evitar

/eβiˈtaɾ/

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Translation

to avoid, to prevent

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoevitoevitéevitabaevitaréevitaría
evitasevitasteevitabasevitarásevitarías
él/ella/ud.evitaevitóevitabaevitaráevitaría
nos.evitamosevitamosevitábamosevitaremosevitaríamos
vos.evitáisevitasteisevitabaisevitaréisevitaríais
ellos/uds.evitanevitaronevitabanevitaránevitarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoeviteevitaraevitase
evitesevitarasevitases
él/ella/ud.eviteevitaraevitase
nos.evitemosevitáramosevitásemos
vos.evitéisevitaraisevitaseis
ellos/uds.evitenevitaranevitasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
evita
ud.evite
nosotrosevitemos
vosotrosevitad
uds.eviten

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
evitando
Past participle
evitado

Examples

.

I try to avoid the main streets at this hour.

.

We could not prevent the accident.

azúcar .

Avoid sugar if you want to lose weight.

tráfico, .

To avoid the traffic, we leave before seven.

.

She avoids speaking about that matter in front of her father.

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