How to Say "you preserved" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “you preserved” is “salvaste” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
¡Qué alivio! Tú salvaste el partido con ese gol.
What a relief! You saved the game with that goal.
Cuando me caí, tú me salvaste de una lesión grave.
When I fell, you saved me from a serious injury.
Si no hubieras llegado a tiempo, no salvaste nada de la inundación.
If you hadn't arrived in time, you wouldn't have saved anything from the flood.
The 'Tú' Past Action
Salvaste is the simple past (preterite) form for 'tú' (you, informal). It describes a single, completed action of saving that happened at a definite time in the past.
Regular -AR Verb
Since 'salvar' is a regular '-ar' verb, its past tense endings follow the most common pattern, making 'salvaste' very predictable.
Confusing Past Tenses
Mistake: “Usando 'salvabas' para una acción terminada (e.g., 'Ayer salvabas al perro').”
Correction: Use 'salvaste' (preterite) for actions that happened once and are finished. 'Salvabas' (imperfect) is for ongoing, repeated, or descriptive past actions.
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