esquivar

to dodge, to duck, to evade

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Meanings

verb

  1. to dodge, to duck, to evade
  2. to avoid, to bypass, to sidestep, to get around, to circumvent

Conjugation

Gerund esquivando · past participle esquivado

Indicative

presentimperfectpreteritefutureconditional
yoesquivoesquivabaesquivéesquivaréesquivaría
túesquivasesquivabasesquivasteesquivarásesquivarías
vosesquivásesquivabasesquivasteesquivarásesquivarías
él, ella, ustedesquivaesquivabaesquivóesquivaráesquivaría
nosotrosesquivamosesquivábamosesquivamosesquivaremosesquivaríamos
vosotrosesquiváisesquivabaisesquivasteisesquivaréisesquivaríais
ellos, ellas, ustedesesquivanesquivabanesquivaronesquivaránesquivarían

Subjunctive

presentimperfect (-ra)imperfect (-se)future
yoesquiveesquivaraesquivaseesquivare
túesquivesesquivarasesquivasesesquivares
vosesquivésesquivarasesquivasesesquivares
él, ella, ustedesquiveesquivaraesquivaseesquivare
nosotrosesquivemosesquiváramosesquivásemosesquiváremos
vosotrosesquivéisesquivaraisesquivaseisesquivareis
ellos, ellas, ustedesesquivenesquivaranesquivasenesquivaren

Imperative

affirmativenegative
túesquivano esquives
vosesquivá
ustedesquiveno esquive
nosotrosesquivemosno esquivemos
vosotrosesquivadno esquivéis
ustedesesquivenno esquiven

In sentences

Él esquivó la pregunta. He sidestepped the question. #346275

No esquives mi pregunta. Don't avoid my question. #640842

No esquives la pregunta. Don't dodge the question. #12430907

Esa vez esquivamos la bala. We dodged a bullet on that one. #8441429

¿Por qué me sigues esquivando? Why do you keep avoiding me? #690058

No puedo esquivar la pregunta. I can't dodge the question. #4571046

Tom está esquivando mi llamada. Tom is dodging my calls. #4571045

Esquivó hablar sobre el asunto. He avoided talking about the matter. #8790316