saltar Negative Imperative Conjugation
saltar — to jump
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no saltes, no salte, no saltemos, no saltéis, no salten.
saltar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to jump.
Notes on saltar in the Negative Imperative
Completely regular. Just use the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
¡No saltes en la cama!
Don't jump on the bed!
tú
No salte usted todavía, el semáforo está en rojo.
Don't jump (formal) yet, the light is red.
usted
No salten por la ventana.
Don't jump out the window.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no salta
Correct: no saltes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive (saltes), not the indicative (saltas) or affirmative imperative (salta).
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: salta
Affirmative commands for saltar are: salta (tú), salte (usted), saltemos, saltad (vosotros), salten.