What does escalar mean?
escalar means to scale, to climb in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Escalar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn escalar, meaning to scale, to climb, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: escalandoparticiple: escalado
Principal forms of escalar
- Infinitive
- escalar
- Gerund
- escalando
- Past participle
- escalado
Escalar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | escalo | escalé | escalaba | escalaré |
| tú | escalas | escalaste | escalabas | escalarás |
| él / ella / usted | escala | escaló | escalaba | escalará |
| nosotros/as | escalamos | escalamos | escalábamos | escalaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | escalan | escalaron | escalaban | escalarán |
Pattern notes
- Escalar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with escalar
El año pasado escalamos la montaña.We climbed the mountain last year.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Escalé hasta la cima del monte Fuji.I climbed to the top of Mt. Fuji.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nosotros escalamos hasta la cima.We climbed right up to the top.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate escalar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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