saltar Conditional Conjugation
saltar — to jump
The conditional uses the infinitive plus endings: saltaría, saltarías, saltaría, saltaríamos, saltaríais, saltarían.
saltar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios. 'I would jump, but I'm afraid of heights.' It's also used for polite requests or future-intentions-from-a-past-perspective.
Notes on saltar in the Conditional
Saltar is regular. Like the future, keep the 'r' from the infinitive before adding the endings.
Example Sentences
Yo saltaría si el agua no estuviera tan fría.
I would jump if the water weren't so cold.
yo
¿Saltarías tú desde esa roca?
Would you jump from that rock?
tú
Dijeron que saltarían juntos.
They said they would jump together.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: saltaria
Correct: saltaría
Why: All conditional forms have a written accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: salto
Saltar is a standard -ar verb in the present: salto, saltas, salta, saltamos, saltáis, saltan.
Preterite
yo: salté
The preterite of saltar is regular: salté, saltaste, saltó, saltamos, saltasteis, saltaron.
Imperfect
yo: salía
Saltar is regular in the imperfect: saltaba, saltabas, saltaba, saltábamos, saltabais, saltaban.
Future
yo: saltaré
The future of saltar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: saltaré, saltarás, saltará, saltaremos, saltaréis, saltarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: salte
Saltar in the present subjunctive changes the 'a' to 'e': salte, saltes, salte, saltemos, saltéis, salten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: saltara
The imperfect subjunctive of saltar uses the -ra endings: saltara, saltaras, saltara, saltáramos, saltarais, saltaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: salta
Affirmative commands for saltar are: salta (tú), salte (usted), saltemos, saltad (vosotros), salten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no saltes
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no saltes, no salte, no saltemos, no saltéis, no salten.