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Indicative

Present

yosalvo
salvas
él/ella/ustedsalva
nosotrossalvamos
vosotrossalváis
ellos/ellas/ustedessalvan

Salvar is a regular -ar verb in the present: salvo, salvas, salva, salvamos, salváis, salvan.

Future

yosalvaré
salvarás
él/ella/ustedsalvará
nosotrossalvaremos
vosotrossalvaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedessalvarán

The future of salvar uses the infinitive as the stem: salvaré, salvarás, salvará, salvaremos, salvaréis, salvarán.

Imperfect

yosalvaba
salvabas
él/ella/ustedsalvaba
nosotrossalvábamos
vosotrossalvabais
ellos/ellas/ustedessalvaban

The imperfect of salvar follows the standard -aba pattern: salvaba, salvabas, salvaba, salvábamos, salvabais, salvaban.

Conditional

yosalvaría
salvarías
él/ella/ustedsalvaría
nosotrossalvaríamos
vosotrossalvaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedessalvarían

The conditional of salvar is regular, adding -ía endings to the infinitive: salvaría, salvarías, salvaría, salvaríamos, salvaríais, salvarían.

Preterite

yosalvé
salvaste
él/ella/ustedsalvó
nosotrossalvamos
vosotrossalvasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedessalvaron

Salvar is regular in the preterite: salvé, salvaste, salvó, salvamos, salvasteis, salvaron.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no salves
ustedno salve
nosotrosno salvemos
vosotrosno salvéis
ustedesno salven

The negative imperative of salvar uses the present subjunctive: no salves, no salve, no salvemos, no salvéis, no salven.

Imperative

salva
ustedsalve
nosotrossalvemos
vosotrossalvad
ustedessalven

The imperative of salvar gives commands: salva (tú), salvad (vosotros), salve (usted).

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yosalve
salves
él/ella/ustedsalve
nosotrossalvemos
vosotrossalvéis
ellos/ellas/ustedessalven

The present subjunctive of salvar uses -e endings: salve, salves, salve, salvemos, salvéis, salven.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yosalvara
salvaras
él/ella/ustedsalvara
nosotrossalváramos
vosotrossalvarais
ellos/ellas/ustedessalvaran

The imperfect subjunctive of salvar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: salvara, salvaras, salvara, salváramos, salvarais, salvaran.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does salvar mean in Spanish?

salvar means "to save".

Is salvar a regular or irregular verb?

salvar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate salvar in the present tense?

The present tense of salvar is: yo salvo, tú salvas, él/ella/usted salva, nosotros salvamos, vosotros salváis, ellos/ellas/ustedes salvan.

How do you conjugate salvar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of salvar is: yo salvé, tú salvaste, él/ella/usted salvó, nosotros salvamos, vosotros salvasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes salvaron.

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