evitarverb
Evitar means to avoid in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as evita, evitando and evitan.
- to avoid
No podía evitar admirarla.
He couldn't help admiring her.
Quiero evitar ese problema.
I want to avoid that problem.
Muchos evitaban al jorobado.
Many avoided the hunchback.
Debes evitar la calle de noche.
You must avoid the street at night.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| evita | he, she, it | Present |
| evitando | Gerund | |
| evitan | they | Present |
| evite | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| evitó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| evitado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| evitará | he, she, it | Future |
| eviten | they | Present subjunctive |
| evitamos | we | Present or preterite |
| evitaron | they | Preterite |
| evitaría | he, she, it | Conditional |