French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | escalade | escaladais | escaladerai | escaladerais | escalade | escaladasse | ||
| tu | escalades | escaladais | escaladeras | escaladerais | escalades | escaladasses | ||
| il | escalade | escaladait | escaladera | escaladerait | escalade | escaladât | ||
| nous | escaladons | escaladions | escaladerons | escaladerions | escaladions | escaladassions | ||
| vous | escaladez | escaladiez | escaladerez | escaladeriez | escaladiez | escaladassiez | ||
| ils | escaladent | escaladaient | escaladeront | escaladeraient | escaladent | escaladassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai escaladé | avais escaladé | aurai escaladé | aurais escaladé | aie escaladé | eusse escaladé | ||
| tu | as escaladé | avais escaladé | auras escaladé | aurais escaladé | aies escaladé | eusses escaladé | ||
| il | a escaladé | avait escaladé | aura escaladé | aurait escaladé | ait escaladé | eût escaladé | ||
| nous | avons escaladé | avions escaladé | aurons escaladé | aurions escaladé | ayons escaladé | eussions escaladé | ||
| vous | avez escaladé | aviez escaladé | aurez escaladé | auriez escaladé | ayez escaladé | eussiez escaladé | ||
| ils | ont escaladé | avaient escaladé | auront escaladé | auraient escaladé | aient escaladé | eussent escaladé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | escaladai | eus escaladé | (tu) | escalade | Present | escaladant | ||
| tu | escaladas | eus escaladé | (nous) | escaladons | Past | escaladé | ||
| il | escalada | eut escaladé | (vous) | escaladez | Perfect | ayant escaladé | ||
| nous | escaladâmes | eûmes escaladé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | escaladâtes | eûtes escaladé | (tu) | aie escaladé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | escaladèrent | eurent escaladé | (nous) | ayons escaladé | avoir escaladé | |||
| (vous) | ayez escaladé | |||||||
Escalader is a regular -er verb.



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