evitar
to avoidPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | evitoI avoid | nosotros | evitamoswe avoid |
| tú | evitasyou avoid | vosotros | evitáisyou all avoid |
| él/ella/Ud. | evitahe/she avoids | ellos/Uds. | evitanthey avoid |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he evitadoI have avoided | nosotros | hemos evitadowe have avoided |
| tú | has evitadoyou have avoided | vosotros | habéis evitadoyou all have avoided |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha evitadohe/she has avoided | ellos/Uds. | han evitadothey have avoided |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | evite(that) I avoid | nosotros | evitemos(that) we avoid |
| tú | evites(that) you avoid | vosotros | evitéis(that) you all avoid |
| él/ella/Ud. | evite(that) he/she avoids | ellos/Uds. | eviten(that) they avoid |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya evitado(that) I have avoided | nosotros | hayamos evitado(that) we have avoided |
| tú | hayas evitado(that) you have avoided | vosotros | hayáis evitado(that) you all have avoided |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya evitado(that) he/she has avoided | ellos/Uds. | hayan evitado(that) they have avoided |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | evitéI avoided | nosotros | evitamoswe avoided |
| tú | evitasteyou avoided | vosotros | evitasteisyou all avoided |
| él/ella/Ud. | evitóhe/she avoided | ellos/Uds. | evitaronthey avoided |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | evitabaI used to avoid | nosotros | evitábamoswe used to avoid |
| tú | evitabasyou used to avoid | vosotros | evitabaisyou all used to avoid |
| él/ella/Ud. | evitabahe/she used to avoid | ellos/Uds. | evitabanthey used to avoid |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había evitadoI had avoided | nosotros | habíamos evitadowe had avoided |
| tú | habías evitadoyou had avoided | vosotros | habíais evitadoyou all had avoided |
| él/ella/Ud. | había evitadohe/she had avoided | ellos/Uds. | habían evitadothey had avoided |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | evitara(that) I avoided | nosotros | evitáramos(that) we avoided |
| tú | evitaras(that) you avoided | vosotros | evitarais(that) you all avoided |
| él/ella/Ud. | evitara(that) he/she avoided | ellos/Uds. | evitaran(that) they avoided |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | evitase(that) I avoided | nosotros | evitásemos(that) we avoided |
| tú | evitases(that) you avoided | vosotros | evitaseis(that) you all avoided |
| él/ella/Ud. | evitase(that) he/she avoided | ellos/Uds. | evitasen(that) they avoided |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera evitado(that) I had avoided | nosotros | hubiéramos evitado(that) we had avoided |
| tú | hubieras evitado(that) you had avoided | vosotros | hubierais evitado(that) you all had avoided |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera evitado(that) he/she had avoided | ellos/Uds. | hubieran evitado(that) they had avoided |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube evitadoI had avoided | nosotros | hubimos evitadowe had avoided |
| tú | hubiste evitadoyou had avoided | vosotros | hubisteis evitadoyou all had avoided |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo evitadohe/she had avoided | ellos/Uds. | hubieron evitadothey had avoided |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | evitaréI will avoid | nosotros | evitaremoswe will avoid |
| tú | evitarásyou will avoid | vosotros | evitaréisyou all will avoid |
| él/ella/Ud. | evitaráhe/she will avoid | ellos/Uds. | evitaránthey will avoid |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | evitaríaI would avoid | nosotros | evitaríamoswe would avoid |
| tú | evitaríasyou would avoid | vosotros | evitaríaisyou all would avoid |
| él/ella/Ud. | evitaríahe/she would avoid | ellos/Uds. | evitaríanthey would avoid |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré evitadoI will have avoided | nosotros | habremos evitadowe will have avoided |
| tú | habrás evitadoyou will have avoided | vosotros | habréis evitadoyou all will have avoided |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá evitadohe/she will have avoided | ellos/Uds. | habrán evitadothey will have avoided |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría evitadoI would have avoided | nosotros | habríamos evitadowe would have avoided |
| tú | habrías evitadoyou would have avoided | vosotros | habríais evitadoyou all would have avoided |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría evitadohe/she would have avoided | ellos/Uds. | habrían evitadothey would have avoided |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | evitare(should) I avoid | nosotros | evitáremos(should) we avoid |
| tú | evitares(should) you avoid | vosotros | evitareis(should) you all avoid |
| él/ella/Ud. | evitare(should) he/she avoid | ellos/Uds. | evitaren(should) they avoid |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | evitemoslet's avoid |
| tú | evitaavoid! | vosotros | evitadavoid! |
| él/ella/Ud. | eviteavoid! | ellos/Uds. | evitenavoid! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no evitemoslet's not avoid |
| tú | no evitesdon't avoid | vosotros | no evitéisdon't avoid |
| él/ella/Ud. | no evitedon't avoid | ellos/Uds. | no evitendon't avoid |
