Conjugate escarmentar in Spanish
to learn a lesson
escarmentar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #1846 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Después de ese fracaso, escarmenté y no volví a confiar ciegamente." (After that failure, I learned my lesson and never blindly trusted again.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
escarmentar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to learn a lesson · -ar verb · irregular (stem-changing-e-ie) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | escarmiento * |
| tú | escarmientas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | escarmienta * |
| nosotros | escarmentamos |
| vosotros | escarmentáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | escarmientan * |
Nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena.
Nobody learns from other people's mistakes.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | escarmenté |
| tú | escarmentaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | escarmentó |
| nosotros | escarmentamos |
| vosotros | escarmentasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | escarmentaron |
Ayer yo escarmenté.
Yesterday I learn a lesson.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | escarmentaba |
| tú | escarmentabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | escarmentaba |
| nosotros | escarmentábamos |
| vosotros | escarmentabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | escarmentaban |
Antes yo escarmentaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to learn a lesson often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | escarmentaré |
| tú | escarmentarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | escarmentará |
| nosotros | escarmentaremos |
| vosotros | escarmentaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | escarmentarán |
Mañana yo escarmentaré.
Tomorrow I will learn a lesson.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | escarmentaría |
| tú | escarmentarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | escarmentaría |
| nosotros | escarmentaríamos |
| vosotros | escarmentaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | escarmentarían |
Si pudiera, yo escarmentaría.
If I could, I would learn a lesson.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | escarmiente * |
| tú | escarmientes * |
| él/ella/Ud. | escarmiente * |
| nosotros | escarmentemos |
| vosotros | escarmentéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | escarmienten * |
Espero que escarmientes después de lo que te pasó.
I hope you learn your lesson after what happened to you.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | escarmienta * |
| él/ella/Ud. | escarmiente * |
| nosotros | escarmentemos |
| vosotros | escarmentad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | escarmienten * |
Nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena.
Nobody learns from other people's mistakes.
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Example sentences
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Después de ese fracaso, escarmenté y no volví a confiar ciegamente.
After that failure, I learned my lesson and never blindly trusted again.
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Nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena.
Nobody learns from other people's mistakes.
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Espero que escarmientes después de lo que te pasó.
I hope you learn your lesson after what happened to you.
Common phrases with escarmentar
- escarmentar en cabeza ajena to learn from others' mistakes
- no escarmentar nunca to never learn one's lesson
- para que escarmiente so that he/she learns a lesson