Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | esquivo | |
| tú | esquivas | |
| él / ella / usted | esquiva | |
| nosotros / nosotras | esquivamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | esquiváis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | esquivan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | esquivé | |
| tú | esquivaste | |
| él / ella / usted | esquivó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | esquivamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | esquivasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | esquivaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | esquivaba | |
| tú | esquivabas | |
| él / ella / usted | esquivaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | esquivábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | esquivabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | esquivaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | esquivaré | |
| tú | esquivarás | |
| él / ella / usted | esquivará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | esquivaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | esquivaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | esquivarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | esquivaría | |
| tú | esquivarías | |
| él / ella / usted | esquivaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | esquivaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | esquivaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | esquivarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | esquive | |
| tú | esquives | |
| él / ella / usted | esquive | |
| nosotros / nosotras | esquivemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | esquivéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | esquiven |
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 dodge, to duck, to evade
- to avoid, to bypass, to sidestep, to get around, to circumvent
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