salvar
to save, to rescuePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | salvoI save | nosotros | salvamoswe save |
| tú | salvasyou save | vosotros | salváisyou all save |
| él/ella/Ud. | salvahe/she saves | ellos/Uds. | salvanthey save |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he salvadoI have saved | nosotros | hemos salvadowe have saved |
| tú | has salvadoyou have saved | vosotros | habéis salvadoyou all have saved |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha salvadohe/she has saved | ellos/Uds. | han salvadothey have saved |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | salve(that) I save | nosotros | salvemos(that) we save |
| tú | salves(that) you save | vosotros | salvéis(that) you all save |
| él/ella/Ud. | salve(that) he/she saves | ellos/Uds. | salven(that) they save |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya salvado(that) I have saved | nosotros | hayamos salvado(that) we have saved |
| tú | hayas salvado(that) you have saved | vosotros | hayáis salvado(that) you all have saved |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya salvado(that) he/she has saved | ellos/Uds. | hayan salvado(that) they have saved |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | salvéI saved | nosotros | salvamoswe saved |
| tú | salvasteyou saved | vosotros | salvasteisyou all saved |
| él/ella/Ud. | salvóhe/she saved | ellos/Uds. | salvaronthey saved |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | salvabaI used to save | nosotros | salvábamoswe used to save |
| tú | salvabasyou used to save | vosotros | salvabaisyou all used to save |
| él/ella/Ud. | salvabahe/she used to save | ellos/Uds. | salvabanthey used to save |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había salvadoI had saved | nosotros | habíamos salvadowe had saved |
| tú | habías salvadoyou had saved | vosotros | habíais salvadoyou all had saved |
| él/ella/Ud. | había salvadohe/she had saved | ellos/Uds. | habían salvadothey had saved |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | salvara(that) I saved | nosotros | salváramos(that) we saved |
| tú | salvaras(that) you saved | vosotros | salvarais(that) you all saved |
| él/ella/Ud. | salvara(that) he/she saved | ellos/Uds. | salvaran(that) they saved |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | salvase(that) I saved | nosotros | salvásemos(that) we saved |
| tú | salvases(that) you saved | vosotros | salvaseis(that) you all saved |
| él/ella/Ud. | salvase(that) he/she saved | ellos/Uds. | salvasen(that) they saved |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera salvado(that) I had saved | nosotros | hubiéramos salvado(that) we had saved |
| tú | hubieras salvado(that) you had saved | vosotros | hubierais salvado(that) you all had saved |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera salvado(that) he/she had saved | ellos/Uds. | hubieran salvado(that) they had saved |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube salvadoI had saved | nosotros | hubimos salvadowe had saved |
| tú | hubiste salvadoyou had saved | vosotros | hubisteis salvadoyou all had saved |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo salvadohe/she had saved | ellos/Uds. | hubieron salvadothey had saved |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | salvaréI will save | nosotros | salvaremoswe will save |
| tú | salvarásyou will save | vosotros | salvaréisyou all will save |
| él/ella/Ud. | salvaráhe/she will save | ellos/Uds. | salvaránthey will save |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | salvaríaI would save | nosotros | salvaríamoswe would save |
| tú | salvaríasyou would save | vosotros | salvaríaisyou all would save |
| él/ella/Ud. | salvaríahe/she would save | ellos/Uds. | salvaríanthey would save |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré salvadoI will have saved | nosotros | habremos salvadowe will have saved |
| tú | habrás salvadoyou will have saved | vosotros | habréis salvadoyou all will have saved |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá salvadohe/she will have saved | ellos/Uds. | habrán salvadothey will have saved |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría salvadoI would have saved | nosotros | habríamos salvadowe would have saved |
| tú | habrías salvadoyou would have saved | vosotros | habríais salvadoyou all would have saved |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría salvadohe/she would have saved | ellos/Uds. | habrían salvadothey would have saved |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | salvare(should) I save | nosotros | salváremos(should) we save |
| tú | salvares(should) you save | vosotros | salvareis(should) you all save |
| él/ella/Ud. | salvare(should) he/she save | ellos/Uds. | salvaren(should) they save |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | salvemoslet's save |
| tú | salvasave! | vosotros | salvadsave! |
| él/ella/Ud. | salvesave! | ellos/Uds. | salvensave! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no salvemoslet's not save |
| tú | no salvesdon't save | vosotros | no salvéisdon't save |
| él/ella/Ud. | no salvedon't save | ellos/Uds. | no salvendon't save |
