saltar Preterite Conjugation
saltar — to jump
The preterite of saltar is regular: salté, saltaste, saltó, saltamos, saltasteis, saltaron.
saltar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a single, completed jump. It’s for specific moments, like jumping over a puddle once or a athlete's specific jump in a competition.
Notes on saltar in the Preterite
Saltar is fully regular. Note that 'saltamos' is the same in both the present and the preterite; context is your only clue.
Example Sentences
Salté el charco para no mojarme los pies.
I jumped over the puddle so I wouldn't get my feet wet.
yo
El gato saltó sobre la mesa.
The cat jumped onto the table.
él/ella/usted
Ayer saltamos desde el trampolín.
Yesterday we jumped from the diving board.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: salto
Correct: saltó
Why: Without the accent, 'salto' means 'I jump' (present). With the accent, 'saltó' means 'he/she jumped' (past).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: salto
Saltar is a standard -ar verb in the present: salto, saltas, salta, saltamos, saltáis, saltan.
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.