Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | saludo | |
| tú | saludas | |
| él / ella / usted | saluda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | saludamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | saludáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | saludan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | saludé | |
| tú | saludaste | |
| él / ella / usted | saludó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | saludamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | saludasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | saludaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | saludaba | |
| tú | saludabas | |
| él / ella / usted | saludaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | saludábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | saludabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | saludaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | saludaré | |
| tú | saludarás | |
| él / ella / usted | saludará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | saludaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | saludaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | saludarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | saludaría | |
| tú | saludarías | |
| él / ella / usted | saludaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | saludaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | saludaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | saludarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salude | |
| tú | saludes | |
| él / ella / usted | salude | |
| nosotros / nosotras | saludemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | saludéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | saluden |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to greet
- to wave
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations