salvar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
salvar — to save
The present subjunctive of salvar uses -e endings: salve, salves, salve, salvemos, salvéis, salven.
salvar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or hope that someone saves something (e.g., 'I hope they save the old building').
Notes on salvar in the Present Subjunctive
Salvar is regular in the subjunctive. It uses the stem 'salv-' with the endings typically associated with -er/-ir verbs.
Example Sentences
Espero que el médico salve al paciente.
I hope the doctor saves the patient.
él/ella/usted
Es importante que salves tu trabajo con frecuencia.
It is important that you save your work frequently.
tú
Dudo que ellos salven el medio ambiente a este ritmo.
I doubt they will save the environment at this rate.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: salva as a subjunctive.
Correct: salve
Why: Learners often forget to switch -ar verb endings to -e in the subjunctive.
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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.
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.