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ITALIAN VERB

evitare

to avoid

  • #258 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: evitato
  • Gerund: evitando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I avoid
  2. tu you avoid
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she avoids
  4. noi we avoid
  5. voi you all avoid
  6. loro they avoid

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I avoided
  2. tu you avoided
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she avoided
  4. noi we avoided
  5. voi you all avoided
  6. loro they avoided

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to avoid
  2. tu you used to avoid
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to avoid
  4. noi we used to avoid
  5. voi you all used to avoid
  6. loro they used to avoid

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will avoid
  2. tu you will avoid
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will avoid
  4. noi we will avoid
  5. voi you all will avoid
  6. loro they will avoid

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would avoid
  2. tu you would avoid
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would avoid
  4. noi we would avoid
  5. voi you all would avoid
  6. loro they would avoid

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I avoid
  2. tu (that) you avoid
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she avoid
  4. noi (that) we avoid
  5. voi (that) you all avoid
  6. loro (that) they avoid

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu avoid!
  2. Lei avoid! (formal)
  3. noi avoid! (let’s)
  4. voi avoid! (all of you)

How to use evitare

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

  1. Present

    Evito il centro il sabato pomeriggio.

    I avoid the centre on Saturday afternoons.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo evitato il traffico passando dal lago.

    We avoided the traffic by going past the lake.

  3. Imperfect

    Evitava sempre di parlare del suo lavoro.

    He always avoided talking about his work.

  4. Future

    Così eviteremo la coda al museo.

    That way we'll avoid the queue at the museum.

  5. Conditional

    Eviterei quella strada, è piena di buche.

    I'd avoid that road, it's full of potholes.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che tu eviti i dolci per un po'.

    It's better that you avoid sweets for a while.

  7. Imperative

    Evita di chiamarlo dopo le dieci.

    Avoid calling him after ten.

Good to know

  • Evitare di fare is to avoid doing: evito di guidare di notte.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.