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s'échapper
to escape
Regular · 18 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I escape |
| tu | you escape |
| il/elle/on | he/she escapes |
| nous | we escape |
| vous | you (plural/formal) escape |
| ils/elles | they escape |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I escaped; I have escaped |
| tu | you escaped; you have escaped |
| il/elle/on | he/she escaped; he/she has escaped |
| nous | we escaped; we have escaped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) escaped; you (plural/formal) have escaped |
| ils/elles | they escaped; they have escaped |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to escape |
| tu | you used to escape |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to escape |
| nous | we used to escape |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to escape |
| ils/elles | they used to escape |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had escaped |
| tu | you had escaped |
| il/elle/on | he/she had escaped |
| nous | we had escaped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had escaped |
| ils/elles | they had escaped |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will escape |
| tu | you will escape |
| il/elle/on | he/she will escape |
| nous | we will escape |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will escape |
| ils/elles | they will escape |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have escaped |
| tu | you will have escaped |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have escaped |
| nous | we will have escaped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have escaped |
| ils/elles | they will have escaped |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to escape |
| tu | you are going to escape |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to escape |
| nous | we are going to escape |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to escape |
| ils/elles | they are going to escape |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just escaped |
| tu | you have just escaped |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just escaped |
| nous | we have just escaped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just escaped |
| ils/elles | they have just escaped |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I escaped |
| tu | you escaped |
| il/elle/on | he/she escaped |
| nous | we escaped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) escaped |
| ils/elles | they escaped |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had escaped |
| tu | you had escaped |
| il/elle/on | he/she had escaped |
| nous | we had escaped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had escaped |
| ils/elles | they had escaped |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would escape |
| tu | you would escape |
| il/elle/on | he/she would escape |
| nous | we would escape |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would escape |
| ils/elles | they would escape |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have escaped |
| tu | you would have escaped |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have escaped |
| nous | we would have escaped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have escaped |
| ils/elles | they would have escaped |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have escaped |
| tu | you would have escaped |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have escaped |
| nous | we would have escaped |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have escaped |
| ils/elles | they would have escaped |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I escape |
| tu | (that) you escape |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she escapes |
| nous | (that) we escape |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) escape |
| ils/elles | (that) they escape |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have escaped |
| tu | (that) you have escaped |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has escaped |
| nous | (that) we have escaped |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have escaped |
| ils/elles | (that) they have escaped |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I escaped |
| tu | (that) you escaped |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she escaped |
| nous | (that) we escaped |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) escaped |
| ils/elles | (that) they escaped |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had escaped |
| tu | (that) you had escaped |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had escaped |
| nous | (that) we had escaped |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had escaped |
| ils/elles | (that) they had escaped |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | escape! |
| nous | let's escape! |
| vous | escape! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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