to escape — English conjugation

Frequency#423Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Iescape
youescape
he/she/itescapes
weescape
you (pl.)escape
theyescape

Past (Simple Past) Regular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Iescaped
youescaped
he/she/itescaped
weescaped
you (pl.)escaped
theyescaped

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam escaping
youare escaping
he/she/itis escaping
weare escaping
you (pl.)are escaping
theyare escaping

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas escaping
youwere escaping
he/she/itwas escaping
wewere escaping
you (pl.)were escaping
theywere escaping

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave escaped
youhave escaped
he/she/ithas escaped
wehave escaped
you (pl.)have escaped
theyhave escaped

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad escaped
youhad escaped
he/she/ithad escaped
wehad escaped
you (pl.)had escaped
theyhad escaped

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill escape
youwill escape
he/she/itwill escape
wewill escape
you (pl.)will escape
theywill escape

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be escaping
youwill be escaping
he/she/itwill be escaping
wewill be escaping
you (pl.)will be escaping
theywill be escaping

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have escaped
youwill have escaped
he/she/itwill have escaped
wewill have escaped
you (pl.)will have escaped
theywill have escaped

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould escape
youwould escape
he/she/itwould escape
wewould escape
you (pl.)would escape
theywould escape