The Imperfect Tense of Huir is used to describe actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past, for example, Huía de la ciudad cuando era joven. (I used to flee from the city when I was young.)

Huir is a regular -ir verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Huir (to flee) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

The imperfect tense of huir is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past.

Escaping or fleeing: Por ejemplo, los ladrones huían de la policía. (The thieves were fleeing from the police.)

Avoiding or evading: Por ejemplo, ella huía de sus responsabilidades. (She was avoiding her responsibilities.)

Slang: Backing out or chickening out: Por ejemplo, ¿Por qué huías de la fiesta? (Why were you chickening out of the party?)

Idiomatic: Escaping from reality: Por ejemplo, huía de sus problemas leyendo novelas. (She was escaping from her problems by reading novels.)

Examples

Examples of Huir in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, huía de las arañas porque me daban mucho miedo. (When I was a child, I used to run away from spiders because they scared me a lot.)

Ella huía de las fiestas ruidosas porque prefería la tranquilidad. (She used to avoid loud parties because she preferred peace and quiet.)

El ladrón huía de la escena del crimen antes de que llegara la policía. (The thief was fleeing from the crime scene before the police arrived.)

Nosotros huíamos de la ciudad durante el verano para escapar del calor sofocante. (We used to flee the city during the summer to escape the stifling heat.)

Tú huías de tus responsabilidades en lugar de enfrentarlas. (You used to run away from your responsibilities instead of facing them.)

Ellos huían de la pobreza buscando una vida mejor en otro país. (They were fleeing poverty in search of a better life in another country.)

Yo huía de las discusiones acaloradas porque no me gustaba el conflicto. (I used to avoid heated arguments because I didn’t like conflict.)

Ella huía de las multitudes y prefería estar sola. (She used to avoid crowds and preferred to be alone.)

El criminal huía de la justicia y se escondía en otro estado. (The criminal was fleeing from justice and hiding in another state.)

Nosotros huíamos de la rutina aburrida y buscábamos nuevas aventuras. (We used to escape the boring routine and seek new adventures.)

Tú huías de tus problemas en lugar de enfrentarlos, lo cual solo empeoraba las cosas. (You used to run away from your problems instead of facing them, which only made things worse.)

Ellos huían de la violencia y el conflicto armado en su país de origen. (They were fleeing violence and armed conflict in their home country.)

Yo huía de las situaciones estresantes y buscaba la tranquilidad. (I used to avoid stressful situations and seek peace and quiet.)

Ella huía de las críticas y los comentarios negativos porque le afectaban mucho. (She used to avoid criticism and negative comments because they affected her a lot.)

El equipo huía del campo de juego después de perder el partido. (The team was fleeing the playing field after losing the match.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Huir (to flee) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.