Esquivar

to avoid

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

esquivar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

esquivando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

esquivado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	esquivo I avoid	I avoid
tú	esquivas you avoid	you avoid
él/ella/usted	esquiva he/she/you avoids	he/she/you avoids
nosotros	esquivamos we avoid	we avoid
vosotros	esquiváis you all avoid	you all avoid
ellos/ustedes	esquivan they/you all avoid	they/you all avoid

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	esquivaba I used to avoid	I used to avoid
tú	esquivabas you used to avoid	you used to avoid
él/ella/usted	esquivaba he/she/you used to avoid	he/she/you used to avoid
nosotros	esquivábamos we used to avoid	we used to avoid
vosotros	esquivabais you all used to avoid	you all used to avoid
ellos/ustedes	esquivaban they/you all used to avoid	they/you all used to avoid

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	esquivé I avoided	I avoided
tú	esquivaste you avoided	you avoided
él/ella/usted	esquivó he/she/you avoided	he/she/you avoided
nosotros	esquivamos we avoided	we avoided
vosotros	esquivasteis you all avoided	you all avoided
ellos/ustedes	esquivaron they/you all avoided	they/you all avoided

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	esquivaré I will avoid	I will avoid
tú	esquivarás you will avoid	you will avoid
él/ella/usted	esquivará he/she/you will avoid	he/she/you will avoid
nosotros	esquivaremos we will avoid	we will avoid
vosotros	esquivaréis you all will avoid	you all will avoid
ellos/ustedes	esquivarán they/you all will avoid	they/you all will avoid

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	esquivaría I would avoid	I would avoid
tú	esquivarías you would avoid	you would avoid
él/ella/usted	esquivaría he/she/you would avoid	he/she/you would avoid
nosotros	esquivaríamos we would avoid	we would avoid
vosotros	esquivaríais you all would avoid	you all would avoid
ellos/ustedes	esquivarían they/you all would avoid	they/you all would avoid

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	esquive that I avoid	that I avoid
tú	esquives that you avoid	that you avoid
él/ella/usted	esquive that he/she/you avoid	that he/she/you avoid
nosotros	esquivemos that we avoid	that we avoid
vosotros	esquivéis that you all avoid	that you all avoid
ellos/ustedes	esquiven that they/you all avoid	that they/you all avoid

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	esquivara or esquivase that I avoided	that I avoided
tú	esquivaras or esquivases that you avoided	that you avoided
él/ella/usted	esquivara or esquivase that he/she/you avoided	that he/she/you avoided
nosotros	esquiváramos or esquivásemos that we avoided	that we avoided
vosotros	esquivarais or esquivaseis that you all avoided	that you all avoided
ellos/ustedes	esquivaran or esquivasen that they/you all avoided	that they/you all avoided

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he esquivado I have avoided	I have avoided
tú	has esquivado you have avoided	you have avoided
él/ella/usted	ha esquivado he/she/you have avoided	he/she/you have avoided
nosotros	hemos esquivado we have avoided	we have avoided
vosotros	habéis esquivado you all have avoided	you all have avoided
ellos/ustedes	han esquivado they/you all have avoided	they/you all have avoided

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había esquivado I had avoided	I had avoided
tú	habías esquivado you had avoided	you had avoided
él/ella/usted	había esquivado he/she/you had avoided	he/she/you had avoided
nosotros	habíamos esquivado we had avoided	we had avoided
vosotros	habíais esquivado you all had avoided	you all had avoided
ellos/ustedes	habían esquivado they/you all had avoided	they/you all had avoided

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube esquivado I had avoided	I had avoided
tú	hubiste esquivado you had avoided	you had avoided
él/ella/usted	hubo esquivado he/she/you had avoided	he/she/you had avoided
nosotros	hubimos esquivado we had avoided	we had avoided
vosotros	hubisteis esquivado you all had avoided	you all had avoided
ellos/ustedes	hubieron esquivado they/you all had avoided	they/you all had avoided

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré esquivado I will have avoided	I will have avoided
tú	habrás esquivado you will have avoided	you will have avoided
él/ella/usted	habrá esquivado he/she/you will have avoided	he/she/you will have avoided
nosotros	habremos esquivado we will have avoided	we will have avoided
vosotros	habréis esquivado you all will have avoided	you all will have avoided
ellos/ustedes	habrán esquivado they/you all will have avoided	they/you all will have avoided

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría esquivado I would have avoided	I would have avoided
tú	habrías esquivado you would have avoided	you would have avoided
él/ella/usted	habría esquivado he/she/you would have avoided	he/she/you would have avoided
nosotros	habríamos esquivado we would have avoided	we would have avoided
vosotros	habríais esquivado you all would have avoided	you all would have avoided
ellos/ustedes	habrían esquivado they/you all would have avoided	they/you all would have avoided

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya esquivado that I have avoided	that I have avoided
tú	hayas esquivado that you have avoided	that you have avoided
él/ella/usted	haya esquivado that he/she/you have avoided	that he/she/you have avoided
nosotros	hayamos esquivado that we have avoided	that we have avoided
vosotros	hayáis esquivado that you all have avoided	that you all have avoided
ellos/ustedes	hayan esquivado that they/you all have avoided	that they/you all have avoided

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera esquivado that I had avoided	that I had avoided
tú	hubieras esquivado that you had avoided	that you had avoided
él/ella/usted	hubiera esquivado that he/she/you had avoided	that he/she/you had avoided
nosotros	hubiéramos esquivado that we had avoided	that we had avoided
vosotros	hubierais esquivado that you all had avoided	that you all had avoided
ellos/ustedes	hubieran esquivado that they/you all had avoided	that they/you all had avoided

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	esquiva	avoid! (you)
usted	esquive	avoid! (you formal)
nosotros	esquivemos	let's avoid!
vosotros	esquivad	avoid! (you all)
ustedes	esquiven	avoid! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no esquives	don't avoid! (you)
usted	no esquive	don't avoid! (you formal)
nosotros	no esquivemos	let's not avoid!
vosotros	no esquivéis	don't avoid! (you all)
ustedes	no esquiven	don't avoid! (you all)

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