esquiver (to dodge) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables
Learn to conjugate esquiver (to dodge) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.
esquiver — Present Simple in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | esquive | J'esquive le ballon à la dernière seconde. | I dodge the ball at the last second. |
| tu | esquives | Tu esquives toujours les questions difficiles. | You always dodge the difficult questions. |
| il/elle | esquive | Il esquive le coup facilement. | He dodges the punch easily. |
| nous | esquivons | Nous esquivons les flaques sur le trottoir. | We dodge the puddles on the sidewalk. |
| vous | esquivez | Vous esquivez le sujet à chaque fois. | You all dodge the topic every time. |
| ils/elles | esquivent | Ils esquivent les branches dans la forêt. | They dodge the branches in the forest. |
esquiver — Past Compound in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | ai esquivé | J'ai esquivé le ballon à la dernière seconde. | I dodged the ball at the last second. |
| tu | as esquivé | Tu as esquivé la question vraiment bien. | You dodged the question really well. |
| il/elle | a esquivé | Il a esquivé le coup sans aucun problème. | He dodged the punch without any trouble. |
| nous | avons esquivé | Nous avons esquivé la flaque sur le trottoir. | We dodged the puddle on the sidewalk. |
| vous | avez esquivé | Vous avez esquivé les journalistes à la sortie. | You all dodged the reporters at the exit. |
| ils/elles | ont esquivé | Ils ont esquivé toutes nos questions hier. | They dodged all our questions yesterday. |
esquiver — Imperfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | esquivais | J'esquivais les questions de mon frère. | I used to dodge my brother's questions. |
| tu | esquivais | Tu esquivais toujours les corvées ennuyeuses. | You always dodged the boring chores. |
| il/elle | esquivait | Elle esquivait les balles pendant chaque partie. | She dodged the balls during every game. |
| nous | esquivions | Nous esquivions les voitures en traversant. | We dodged the cars while crossing. |
| vous | esquiviez | Vous esquiviez le problème à l'époque. | You all dodged the problem back then. |
| ils/elles | esquivaient | Ils esquivaient les journalistes chaque matin. | They dodged the reporters every morning. |
esquiver — Future in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | esquiverai | J'esquiverai la foule à la sortie. | I'll dodge the crowd at the exit. |
| tu | esquiveras | Tu esquiveras encore la question piège. | You'll dodge the tricky question again. |
| il/elle | esquivera | Il esquivera le ballon pendant le match. | He'll dodge the ball during the match. |
| nous | esquiverons | Nous esquiverons les embouteillages si on part tôt. | We'll dodge the traffic if we leave early. |
| vous | esquiverez | Vous esquiverez l'heure de pointe ce soir. | You all will dodge the rush hour tonight. |
| ils/elles | esquiveront | Ils esquiveront les obstacles sur le sentier. | They'll dodge the obstacles on the trail. |
esquiver — Present Subjunctive in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | esquive | Mon coach veut que j'esquive les coups plus vite. | My coach wants me to dodge the punches faster. |
| tu | esquives | Il faut que tu esquives ses questions poliment. | It's important that you dodge his questions politely. |
| il/elle | esquive | Il faut qu'elle esquive l'obstacle à temps. | It's important that she dodge the obstacle in time. |
| nous | esquivions | Le coach veut que nous esquivions mieux le ballon. | The trainer wants us to dodge the ball better. |
| vous | esquiviez | Il vaut mieux que vous esquiviez ces sujets délicats. | It's better that you all dodge these tricky topics. |
| ils/elles | esquivent | Je doute qu'ils esquivent chaque question difficile. | I doubt they dodge every difficult question. |
esquiver — Conditional in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | esquiverais | J'esquiverais cette question si je pouvais. | I'd dodge that question if I could. |
| tu | esquiverais | Tu esquiverais la réunion si tu avais une excuse. | You'd dodge the meeting if you had an excuse. |
| il/elle | esquiverait | Elle esquiverait la foule pour rester calme. | She'd dodge the crowd to stay calm. |
| nous | esquiverions | Nous esquiverions les bouchons en partant maintenant. | We'd dodge the traffic by leaving now. |
| vous | esquiveriez | Vous esquiveriez le sujet pour éviter les ennuis. | You all would dodge the topic to avoid trouble. |
| ils/elles | esquiveraient | Ils esquiveraient les paparazzis s'ils pouvaient. | They'd dodge the paparazzi if they could. |