Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | eludo | |
| tú | eludes | |
| él / ella / usted | elude | |
| nosotros / nosotras | eludimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | eludís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | eluden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | eludí | |
| tú | eludiste | |
| él / ella / usted | eludió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | eludimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | eludisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | eludieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | eludía | |
| tú | eludías | |
| él / ella / usted | eludía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | eludíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | eludíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | eludían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | eludiré | |
| tú | eludirás | |
| él / ella / usted | eludirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | eludiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | eludiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | eludirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | eludiría | |
| tú | eludirías | |
| él / ella / usted | eludiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | eludiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | eludiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | eludirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | eluda | |
| tú | eludas | |
| él / ella / usted | eluda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | eludamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | eludáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | eludan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to circumvent, to elude, to avoid, to evade, to escape, to get around
- to bypass
- to shirk, to dodge (e.g. a responsibility)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations