French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | esquive | esquivais | esquiverai | esquiverais | esquive | esquivasse | ||
| tu | esquives | esquivais | esquiveras | esquiverais | esquives | esquivasses | ||
| il | esquive | esquivait | esquivera | esquiverait | esquive | esquivât | ||
| nous | esquivons | esquivions | esquiverons | esquiverions | esquivions | esquivassions | ||
| vous | esquivez | esquiviez | esquiverez | esquiveriez | esquiviez | esquivassiez | ||
| ils | esquivent | esquivaient | esquiveront | esquiveraient | esquivent | esquivassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai esquivé | avais esquivé | aurai esquivé | aurais esquivé | aie esquivé | eusse esquivé | ||
| tu | as esquivé | avais esquivé | auras esquivé | aurais esquivé | aies esquivé | eusses esquivé | ||
| il | a esquivé | avait esquivé | aura esquivé | aurait esquivé | ait esquivé | eût esquivé | ||
| nous | avons esquivé | avions esquivé | aurons esquivé | aurions esquivé | ayons esquivé | eussions esquivé | ||
| vous | avez esquivé | aviez esquivé | aurez esquivé | auriez esquivé | ayez esquivé | eussiez esquivé | ||
| ils | ont esquivé | avaient esquivé | auront esquivé | auraient esquivé | aient esquivé | eussent esquivé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | esquivai | eus esquivé | (tu) | esquive | Present | esquivant | ||
| tu | esquivas | eus esquivé | (nous) | esquivons | Past | esquivé | ||
| il | esquiva | eut esquivé | (vous) | esquivez | Perfect | ayant esquivé | ||
| nous | esquivâmes | eûmes esquivé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | esquivâtes | eûtes esquivé | (tu) | aie esquivé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | esquivèrent | eurent esquivé | (nous) | ayons esquivé | avoir esquivé | |||
| (vous) | ayez esquivé | |||||||
Esquiver is a regular -er verb.



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