saludar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
saludar — to greet
The imperative of saludar gives commands: saluda (tú), salude (usted), saludemos (nosotros), saludad (vosotros), saluden (ustedes).
saludar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to greet another person, like telling a child to say hello to their grandparents.
Notes on saludar in the Affirmative Imperative
Saludar is regular. The 'tú' form matches the third-person present, and 'vosotros' simply changes the -r to -d.
Example Sentences
Saluda a tu abuela, por favor.
Greet your grandmother, please.
tú
Saluden a los nuevos vecinos.
Greet the new neighbors (you all).
ustedes
Saludemos al público antes de empezar.
Let's greet the audience before starting.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'saludar' as a command for 'vosotros'.
Correct: The correct command is 'saludad'.
Why: In informal Spain Spanish, the infinitive is often used incorrectly as a command instead of the -d ending.
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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.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no saludes
The negative imperative of saludar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no saludes, no salude, no saludemos, no saludéis, no saluden.