Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | evito | |
| tú | evitas | |
| él / ella / usted | evita | |
| nosotros / nosotras | evitamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | evitáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | evitan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | evité | |
| tú | evitaste | |
| él / ella / usted | evitó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | evitamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | evitasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | evitaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | evitaba | |
| tú | evitabas | |
| él / ella / usted | evitaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | evitábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | evitabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | evitaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | evitaré | |
| tú | evitarás | |
| él / ella / usted | evitará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | evitaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | evitaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | evitarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | evitaría | |
| tú | evitarías | |
| él / ella / usted | evitaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | evitaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | evitaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | evitarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | evite | |
| tú | evites | |
| él / ella / usted | evite | |
| nosotros / nosotras | evitemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | evitéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | eviten |
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 avoid, to bypass, to evade, to circumvent, to dodge, to shun, to eschew (to steer clear of)
- to avoid, to prevent, to keep from, to stop from, to avert, to obviate, to deter
- to help (abstain from doing) (always in the negative)
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