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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

evitar

to avoid

  • #191 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: evitando
  • Past participle: evitado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I avoid
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you avoid
  3. nós we avoid
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all avoid

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I avoided
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you avoided
  3. nós we avoided
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all avoided

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to avoid
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to avoid
  3. nós we are going to avoid
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to avoid

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to avoid
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to avoid
  3. nós we used to avoid
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to avoid

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would avoid
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would avoid
  3. nós we would avoid
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would avoid

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I avoid
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you avoid
  3. nós (that) we avoid
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all avoid

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I avoided
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you avoided
  3. nós (if) we avoided
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all avoided

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I avoid
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you avoid
  3. nós (when) we avoid
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all avoid

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você avoid!
  2. vocês avoid! (all of you)

How to use evitar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu evito açúcar durante a semana.

    I avoid sugar during the week.

  2. Past

    A gente evitou a avenida por causa do trânsito.

    We avoided the avenue because of the traffic.

  3. Future

    Vou evitar falar de política no jantar.

    I'm going to avoid talking politics at dinner.

  4. Imperfect

    Ela evitava o ex nas festas da empresa.

    She used to avoid her ex at company parties.

  5. Conditional

    Eu evitaria esse restaurante aos sábados, lota muito.

    I'd avoid this restaurant on Saturdays, it gets packed.

  6. Present subjunctive

    O médico quer que você evite fritura por um mês.

    The doctor wants you to avoid fried food for a month.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se evitasse o celular à noite, dormiria melhor.

    If you avoided your phone at night, you'd sleep better.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você evitar o sol do meio-dia, não vai queimar.

    If you avoid the midday sun, you won't burn.

  9. Imperative

    Evite a estrada hoje, tem feriado.

    Avoid the highway today, it's a holiday.

Where you hear evitar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Agora eu evito café. Now I avoid coffee.
  • Eu evitei a Dona Marta a semana inteira. I avoided Dona Marta all week.
  • Amanhã eu vou evitar o trânsito. Tomorrow I'm going to avoid the traffic.
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