What does evitar mean in English?

Evitar means "to avoid" in English.

How do you conjugate evitar in Spanish?

Evitar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

How do you use evitar in a sentence?

Example: "Evité el accidente." which means "I avoided the accident." in English.

What are synonyms for evitar?

Spanish synonyms for evitar include: eludir. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Evitar

to avoid

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

evitar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

evitando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

evitado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	evito I avoid	I avoid
tú	evitas you avoid	you avoid
él/ella/usted	evita he/she/you avoids	he/she/you avoids
nosotros	evitamos we avoid	we avoid
vosotros	evitáis you all avoid	you all avoid
ellos/ustedes	evitan 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	evitaba I used to avoid	I used to avoid
tú	evitabas you used to avoid	you used to avoid
él/ella/usted	evitaba he/she/you used to avoid	he/she/you used to avoid
nosotros	evitábamos we used to avoid	we used to avoid
vosotros	evitabais you all used to avoid	you all used to avoid
ellos/ustedes	evitaban 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	evité I avoided	I avoided
tú	evitaste you avoided	you avoided
él/ella/usted	evitó he/she/you avoided	he/she/you avoided
nosotros	evitamos we avoided	we avoided
vosotros	evitasteis you all avoided	you all avoided
ellos/ustedes	evitaron they/you all avoided	they/you all avoided

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	evitaré I will avoid	I will avoid
tú	evitarás you will avoid	you will avoid
él/ella/usted	evitará he/she/you will avoid	he/she/you will avoid
nosotros	evitaremos we will avoid	we will avoid
vosotros	evitaréis you all will avoid	you all will avoid
ellos/ustedes	evitarán 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	evitaría I would avoid	I would avoid
tú	evitarías you would avoid	you would avoid
él/ella/usted	evitaría he/she/you would avoid	he/she/you would avoid
nosotros	evitaríamos we would avoid	we would avoid
vosotros	evitaríais you all would avoid	you all would avoid
ellos/ustedes	evitarían 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	evite that I avoid	that I avoid
tú	evites that you avoid	that you avoid
él/ella/usted	evite that he/she/you avoid	that he/she/you avoid
nosotros	evitemos that we avoid	that we avoid
vosotros	evitéis that you all avoid	that you all avoid
ellos/ustedes	eviten 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	evitara or evitase that I avoided	that I avoided
tú	evitaras or evitases that you avoided	that you avoided
él/ella/usted	evitara or evitase that he/she/you avoided	that he/she/you avoided
nosotros	evitáramos or evitásemos that we avoided	that we avoided
vosotros	evitarais or evitaseis that you all avoided	that you all avoided
ellos/ustedes	evitaran or evitasen 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 evitado I have avoided	I have avoided
tú	has evitado you have avoided	you have avoided
él/ella/usted	ha evitado he/she/you have avoided	he/she/you have avoided
nosotros	hemos evitado we have avoided	we have avoided
vosotros	habéis evitado you all have avoided	you all have avoided
ellos/ustedes	han evitado 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 evitado I had avoided	I had avoided
tú	habías evitado you had avoided	you had avoided
él/ella/usted	había evitado he/she/you had avoided	he/she/you had avoided
nosotros	habíamos evitado we had avoided	we had avoided
vosotros	habíais evitado you all had avoided	you all had avoided
ellos/ustedes	habían evitado 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 evitado I had avoided	I had avoided
tú	hubiste evitado you had avoided	you had avoided
él/ella/usted	hubo evitado he/she/you had avoided	he/she/you had avoided
nosotros	hubimos evitado we had avoided	we had avoided
vosotros	hubisteis evitado you all had avoided	you all had avoided
ellos/ustedes	hubieron evitado 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 evitado I will have avoided	I will have avoided
tú	habrás evitado you will have avoided	you will have avoided
él/ella/usted	habrá evitado he/she/you will have avoided	he/she/you will have avoided
nosotros	habremos evitado we will have avoided	we will have avoided
vosotros	habréis evitado you all will have avoided	you all will have avoided
ellos/ustedes	habrán evitado 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 evitado I would have avoided	I would have avoided
tú	habrías evitado you would have avoided	you would have avoided
él/ella/usted	habría evitado he/she/you would have avoided	he/she/you would have avoided
nosotros	habríamos evitado we would have avoided	we would have avoided
vosotros	habríais evitado you all would have avoided	you all would have avoided
ellos/ustedes	habrían evitado 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 evitado that I have avoided	that I have avoided
tú	hayas evitado that you have avoided	that you have avoided
él/ella/usted	haya evitado that he/she/you have avoided	that he/she/you have avoided
nosotros	hayamos evitado that we have avoided	that we have avoided
vosotros	hayáis evitado that you all have avoided	that you all have avoided
ellos/ustedes	hayan evitado 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 evitado that I had avoided	that I had avoided
tú	hubieras evitado that you had avoided	that you had avoided
él/ella/usted	hubiera evitado that he/she/you had avoided	that he/she/you had avoided
nosotros	hubiéramos evitado that we had avoided	that we had avoided
vosotros	hubierais evitado that you all had avoided	that you all had avoided
ellos/ustedes	hubieran evitado 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	evita	avoid! (you)
usted	evite	avoid! (you formal)
nosotros	evitemos	let's avoid!
vosotros	evitad	avoid! (you all)
ustedes	eviten	avoid! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no evites	don't avoid! (you)
usted	no evite	don't avoid! (you formal)
nosotros	no evitemos	let's not avoid!
vosotros	no evitéis	don't avoid! (you all)
ustedes	no eviten	don't avoid! (you all)

More About "evitar"

Examples in Context

Evité el accidente.

I avoided the accident.

Preterite

Evito comer azúcar.

I avoid eating sugar.

Present

Hemos evitado problemas.

We have avoided problems.

Present Perfect

Evitaré ese error.

I will avoid that mistake.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

eludir(to evade)

More formal

Usage Notes

•Evitar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meaning: to avoid, to prevent
•Often followed by infinitive or noun

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