Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salvaguardo | |
| tú | salvaguardas | |
| él / ella / usted | salvaguarda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | salvaguardamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | salvaguardáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salvaguardan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salvaguardé | |
| tú | salvaguardaste | |
| él / ella / usted | salvaguardó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | salvaguardamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | salvaguardasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salvaguardaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salvaguardaba | |
| tú | salvaguardabas | |
| él / ella / usted | salvaguardaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | salvaguardábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | salvaguardabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salvaguardaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salvaguardaré | |
| tú | salvaguardarás | |
| él / ella / usted | salvaguardará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | salvaguardaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | salvaguardaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salvaguardarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salvaguardaría | |
| tú | salvaguardarías | |
| él / ella / usted | salvaguardaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | salvaguardaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | salvaguardaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salvaguardarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salvaguarde | |
| tú | salvaguardes | |
| él / ella / usted | salvaguarde | |
| nosotros / nosotras | salvaguardemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | salvaguardéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salvaguarden |
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
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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