
saltar Present Conjugation
saltar — to jump
Saltar is a standard -ar verb in the present: salto, saltas, salta, saltamos, saltáis, saltan.
saltar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for things happening now, general facts (like 'frogs jump'), or routines.
Notes on saltar in the Present
This verb is a textbook example of a regular -ar verb. No stem changes or weird endings here.
Example Sentences
Yo salto la cuerda todos los días.
I jump rope every day.
yo
El atleta salta muy alto.
The athlete jumps very high.
él/ella/usted
Mis hermanos siempre saltan en el sofá.
My brothers always jump on the sofa.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: salto
Correct: saltó
Why: Confusing the present 'yo' form (salto) with the preterite 'él' form (saltó) is common because of the accent.
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Related Tenses
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no saltes
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no saltes, no salte, no saltemos, no saltéis, no salten.