saltar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
saltar — to jump
Saltar in the present subjunctive changes the 'a' to 'e': salte, saltes, salte, saltemos, saltéis, salten.
saltar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when there is doubt, emotion, or a wish about jumping. For example, 'I want you to jump' or 'It's possible that he jumps.'
Notes on saltar in the Present Subjunctive
Saltar is regular. Since it's an -ar verb, it takes the 'opposite' vowel (e) in the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Espero que saltes con cuidado.
I hope you jump carefully.
tú
No creo que él salte la valla.
I don't think he'll jump the fence.
él/ella/usted
Dile que salte ahora.
Tell him to jump now.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: que yo salta
Correct: que yo salte
Why: Learners often forget to switch the vowel to 'e' for -ar verbs in the subjunctive.
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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.
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.