salvar Negative Imperative Conjugation
salvar — to save
The negative imperative of salvar uses the present subjunctive: no salves, no salve, no salvemos, no salvéis, no salven.
salvar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to save something, like a corrupted file or a bad memory.
Notes on salvar in the Negative Imperative
Salvar is regular. The negative tú command (no salves) is different from the affirmative tú command (salva).
Example Sentences
No salves los cambios si no estás seguro.
Don't save the changes if you aren't sure.
tú
No salven ese archivo, tiene un virus.
Don't save that file, it has a virus.
ustedes
No salvemos los datos todavía.
Let's not save the data yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no salva.
Correct: no salves
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative form.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: salva
The imperative of salvar gives commands: salva (tú), salvad (vosotros), salve (usted).