esquivar
to dodge, to duck, to evade
Esquivó el golpe por poco.
He barely dodged the blow.
esquivar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
esquivar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
esquivar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
esquivar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
esquivar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
esquivar future
Actions yet to happen.
esquivar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
esquivar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
esquivar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
esquivar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
esquivar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
esquivar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
esquivar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
esquivar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
esquivar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
esquivar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
esquivar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.