esquiver — to dodgeFrench Verbs

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.

esquiverPresent Simple in French

esquiver Present Simple conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jeesquiveJ'esquive le ballon à la dernière seconde.I dodge the ball at the last second.
tuesquivesTu esquives toujours les questions difficiles.You always dodge the difficult questions.
il/elleesquiveIl esquive le coup facilement.He dodges the punch easily.
nousesquivonsNous esquivons les flaques sur le trottoir.We dodge the puddles on the sidewalk.
vousesquivezVous esquivez le sujet à chaque fois.You all dodge the topic every time.
ils/ellesesquiventIls esquivent les branches dans la forêt.They dodge the branches in the forest.

esquiverPast Compound in French

esquiver Past Compound conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jeai esquivéJ'ai esquivé le ballon à la dernière seconde.I dodged the ball at the last second.
tuas esquivéTu as esquivé la question vraiment bien.You dodged the question really well.
il/ellea esquivéIl a esquivé le coup sans aucun problème.He dodged the punch without any trouble.
nousavons esquivéNous avons esquivé la flaque sur le trottoir.We dodged the puddle on the sidewalk.
vousavez esquivéVous avez esquivé les journalistes à la sortie.You all dodged the reporters at the exit.
ils/ellesont esquivéIls ont esquivé toutes nos questions hier.They dodged all our questions yesterday.

esquiverImperfect in French

esquiver Imperfect conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jeesquivaisJ'esquivais les questions de mon frère.I used to dodge my brother's questions.
tuesquivaisTu esquivais toujours les corvées ennuyeuses.You always dodged the boring chores.
il/elleesquivaitElle esquivait les balles pendant chaque partie.She dodged the balls during every game.
nousesquivionsNous esquivions les voitures en traversant.We dodged the cars while crossing.
vousesquiviezVous esquiviez le problème à l'époque.You all dodged the problem back then.
ils/ellesesquivaientIls esquivaient les journalistes chaque matin.They dodged the reporters every morning.

esquiverFuture in French

esquiver Future conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jeesquiveraiJ'esquiverai la foule à la sortie.I'll dodge the crowd at the exit.
tuesquiverasTu esquiveras encore la question piège.You'll dodge the tricky question again.
il/elleesquiveraIl esquivera le ballon pendant le match.He'll dodge the ball during the match.
nousesquiveronsNous esquiverons les embouteillages si on part tôt.We'll dodge the traffic if we leave early.
vousesquiverezVous esquiverez l'heure de pointe ce soir.You all will dodge the rush hour tonight.
ils/ellesesquiverontIls esquiveront les obstacles sur le sentier.They'll dodge the obstacles on the trail.

esquiverPresent Subjunctive in French

esquiver Present Subjunctive conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jeesquiveMon coach veut que j'esquive les coups plus vite.My coach wants me to dodge the punches faster.
tuesquivesIl faut que tu esquives ses questions poliment.It's important that you dodge his questions politely.
il/elleesquiveIl faut qu'elle esquive l'obstacle à temps.It's important that she dodge the obstacle in time.
nousesquivionsLe coach veut que nous esquivions mieux le ballon.The trainer wants us to dodge the ball better.
vousesquiviezIl vaut mieux que vous esquiviez ces sujets délicats.It's better that you all dodge these tricky topics.
ils/ellesesquiventJe doute qu'ils esquivent chaque question difficile.I doubt they dodge every difficult question.

esquiverConditional in French

esquiver Conditional conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jeesquiveraisJ'esquiverais cette question si je pouvais.I'd dodge that question if I could.
tuesquiveraisTu esquiverais la réunion si tu avais une excuse.You'd dodge the meeting if you had an excuse.
il/elleesquiveraitElle esquiverait la foule pour rester calme.She'd dodge the crowd to stay calm.
nousesquiverionsNous esquiverions les bouchons en partant maintenant.We'd dodge the traffic by leaving now.
vousesquiveriezVous esquiveriez le sujet pour éviter les ennuis.You all would dodge the topic to avoid trouble.
ils/ellesesquiveraientIls esquiveraient les paparazzis s'ils pouvaient.They'd dodge the paparazzi if they could.