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yo evitaba

avoided, was avoiding

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evit to avoid, to prevent + aba Imperfect past (yo/él/ella)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #48,518
avoided, was avoiding Can describe a repeated or ongoing action in the past.
SP: Evitaba las calles con mucho tráfico.
EN: I avoided streets with a lot of traffic.
Conjugation of evitar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First evitaba —
Third evitaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First evitaba —
Third evitaba —

Ella lo evitaba siempre que era posible.

She avoided him whenever possible.

Solo escuchaba música aquí, evitaba acostarse conmigo.

He only listened to music here, he avoided sleeping with me.

— La única opción (2025)

Evitaba mirar a sus padres a los ojos, y pronto, él también cayó enfermo.

He avoided looking his parents in the eye, and soon he fell ill too.

— Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)

Tom evitaba a María.

Tom avoided Maria.

Tom evitaba los lugares donde la gente fumaba.

Tom avoided places where people smoked.