Conjugation of evitar

The Spanish verb evitar means "to avoid". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.

Meaning: to avoid
Type: Regular -ar verb
Gerund: evitando
Past participle: evitado

Quick answer

The present tense of evitar is yo evito, tú evitas, él/ella/usted evita, nosotros evitamos, vosotros evitáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes evitan. It is a regular -ar verb, so every tense takes the standard -ar endings. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.

Present tense of evitar

Present Presente
yo	evito
tú	evitas
él/ella/usted	evita
nosotros	evitamos
vosotros	evitáis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	evitan

More tenses of evitar

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
yo	evité
tú	evitaste
él/ella/usted	evitó
nosotros	evitamos
vosotros	evitasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	evitaron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
yo	evitaba
tú	evitabas
él/ella/usted	evitaba
nosotros	evitábamos
vosotros	evitabais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	evitaban

Future Futuro simple
yo	evitaré
tú	evitarás
él/ella/usted	evitará
nosotros	evitaremos
vosotros	evitaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	evitarán

Conditional Condicional simple
yo	evitaría
tú	evitarías
él/ella/usted	evitaría
nosotros	evitaríamos
vosotros	evitaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	evitarían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
yo	evite
tú	evites
él/ella/usted	evite
nosotros	evitemos
vosotros	evitéis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	eviten

Imperative Imperativo afirmativo
tú	evita
usted	evite
nosotros	evitemos
vosotros	evitad
ustedes	eviten

Present perfect Pretérito perfecto compuesto
yo	he evitado
tú	has evitado
él/ella/usted	ha evitado
nosotros	hemos evitado
vosotros	habéis evitado
ellos/ellas/ustedes	han evitado

Notes on evitar

Evitar is regular. It follows the regular -ar model, with forms such as evito, evitaba, and evitaré.

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Example sentences with evitar

Evito el tráfico durante las horas punta. I avoid traffic during rush hour.
Ayer evitamos comer fuera por ahorrar. Yesterday we avoided eating out to save money.
Mañana evitaré las calles con mucho tráfico. Tomorrow I will avoid streets with a lot of traffic.
Hemos evitado muchos problemas esta semana. We have avoided many problems this week.

hablar to speak terminar to finish preparar to prepare

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Frequently asked questions

Is evitar a regular verb?

Yes, evitar is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ar verb model.

How do you conjugate evitar in the present tense?

The forms are evito, evitas, evita, evitamos, evitáis, and evitan.

What is the past participle of evitar, and which auxiliary does the perfect use?

The past participle is evitado. The perfect uses the auxiliary haber, as in he evitado.