamotees la baraja marcada delante del público.It is necessary that you spirit away the marked deck in front of the audience. |
| él | escamotee | Conviene que el mago del teatro escamotee una caja pequeña del almacén.It is wise that the magician at the theater spirit away a small box from the storeroom. |
| nosotros | escamoteemos | Importa que nosotros escamoteemos la evidencia principal antes del juicio.It matters that we spirit away the main evidence before the trial. |
| vosotros | escamoteéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros escamoteéis una carta incómoda antes de la reunión.It may help if you all spirit away an awkward letter before the meeting. |
| ellos | escamoteen | Es posible que los carteristas del metro escamoteen la última ficha del juego con un gesto rápido.It is possible that the pickpockets in the subway spirit away the last token in the game with one quick move. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya escamoteado | Ojalá yo haya escamoteado la última ficha del juego con un gesto rápido a tiempo.Hopefully I have spirited away the last token in the game with one quick move in time. |
| tú | hayas escamoteado | Puede que tú ya hayas escamoteado el dinero suelto de la bandeja sin contarlo.Maybe you already have spirited away the loose cash from the tray without saying so. |
| él | haya escamoteado | Tal vez el mago del teatro haya escamoteado una pregunta difícil del debate antes de venir.Perhaps the magician at the theater has spirited away a hard question from the debate before coming over. |
| nosotros | hayamos escamoteado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos escamoteado el informe viejo del archivador por nuestra cuenta.Maybe we already have spirited away the old report from the file cabinet on our own. |
| vosotros | hayáis escamoteado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis escamoteado una moneda delante de los niños mejor de lo esperado.It is likely that you all have spirited away a coin in front of the children better than expected. |
| ellos | hayan escamoteado | Puede ser que los carteristas del metro ya hayan escamoteado la prueba más clara del cajón desde temprano.It may be that the pickpockets in the subway already have spirited away the clearest proof from the drawer since early on. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escamoteara | Si yo escamoteara la prueba más clara del cajón, se notaría enseguida.If I spirited away the clearest proof from the drawer, it would show right away. |
| tú | escamotearas | Si tú escamotearas un expediente molesto de la mesa, costaría ocultarlo.If you spirited away an awkward file from the table, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | escamoteara | Si el mago del teatro escamoteara la llave de repuesto sin que se note, daría mucho que hablar.If the magician at the theater spirited away the spare key without anybody noticing, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | escamoteáramos | Si nosotros escamoteáramos un dato importante del resumen, todo iría por otro lado.If we spirited away an important detail from the summary, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | escamotearais | Si vosotros escamotearais la foto comprometida del tablón, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all spirited away the compromising photo from the notice board, the mood would change. |
| ellos | escamotearan | Si los carteristas del metro escamotearan una traba del camino con una firma, la escena sería otra.If the pickpockets in the subway spirited away a bureaucratic obstacle with one signature, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera escamoteado | Si yo hubiera escamoteado una traba del camino con una firma, aún se recordaría.If I had spirited away a bureaucratic obstacle with one signature, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras escamoteado | Si tú hubieras escamoteado la mitad del premio con manos rápidas, eso habría dejado marca.If you had spirited away half the prize with quick hands, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera escamoteado | Si el mago del teatro hubiera escamoteado un tema incómodo de la entrevista, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the magician at the theater had spirited away an uncomfortable topic from the interview, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos escamoteado | Si nosotros hubiéramos escamoteado los papeles del mostrador en un segundo, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had spirited away the papers from the counter in one second, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais escamoteado | Si vosotros hubierais escamoteado la baraja marcada delante del público, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had spirited away the marked deck in front of the audience, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran escamoteado | Si los carteristas del metro hubieran escamoteado una caja pequeña del almacén, nada habría quedado igual.If the pickpockets in the subway had spirited away a small box from the storeroom, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escamoteare | Si yo escamoteare una caja pequeña del almacén, se notará enseguida.If I spirit away a small box from the storeroom, it will show right away. |
| tú | escamoteares | Si tú escamoteares la evidencia principal antes del juicio, costará ignorarlo.If you spirit away the main evidence before the trial, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | escamoteare | Si el mago del teatro escamoteare una carta incómoda antes de la reunión, dará mucho que hablar.If the magician at the theater spirits away an awkward letter before the meeting, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | escamoteáremos | Si nosotros escamoteáremos la última ficha del juego con un gesto rápido, todo irá por otro camino.If we spirit away the last token in the game with one quick move, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | escamoteareis | Si vosotros escamoteareis el dinero suelto de la bandeja, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all spirit away the loose cash from the tray, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | escamotearen | Si los carteristas del metro escamotearen una pregunta difícil del debate, la escena será distinta.If the pickpockets in the subway spirit away a hard question from the debate, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere escamoteado | Cuando yo hubiere escamoteado una pregunta difícil del debate, ya se notará.When I have spirited away a hard question from the debate, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres escamoteado | En cuanto tú hubieres escamoteado el informe viejo del archivador, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have spirited away the old report from the file cabinet, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere escamoteado | Cuando el mago del teatro hubiere escamoteado una moneda delante de los niños, se verá de inmediato.When the magician at the theater has spirited away a coin in front of the children, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos escamoteado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos escamoteado la prueba más clara del cajón, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have spirited away the clearest proof from the drawer, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis escamoteado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis escamoteado un expediente molesto de la mesa, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have spirited away an awkward file from the table, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren escamoteado | En cuanto los carteristas del metro hubieren escamoteado la llave de repuesto sin que se note, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the pickpockets in the subway have spirited away the spare key without anybody noticing, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | escamotea | escamotea un dato importante del resumen.Spirit away an important detail from the summary. |
| él | escamotee | Que el mago del teatro escamotee la foto comprometida del tablón.Let the magician at the theater spirit away the compromising photo from the notice board. |
| nosotros | escamoteemos | escamoteemos una traba del camino con una firma.Spirit away a bureaucratic obstacle with one signature. |
| vosotros | escamotead | escamotead la mitad del premio con manos rápidas.Spirit away half the prize with quick hands. |
| ellos | escamoteen | Que los carteristas del metro escamoteen un tema incómodo de la entrevista.Let the pickpockets in the subway spirit away an uncomfortable topic from the interview. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no escamotees | No no escamotees los papeles del mostrador en un segundo.Do not spirit away the papers from the counter in one second. |
| él | no escamotee | Que el mago del teatro no no escamotee la baraja marcada delante del público.Let the magician at the theater not spirit away the marked deck in front of the audience. |
| nosotros | no escamoteemos | No no escamoteemos una caja pequeña del almacén.Let us not spirit away a small box from the storeroom. |
| vosotros | no escamoteéis | No no escamoteéis la evidencia principal antes del juicio.Do not spirit away the main evidence before the trial. |
| ellos | no escamoteen | Que los carteristas del metro no no escamoteen una carta incómoda antes de la reunión.Let the pickpockets in the subway not spirit away an awkward letter before the meeting. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ una carta incómoda antes de la reunión.
I spirit away an awkward letter before the meeting.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'escamotear' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'escamotear' means to spirit away. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is escamotear an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Escamotear is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate escamotear in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of escamotear: yo escamoteo, tú escamoteas, él/ella/usted escamotea, nosotros escamoteamos, vosotros escamoteáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes escamotean.
- How do you conjugate escamotear in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of escamotear: yo escamoteé, tú escamoteaste, él/ella/usted escamoteó, nosotros escamoteamos, vosotros escamoteasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes escamotearon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of escamotear?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of escamotear: yo escamoteaba, tú escamoteabas, él/ella/usted escamoteaba, nosotros escamoteábamos, vosotros escamoteabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes escamoteaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of escamotear?
- The past participle of escamotear is 'escamoteado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he escamoteado' (I have spirit awayed), 'has escamoteado', 'ha escamoteado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of escamotear?
- The gerundio of escamotear is 'escamoteando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy escamoteando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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