What does esquivar mean?
esquivar means to dodge, to duck, to evade in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to avoid, to bypass, to sidestep, to get around, to circumvent.
Spanish verb guide
Esquivar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn esquivar, meaning to dodge, to duck, to evade, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: esquivandoparticiple: esquivado
Principal forms of esquivar
- Infinitive
- esquivar
- Gerund
- esquivando
- Past participle
- esquivado
Esquivar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | esquivo | esquivé | esquivaba | esquivaré |
| tú | esquivas | esquivaste | esquivabas | esquivarás |
| él / ella / usted | esquiva | esquivó | esquivaba | esquivará |
| nosotros/as | esquivamos | esquivamos | esquivábamos | esquivaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | esquivan | esquivaron | esquivaban | esquivarán |
Pattern notes
- Esquivar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with esquivar
Esa vez esquivamos la bala.We dodged a bullet on that one.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Esquivó el accidente de milagro.He miraculously avoided the accident.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Esquivé al ciclista por los pelos.I barely avoided the cyclist.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate esquivar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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