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conservar

to preserve

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb conservar means to preserve.

Present tense:

yoconservo
conservas
él/ella/ustedconserva
nosotrosconservamos
vosotrosconserváis
ellos/ellas/ustedesconservan

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

yoconservara/conservase
él/ella/ustedconservara/conservase
conservaras/conservases
vosotrosconservarais/conservaseis
nosotrosconserváramos/conservásemos
ellos/ellas/ustedesconservaran/conservasen

Use 'conservara' or 'conservase' (and variants) for past hypothetical or uncertain situations with 'conservar'.

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present

yoconserve
él/ella/ustedconserve
conserves
vosotrosconservéis
nosotrosconservemos
ellos/ellas/ustedesconserven

Use 'conserve', 'conservemos', 'conserven' etc. for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty with 'conservar'.

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imperative

negative

ustedesno conserven
ustedno conserve
no conserves
vosotrosno conservéis
nosotrosno conservemos

Use 'no conserves', 'no conserve', 'no conservemos', 'no conservéis', 'no conserven' for negative commands with 'conservar'.

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affirmative

ustedesconserven
ustedconserve
conserva
vosotrosconservad
nosotrosconservemos

Use 'conserva', 'conserve', 'conservemos', 'conservad', 'conserven' for direct commands with 'conservar'.

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indicative

imperfect

yoconservaba
él/ella/ustedconservaba
conservabas
vosotrosconservabais
nosotrosconservábamos
ellos/ellas/ustedesconservaban

Use 'conservaba' etc. for ongoing or habitual past actions and descriptions with 'conservar'.

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present

yoconservo
él/ella/ustedconserva
conservas
vosotrosconserváis
nosotrosconservamos
ellos/ellas/ustedesconservan

Use 'conservo', 'conservas', 'conserva', 'conservamos', 'conserváis', 'conservan' for present actions, habits, and truths with 'conservar'.

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preterite

yoconservé
él/ella/ustedconservó
conservaste
vosotrosconservasteis
nosotrosconservamos
ellos/ellas/ustedesconservaron

Use 'conservé', 'conservaste', 'conservó', 'conservamos', 'conservasteis', 'conservaron' for completed past actions with 'conservar'.

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conditional

yoconservaría
él/ella/ustedconservaría
conservarías
vosotrosconservaríais
nosotrosconservaríamos
ellos/ellas/ustedesconservarían

Use 'conservaría', 'conservarías', 'conservaría', etc. for hypotheticals ('would keep') and polite requests with 'conservar'.

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future

yoconservaré
él/ella/ustedconservará
conservarás
vosotrosconservaréis
nosotrosconservaremos
ellos/ellas/ustedesconservarán

Use 'conservaré', 'conservarás', 'conservará', etc. for future actions or probability with 'conservar'.

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