salvar Conditional Conjugation
salvar — to save
The conditional of salvar is regular, adding -ía endings to the infinitive: salvaría, salvarías, salvaría, salvaríamos, salvaríais, salvarían.
salvar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to talk about what would be saved under certain conditions (e.g., 'I would save the dog if I could') or to make polite suggestions.
Notes on salvar in the Conditional
Salvar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the first 'í' of the ending.
Example Sentences
Yo salvaría el mundo si tuviera superpoderes.
I would save the world if I had superpowers.
yo
¿Salvarías a tu ex de un incendio?
Would you save your ex from a fire?
tú
Nosotros salvaríamos más dinero si no comiéramos fuera.
We would save more money if we didn't eat out.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: salvaria (without accent).
Correct: salvaría
Why: The conditional endings always require an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: salvo
Salvar is a regular -ar verb in the present: salvo, salvas, salva, salvamos, salváis, salvan.
Preterite
yo: salvé
Salvar is regular in the preterite: salvé, salvaste, salvó, salvamos, salvasteis, salvaron.
Imperfect
yo: salvaba
The imperfect of salvar follows the standard -aba pattern: salvaba, salvabas, salvaba, salvábamos, salvabais, salvaban.
Future
yo: salvaré
The future of salvar uses the infinitive as the stem: salvaré, salvarás, salvará, salvaremos, salvaréis, salvarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: salve
The present subjunctive of salvar uses -e endings: salve, salves, salve, salvemos, salvéis, salven.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: salvara
The imperfect subjunctive of salvar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: salvara, salvaras, salvara, salváramos, salvarais, salvaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: salva
The imperative of salvar gives commands: salva (tú), salvad (vosotros), salve (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no salves
The negative imperative of salvar uses the present subjunctive: no salves, no salve, no salvemos, no salvéis, no salven.