saludar Future Conjugation
saludar — to greet
The future of saludar uses the infinitive plus endings: saludaré, saludarás, saludará, saludaremos, saludaréis, saludarán.
saludar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state that you will greet someone later, or to express a probability about who is greeting someone right now.
Notes on saludar in the Future
Saludar is regular in the future. All forms except 'nosotros' require a written accent on the ending.
Example Sentences
Te saludaré cuando llegues a la fiesta.
I will greet you when you arrive at the party.
yo
Mañana saludaremos al nuevo director.
Tomorrow we will greet the new director.
nosotros
Ellos saludarán a los invitados en la entrada.
They will greet the guests at the entrance.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding the ending to the stem 'salud-' instead of the infinitive.
Correct: The form is saludaré (saludar + é).
Why: Learners sometimes forget that future endings attach to the full infinitive, not the stem.
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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.
Conditional
yo: saludaría
The conditional of saludar is regular: saludaría, saludarías, saludaría, saludaríamos, saludaríais, saludarían.
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.