saludar Negative Imperative Conjugation
saludar — to greet
The negative imperative of saludar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no saludes, no salude, no saludemos, no saludéis, no saluden.
saludar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to greet someone, perhaps because they are busy or because of a disagreement.
Notes on saludar in the Negative Imperative
Saludar is regular. All negative commands for -ar verbs use the -e based subjunctive endings.
Example Sentences
No saludes a ese hombre, es muy grosero.
Don't greet that man; he is very rude.
tú
No saluden si están cansados.
Don't greet (anyone) if you are tired.
ustedes
No saludemos todavía, esperemos un poco.
Let's not greet (them) yet; let's wait a bit.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no saluda' for a negative command.
Correct: Use 'no saludes' for the tú command.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: saluda
The imperative of saludar gives commands: saluda (tú), salude (usted), saludemos (nosotros), saludad (vosotros), saluden (ustedes).