Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escapo | |
| tú | escapas | |
| él / ella / usted | escapa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escapamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escapáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | escapan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escapé | |
| tú | escapaste | |
| él / ella / usted | escapó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escapamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escapasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | escaparon |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escapaba | |
| tú | escapabas | |
| él / ella / usted | escapaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escapábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escapabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | escapaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escaparé | |
| tú | escaparás | |
| él / ella / usted | escapará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escaparemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escaparéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | escaparán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escaparía | |
| tú | escaparías | |
| él / ella / usted | escaparía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escaparíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escaparíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | escaparían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | escape | |
| tú | escapes | |
| él / ella / usted | escape | |
| nosotros / nosotras | escapemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | escapéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | escapen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to escape, get out
- (reflexive) to run away, get away, slip away, flee
- (reflexive) to sneak out, run off
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations