salvar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
salvar — to save
The imperative of salvar gives commands: salva (tú), salvad (vosotros), salve (usted).
salvar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to save something immediately, like a file during a power outage or a person in danger.
Notes on salvar in the Affirmative Imperative
Salvar is regular. The 'vosotros' form ends in -d (salvad), and the 'tú' form is identical to the third-person present indicative.
Example Sentences
¡Salva el documento ahora!
Save the document now!
tú
Por favor, salve a mi gato.
Please, save my cat.
usted
¡Salvad a los heridos!
Save the wounded!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'salve' for the tú command.
Correct: salva
Why: Salve is the formal (usted) command; salva is the informal (tú) command.
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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.
Conditional
yo: salvaría
The conditional of salvar is regular, adding -ía endings to the infinitive: salvaría, salvarías, salvaría, salvaríamos, salvaríais, salvarían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no salves
The negative imperative of salvar uses the present subjunctive: no salves, no salve, no salvemos, no salvéis, no salven.