Salvar conjugation
to save, rescue
Past participlesalvado
Gerundsalvando
Future stemsalvar-
Preterite (yo)salvé
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Salvar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo salvo |
| tú salvas |
| él/ella/usted salva |
| nosotros/as salvamos |
| vosotros/as salváis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes salvan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo salvé |
| tú salvaste |
| él/ella/usted salvó |
| nosotros/as salvamos |
| vosotros/as salvasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes salvaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo salvaba |
| tú salvabas |
| él/ella/usted salvaba |
| nosotros/as salvábamos |
| vosotros/as salvabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes salvaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a salvar |
| tú vas a salvar |
| él/ella/usted va a salvar |
| nosotros/as vamos a salvar |
| vosotros/as vais a salvar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a salvar |
Futuro simple future
| yo salvaré |
| tú salvarás |
| él/ella/usted salvará |
| nosotros/as salvaremos |
| vosotros/as salvaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes salvarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo salvaría |
| tú salvarías |
| él/ella/usted salvaría |
| nosotros/as salvaríamos |
| vosotros/as salvaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes salvarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he salvado |
| tú has salvado |
| él/ella/usted ha salvado |
| nosotros/as hemos salvado |
| vosotros/as habéis salvado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han salvado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy salvando |
| tú estás salvando |
| él/ella/usted está salvando |
| nosotros/as estamos salvando |
| vosotros/as estáis salvando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están salvando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) salva |
| (usted) salve |
| (vosotros/as) salvad |
| (ustedes) salven |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había salvado |
| tú habías salvado |
| él/ella/usted había salvado |
| nosotros/as habíamos salvado |
| vosotros/as habíais salvado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían salvado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo salve |
| tú salves |
| él/ella/usted salve |
| nosotros/as salvemos |
| vosotros/as salvéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes salven |
Quick questions about salvar
Is salvar regular or irregular?
Salvar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of salvar?
In the preterite, yo salvé and él/ella/usted salvó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of salvar?
The past participle of salvar is salvado, as in yo he salvado.
What is the gerund of salvar?
The gerund (-ing form) of salvar is salvando, as in yo estoy salvando.
What is the future stem of salvar?
The future and conditional stem of salvar is salvar-: yo salvaré, yo salvaría.
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