escaparverb
Escapar means to escape in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as escapa, escapó and escapan.
- to escape
¿Por qué intentaste escapar?
Why did you try to run away?
Por fortuna pudieron escapar.
Fortunately, they were able to escape.
No dejes que Tomás se escape.
Don't let Tomás escape.
Muamar Alqadaafi escapó ileso.
Muammar Kaddafi escaped unharmed.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| escapa | he, she, it | Present |
| escapó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| escapan | they | Present |
| escaparon | they | Preterite |
| escapando | Gerund | |
| escapaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| escapen | they | Present subjunctive |
| escapara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| escapaban | they | Imperfect |
| escapará | he, she, it | Future |
| escapamos | we | Present or preterite |