escapar
to escapePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | escapoI escape | nosotros | escapamoswe escape |
| tú | escapasyou escape | vosotros | escapáisyou all escape |
| él/ella/Ud. | escapahe/she escapes | ellos/Uds. | escapanthey escape |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he escapadoI have escaped | nosotros | hemos escapadowe have escaped |
| tú | has escapadoyou have escaped | vosotros | habéis escapadoyou all have escaped |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha escapadohe/she has escaped | ellos/Uds. | han escapadothey have escaped |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | escape(that) I escape | nosotros | escapemos(that) we escape |
| tú | escapes(that) you escape | vosotros | escapéis(that) you all escape |
| él/ella/Ud. | escape(that) he/she escapes | ellos/Uds. | escapen(that) they escape |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya escapado(that) I have escaped | nosotros | hayamos escapado(that) we have escaped |
| tú | hayas escapado(that) you have escaped | vosotros | hayáis escapado(that) you all have escaped |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya escapado(that) he/she has escaped | ellos/Uds. | hayan escapado(that) they have escaped |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | escapéI escaped | nosotros | escapamoswe escaped |
| tú | escapasteyou escaped | vosotros | escapasteisyou all escaped |
| él/ella/Ud. | escapóhe/she escaped | ellos/Uds. | escaparonthey escaped |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | escapabaI used to escape | nosotros | escapábamoswe used to escape |
| tú | escapabasyou used to escape | vosotros | escapabaisyou all used to escape |
| él/ella/Ud. | escapabahe/she used to escape | ellos/Uds. | escapabanthey used to escape |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había escapadoI had escaped | nosotros | habíamos escapadowe had escaped |
| tú | habías escapadoyou had escaped | vosotros | habíais escapadoyou all had escaped |
| él/ella/Ud. | había escapadohe/she had escaped | ellos/Uds. | habían escapadothey had escaped |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | escapara(that) I escaped | nosotros | escapáramos(that) we escaped |
| tú | escaparas(that) you escaped | vosotros | escaparais(that) you all escaped |
| él/ella/Ud. | escapara(that) he/she escaped | ellos/Uds. | escaparan(that) they escaped |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | escapase(that) I escaped | nosotros | escapásemos(that) we escaped |
| tú | escapases(that) you escaped | vosotros | escapaseis(that) you all escaped |
| él/ella/Ud. | escapase(that) he/she escaped | ellos/Uds. | escapasen(that) they escaped |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera escapado(that) I had escaped | nosotros | hubiéramos escapado(that) we had escaped |
| tú | hubieras escapado(that) you had escaped | vosotros | hubierais escapado(that) you all had escaped |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera escapado(that) he/she had escaped | ellos/Uds. | hubieran escapado(that) they had escaped |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube escapadoI had escaped | nosotros | hubimos escapadowe had escaped |
| tú | hubiste escapadoyou had escaped | vosotros | hubisteis escapadoyou all had escaped |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo escapadohe/she had escaped | ellos/Uds. | hubieron escapadothey had escaped |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | escaparéI will escape | nosotros | escaparemoswe will escape |
| tú | escaparásyou will escape | vosotros | escaparéisyou all will escape |
| él/ella/Ud. | escaparáhe/she will escape | ellos/Uds. | escaparánthey will escape |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | escaparíaI would escape | nosotros | escaparíamoswe would escape |
| tú | escaparíasyou would escape | vosotros | escaparíaisyou all would escape |
| él/ella/Ud. | escaparíahe/she would escape | ellos/Uds. | escaparíanthey would escape |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré escapadoI will have escaped | nosotros | habremos escapadowe will have escaped |
| tú | habrás escapadoyou will have escaped | vosotros | habréis escapadoyou all will have escaped |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá escapadohe/she will have escaped | ellos/Uds. | habrán escapadothey will have escaped |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría escapadoI would have escaped | nosotros | habríamos escapadowe would have escaped |
| tú | habrías escapadoyou would have escaped | vosotros | habríais escapadoyou all would have escaped |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría escapadohe/she would have escaped | ellos/Uds. | habrían escapadothey would have escaped |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | escapare(should) I escape | nosotros | escapáremos(should) we escape |
| tú | escapares(should) you escape | vosotros | escapareis(should) you all escape |
| él/ella/Ud. | escapare(should) he/she escape | ellos/Uds. | escaparen(should) they escape |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | escapemoslet's escape |
| tú | escapaescape! | vosotros | escapadescape! |
| él/ella/Ud. | escapeescape! | ellos/Uds. | escapenescape! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no escapemoslet's not escape |
| tú | no escapesdon't escape | vosotros | no escapéisdon't escape |
| él/ella/Ud. | no escapedon't escape | ellos/Uds. | no escapendon't escape |
