
saltar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
saltar — to jump
Affirmative commands for saltar are: salta (tú), salte (usted), saltemos, saltad (vosotros), salten.
saltar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this for direct orders or invitations to jump.
Notes on saltar in the Affirmative Imperative
Saltar is regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the present 'él/ella' form (salta).
Example Sentences
¡Salta ahora!
Jump now!
tú
Salte con los pies juntos, por favor.
Jump with your feet together, please.
usted
Saltad todos a la vez.
Jump (you all) at the same time.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: saltar (as a command)
Correct: salta
Why: In Spanish, you don't typically use the infinitive for direct commands to one person; use 'salta' for 'tú'.
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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.
Conditional
yo: saltaría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus endings: saltaría, saltarías, saltaría, saltaríamos, saltaríais, saltarían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no saltes
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no saltes, no salte, no saltemos, no saltéis, no salten.