Escalar

to climb

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

escalar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

escalando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

escalado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escalo I climb	I climb
tú	escalas you climb	you climb
él/ella/usted	escala he/she/you climbs	he/she/you climbs
nosotros	escalamos we climb	we climb
vosotros	escaláis you all climb	you all climb
ellos/ustedes	escalan they/you all climb	they/you all climb

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escalaba I used to climb	I used to climb
tú	escalabas you used to climb	you used to climb
él/ella/usted	escalaba he/she/you used to climb	he/she/you used to climb
nosotros	escalábamos we used to climb	we used to climb
vosotros	escalabais you all used to climb	you all used to climb
ellos/ustedes	escalaban they/you all used to climb	they/you all used to climb

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escalé I climbed	I climbed
tú	escalaste you climbed	you climbed
él/ella/usted	escaló he/she/you climbed	he/she/you climbed
nosotros	escalamos we climbed	we climbed
vosotros	escalasteis you all climbed	you all climbed
ellos/ustedes	escalaron they/you all climbed	they/you all climbed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escalaré I will climb	I will climb
tú	escalarás you will climb	you will climb
él/ella/usted	escalará he/she/you will climb	he/she/you will climb
nosotros	escalaremos we will climb	we will climb
vosotros	escalaréis you all will climb	you all will climb
ellos/ustedes	escalarán they/you all will climb	they/you all will climb

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escalaría I would climb	I would climb
tú	escalarías you would climb	you would climb
él/ella/usted	escalaría he/she/you would climb	he/she/you would climb
nosotros	escalaríamos we would climb	we would climb
vosotros	escalaríais you all would climb	you all would climb
ellos/ustedes	escalarían they/you all would climb	they/you all would climb

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escale that I climb	that I climb
tú	escales that you climb	that you climb
él/ella/usted	escale that he/she/you climb	that he/she/you climb
nosotros	escalemos that we climb	that we climb
vosotros	escaléis that you all climb	that you all climb
ellos/ustedes	escalen that they/you all climb	that they/you all climb

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escalara or escalase that I climbed	that I climbed
tú	escalaras or escalases that you climbed	that you climbed
él/ella/usted	escalara or escalase that he/she/you climbed	that he/she/you climbed
nosotros	escaláramos or escalásemos that we climbed	that we climbed
vosotros	escalarais or escalaseis that you all climbed	that you all climbed
ellos/ustedes	escalaran or escalasen that they/you all climbed	that they/you all climbed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he escalado I have climbed	I have climbed
tú	has escalado you have climbed	you have climbed
él/ella/usted	ha escalado he/she/you have climbed	he/she/you have climbed
nosotros	hemos escalado we have climbed	we have climbed
vosotros	habéis escalado you all have climbed	you all have climbed
ellos/ustedes	han escalado they/you all have climbed	they/you all have climbed

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había escalado I had climbed	I had climbed
tú	habías escalado you had climbed	you had climbed
él/ella/usted	había escalado he/she/you had climbed	he/she/you had climbed
nosotros	habíamos escalado we had climbed	we had climbed
vosotros	habíais escalado you all had climbed	you all had climbed
ellos/ustedes	habían escalado they/you all had climbed	they/you all had climbed

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube escalado I had climbed	I had climbed
tú	hubiste escalado you had climbed	you had climbed
él/ella/usted	hubo escalado he/she/you had climbed	he/she/you had climbed
nosotros	hubimos escalado we had climbed	we had climbed
vosotros	hubisteis escalado you all had climbed	you all had climbed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron escalado they/you all had climbed	they/you all had climbed

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré escalado I will have climbed	I will have climbed
tú	habrás escalado you will have climbed	you will have climbed
él/ella/usted	habrá escalado he/she/you will have climbed	he/she/you will have climbed
nosotros	habremos escalado we will have climbed	we will have climbed
vosotros	habréis escalado you all will have climbed	you all will have climbed
ellos/ustedes	habrán escalado they/you all will have climbed	they/you all will have climbed

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría escalado I would have climbed	I would have climbed
tú	habrías escalado you would have climbed	you would have climbed
él/ella/usted	habría escalado he/she/you would have climbed	he/she/you would have climbed
nosotros	habríamos escalado we would have climbed	we would have climbed
vosotros	habríais escalado you all would have climbed	you all would have climbed
ellos/ustedes	habrían escalado they/you all would have climbed	they/you all would have climbed

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya escalado that I have climbed	that I have climbed
tú	hayas escalado that you have climbed	that you have climbed
él/ella/usted	haya escalado that he/she/you have climbed	that he/she/you have climbed
nosotros	hayamos escalado that we have climbed	that we have climbed
vosotros	hayáis escalado that you all have climbed	that you all have climbed
ellos/ustedes	hayan escalado that they/you all have climbed	that they/you all have climbed

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera escalado that I had climbed	that I had climbed
tú	hubieras escalado that you had climbed	that you had climbed
él/ella/usted	hubiera escalado that he/she/you had climbed	that he/she/you had climbed
nosotros	hubiéramos escalado that we had climbed	that we had climbed
vosotros	hubierais escalado that you all had climbed	that you all had climbed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran escalado that they/you all had climbed	that they/you all had climbed

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	escala	climb! (you)
usted	escale	climb! (you formal)
nosotros	escalemos	let's climb!
vosotros	escalad	climb! (you all)
ustedes	escalen	climb! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no escales	don't climb! (you)
usted	no escale	don't climb! (you formal)
nosotros	no escalemos	let's not climb!
vosotros	no escaléis	don't climb! (you all)
ustedes	no escalen	don't climb! (you all)

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