saludar Conditional Conjugation
saludar — to greet
The conditional of saludar is regular: saludaría, saludarías, saludaría, saludaríamos, saludaríais, saludarían.
saludar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would' greet someone if a certain condition were met, or to be extra polite when asking to pass on a greeting.
Notes on saludar in the Conditional
Saludar is regular. The endings (-ía, -ías, etc.) are added directly to the infinitive and all have accents.
Example Sentences
Yo saludaría a tu hermano, pero no lo veo.
I would greet your brother, but I don't see him.
yo
¿Saludarías a tu ex si lo vieras?
Would you greet your ex if you saw him?
tú
Nosotros saludaríamos a los músicos después del concierto.
We would greet the musicians after the concert.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'saludaría' (conditional) with 'saludaba' (imperfect).
Correct: Conditional uses the infinitive as the base: saludaría.
Why: Both tenses involve 'a' and 'i' sounds, but conditional keeps the 'r' from the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: saludo
The present tense of saludar is regular: saludo, saludas, saluda, saludamos, saludáis, saludan.
Preterite
yo: saludé
Saludar in the preterite is regular: saludé, saludaste, saludó, saludamos, saludasteis, saludaron.
Imperfect
yo: saludaba
The imperfect of saludar follows the standard -aba pattern: saludaba, saludabas, saludaba, saludábamos, saludabais, saludaban.
Future
yo: saludaré
The future of saludar uses the infinitive plus endings: saludaré, saludarás, saludará, saludaremos, saludaréis, saludarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: salude
The present subjunctive of saludar swaps the -ar endings for -e: salude, saludes, salude, saludemos, saludéis, saluden.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: saludara
The imperfect subjunctive of saludar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: saludara, saludaras, saludara, saludáramos, saludarais, saludaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: saluda
The imperative of saludar gives commands: saluda (tú), salude (usted), saludemos (nosotros), saludad (vosotros), saluden (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no saludes
The negative imperative of saludar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no saludes, no salude, no saludemos, no saludéis, no saluden.