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Conjugation Chart

salvar

to save, to rescue, to salvage

El socorrista salvó al niño.

The lifeguard saved the child.

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salvar present indicative

Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.

01
yosalvo
túsalvas
él/ellasalva
nos.salvamos
vos.salváis
ellossalvan

salvar present continuous

Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.

02
yoestoy salvando
túestás salvando
él/ellaestá salvando
nos.estamos salvando
vos.estáis salvando
ellosestán salvando

salvar preterite

Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.

03
yosalvé
túsalvaste
él/ellasalvó
nos.salvamos
vos.salvasteis
ellossalvaron

salvar imperfect

Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.

04
yosalvaba
túsalvabas
él/ellasalvaba
nos.salvábamos
vos.salvabais
ellossalvaban

salvar present perfect

Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.

05
yohe salvado
túhas salvado
él/ellaha salvado
nos.hemos salvado
vos.habéis salvado
elloshan salvado

salvar future

Actions yet to happen.

06
yosalvaré
túsalvarás
él/ellasalvará
nos.salvaremos
vos.salvaréis
ellossalvarán

salvar informal future

Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.

07
yovoy a salvar
túvas a salvar
él/ellava a salvar
nos.vamos a salvar
vos.vais a salvar
ellosvan a salvar

salvar future perfect

Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.

08
yohabré salvado
túhabrás salvado
él/ellahabrá salvado
nos.habremos salvado
vos.habréis salvado
elloshabrán salvado

salvar conditional

Hypothetical or polite would-actions.

09
yosalvaría
túsalvarías
él/ellasalvaría
nos.salvaríamos
vos.salvaríais
ellossalvarían

salvar conditional perfect

Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.

10
yohabría salvado
túhabrías salvado
él/ellahabría salvado
nos.habríamos salvado
vos.habríais salvado
elloshabrían salvado

salvar pluperfect

An action completed before another past action.

11
yohabía salvado
túhabías salvado
él/ellahabía salvado
nos.habíamos salvado
vos.habíais salvado
elloshabían salvado

salvar subjunctive present

Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.

12
yosalve
túsalves
él/ellasalve
nos.salvemos
vos.salvéis
ellossalven

salvar subjunctive imperfect

Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.

13
yosalvara
túsalvaras
él/ellasalvara
nos.salváramos
vos.salvarais
ellossalvaran

salvar subjunctive present perfect

Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.

14
yohaya salvado
túhayas salvado
él/ellahaya salvado
nos.hayamos salvado
vos.hayáis salvado
elloshayan salvado

salvar subjunctive pluperfect

Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.

15
yohubiera salvado
túhubieras salvado
él/ellahubiera salvado
nos.hubiéramos salvado
vos.hubierais salvado
elloshubieran salvado

salvar imperative (affirmative)

Affirmative commands.

16
túsalva
él/ellasalve
nos.salvemos
vos.salvad
ellossalven

salvar imperative (negative)

Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.

17
túno salves
él/ellano salve
nos.no salvemos
vos.no salvéis
ellosno salven