escalar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
escalar — to climb
Use 'escala' for tú commands, 'escale' for usted, and 'escalen' for ustedes to tell someone to climb.
escalar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for direct commands. 'Escala' is for a friend, 'escale' for a stranger or elder, and 'escalen' for a group.
Notes on escalar in the Affirmative Imperative
Escalar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The nosotros form is 'escalemos' and vosotros is 'escalad'.
Example Sentences
¡Escala esa pared con cuidado!
Climb that wall carefully!
tú
Señor, escale la montaña por el sendero norte.
Sir, climb the mountain by the north trail.
usted
¡Escalen rápido, el tiempo se acaba!
Climb quickly, time is running out!
ustedes
Escalemos juntos mañana.
Let's climb together tomorrow.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense for a command, like 'Tú escalas la roca'.
Correct: Use the imperative: 'Tú escala la roca'.
Why: The imperative is specifically for giving commands.
Mistake: Forgetting the vosotros form 'escalad'.
Correct: Use 'escalad' when addressing multiple people informally in Spain.
Why: Spanish has distinct forms for different 'you' plural contexts.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: escalo
The present tense 'escalo' is used for actions happening now, habitual climbs, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: escalé
The preterite of 'escalar' is regular: escalé, escalaste, escaló, escalamos, escalasteis, escalaron, for completed climbs.
Imperfect
yo: escalaba
The imperfect 'escalaba' describes ongoing or habitual past climbing, or sets the scene.
Future
yo: escalaré
The future tense 'escalaré' indicates actions that will happen, like 'I will climb'.
Conditional
yo: escalaría
The conditional 'escalaría' expresses 'would' scenarios, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: escale
The present subjunctive 'escale' is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: escalara
The imperfect subjunctive 'escalara' or 'escalase' is used for past hypotheticals or polite requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no escales
Use 'no escales' for tú, 'no escale' for usted, and 'no escalen' for ustedes to forbid climbing.