Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salvo | |
| tú | salvas | |
| él / ella / usted | salva | |
| nosotros / nosotras | salvamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | salváis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salvan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salvé | |
| tú | salvaste | |
| él / ella / usted | salvó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | salvamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | salvasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salvaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salvaba | |
| tú | salvabas | |
| él / ella / usted | salvaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | salvábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | salvabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salvaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salvaré | |
| tú | salvarás | |
| él / ella / usted | salvará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | salvaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | salvaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salvarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salvaría | |
| tú | salvarías | |
| él / ella / usted | salvaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | salvaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | salvaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salvarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salve | |
| tú | salves | |
| él / ella / usted | salve | |
| nosotros / nosotras | salvemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | salvéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salven |
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 save
- to rescue
- to salvage
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