Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
Introduction to the verb escalader
The English translation of the French verb escalader is “to climb” or “to scale.” The infinitive form, escalader, is pronounced as “es-ka-la-dey.”
Escalader comes from the Old French word escalade, which is derived from the Latin word scalae, meaning “ladder” or “staircase.” In everyday French, escalader is most often used in the subjonctif présent tense to express a wish or a possibility.
Here are three examples of escalader in the subjonctif présent tense:
- Il faut que j’escalade cette montagne. (I need to climb this mountain.)
- Je souhaite que tu escalades cette falaise avec moi. (I hope that you climb this cliff with me.)
- Nous voulons que vous escaladiez ce mur. (We want you to scale this wall.)
In these examples, the subjonctif présent tense is used to express a desire, a hope, or a demand for someone to climb or scale an object. The verb escalader is conjugated as follows in the subjonctif présent tense:
- Je escalade
- Tu escalades
- Il/elle/on escalade
- Nous escaladions
- Vous escaladiez
- Ils/elles escaladent
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of escalader
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | escalade | Il faut que je escalade la montagne. | I must climb the mountain. |
tu | escalades | Je préfère que tu escalades avec moi. | I prefer you climb with me. |
il | escalade | Il est possible qu’il escalade le mur. | It’s possible he climbs the wall. |
elle | escalade | Elle veut que j’elle escalade avec elle. | She wants her to climb with her. |
on | escalade | Il est important qu’on escalade le rocher. | It’s important we climb the rock. |
nous | escaladions | Il est préférable que nous escaladions ensemble. | It’s preferable we climb together. |
vous | escaladiez | Il est nécessaire que vous escaladiez en toute sécurité. | It’s necessary you climb safely. |
ils | escaladent | Il est essentiel qu’ils escaladent les montagnes. | It’s essential they climb mountains. |
elles | escaladent | Il est crucial qu’elles escaladent les parois. | It’s crucial they climb walls. |
Other Conjugations for Escalader.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escalader
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Escalader – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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