evitar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
evitar — to avoid
The present subjunctive of evitar (evite, evites, evitemos, eviten) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after impersonal expressions.
evitar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive when you want to express a wish, doubt, emotion, or necessity related to avoiding something. It often follows phrases like 'Quiero que...', 'Espero que...', 'Dudo que...'. For example, 'Espero que evites el peligro' (I hope you avoid the danger) or 'No creo que eviten la fiesta' (I don't think they will avoid the party).
Notes on evitar in the Present Subjunctive
Evitar is regular in the present subjunctive. The forms are derived from the yo form of the present indicative ('evito').
Example Sentences
Espero que evites el tráfico esta mañana.
I hope you avoid the traffic this morning.
tú
Quiero que usted evite las malas compañías.
I want you to avoid bad company.
Es importante que evitemos el desperdicio de comida.
It's important that we avoid food waste.
nosotros
Dudo que ellos eviten la discusión.
I doubt they will avoid the argument.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Ojalá que evitéis el mal tiempo.
Hopefully, you all (Spain) avoid the bad weather.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: After verbs expressing doubt, desire, or emotion, use the present subjunctive: 'Espero que evites...'.
Why: The subjunctive mood is used to express subjectivity, uncertainty, or desire, rather than objective fact.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'evitéis' (vosotros).
Correct: The vosotros form needs an accent: 'evitéis'.
Why: The accent marks the stressed syllable in this specific form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: evito
The present tense of evitar (evito, evitas, evita, etc.) is regular and used for habitual actions, current actions, and general truths.
Preterite
yo: evité
The preterite of evitar (evité, evitaste, evitó, etc.) is regular and used for completed actions in the past.
Imperfect
yo: evitaba
The imperfect of evitar (evitaba, evitabas, evitaba, etc.) is regular and used for ongoing or habitual past actions and descriptions.
Future
yo: evitaré
The future tense of evitar (evitaré, evitarás, evitará, etc.) is regular and used for actions that will happen or to express probability.
Conditional
yo: evitaría
The conditional of evitar (evitaría, evitarías, evitaría, etc.) is regular and used for hypotheticals, polite requests, and future-in-the-past.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: evitara
The imperfect subjunctive of evitar (e.g., 'evitara', 'evitaras', 'evitara', 'evitaramos', 'evitaran') is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: evita
Use 'evita' for direct commands to tú, 'evite' for usted, 'evitemos' for nosotros, 'eviten' for ustedes, and 'evitad' for vosotros.
Negative Imperative
yo: no evites
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: 'no evites' (tú), 'no evite' (usted), 'no evitemos' (nosotros), 'no eviten' (ustedes), 'no evitéis' (vosotros).