Saludar

to greet

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

saludar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

saludando

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

saludado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	saludo I greet	I greet
tú	saludas you greet	you greet
él/ella/usted	saluda he/she/you greets	he/she/you greets
nosotros	saludamos we greet	we greet
vosotros	saludáis you all greet	you all greet
ellos/ustedes	saludan they/you all greet	they/you all greet

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	saludaba I used to greet	I used to greet
tú	saludabas you used to greet	you used to greet
él/ella/usted	saludaba he/she/you used to greet	he/she/you used to greet
nosotros	saludábamos we used to greet	we used to greet
vosotros	saludabais you all used to greet	you all used to greet
ellos/ustedes	saludaban they/you all used to greet	they/you all used to greet

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	saludé I greeted	I greeted
tú	saludaste you greeted	you greeted
él/ella/usted	saludó he/she/you greeted	he/she/you greeted
nosotros	saludamos we greeted	we greeted
vosotros	saludasteis you all greeted	you all greeted
ellos/ustedes	saludaron they/you all greeted	they/you all greeted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	saludaré I will greet	I will greet
tú	saludarás you will greet	you will greet
él/ella/usted	saludará he/she/you will greet	he/she/you will greet
nosotros	saludaremos we will greet	we will greet
vosotros	saludaréis you all will greet	you all will greet
ellos/ustedes	saludarán they/you all will greet	they/you all will greet

🎯

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	saludaría I would greet	I would greet
tú	saludarías you would greet	you would greet
él/ella/usted	saludaría he/she/you would greet	he/she/you would greet
nosotros	saludaríamos we would greet	we would greet
vosotros	saludaríais you all would greet	you all would greet
ellos/ustedes	saludarían they/you all would greet	they/you all would greet

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	salude that I greet	that I greet
tú	saludes that you greet	that you greet
él/ella/usted	salude that he/she/you greet	that he/she/you greet
nosotros	saludemos that we greet	that we greet
vosotros	saludéis that you all greet	that you all greet
ellos/ustedes	saluden that they/you all greet	that they/you all greet

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	saludara or saludase that I greeted	that I greeted
tú	saludaras or saludases that you greeted	that you greeted
él/ella/usted	saludara or saludase that he/she/you greeted	that he/she/you greeted
nosotros	saludáramos or saludásemos that we greeted	that we greeted
vosotros	saludarais or saludaseis that you all greeted	that you all greeted
ellos/ustedes	saludaran or saludasen that they/you all greeted	that they/you all greeted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he saludado I have greeted	I have greeted
tú	has saludado you have greeted	you have greeted
él/ella/usted	ha saludado he/she/you have greeted	he/she/you have greeted
nosotros	hemos saludado we have greeted	we have greeted
vosotros	habéis saludado you all have greeted	you all have greeted
ellos/ustedes	han saludado they/you all have greeted	they/you all have greeted

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había saludado I had greeted	I had greeted
tú	habías saludado you had greeted	you had greeted
él/ella/usted	había saludado he/she/you had greeted	he/she/you had greeted
nosotros	habíamos saludado we had greeted	we had greeted
vosotros	habíais saludado you all had greeted	you all had greeted
ellos/ustedes	habían saludado they/you all had greeted	they/you all had greeted

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube saludado I had greeted	I had greeted
tú	hubiste saludado you had greeted	you had greeted
él/ella/usted	hubo saludado he/she/you had greeted	he/she/you had greeted
nosotros	hubimos saludado we had greeted	we had greeted
vosotros	hubisteis saludado you all had greeted	you all had greeted
ellos/ustedes	hubieron saludado they/you all had greeted	they/you all had greeted

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré saludado I will have greeted	I will have greeted
tú	habrás saludado you will have greeted	you will have greeted
él/ella/usted	habrá saludado he/she/you will have greeted	he/she/you will have greeted
nosotros	habremos saludado we will have greeted	we will have greeted
vosotros	habréis saludado you all will have greeted	you all will have greeted
ellos/ustedes	habrán saludado they/you all will have greeted	they/you all will have greeted

🔄

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría saludado I would have greeted	I would have greeted
tú	habrías saludado you would have greeted	you would have greeted
él/ella/usted	habría saludado he/she/you would have greeted	he/she/you would have greeted
nosotros	habríamos saludado we would have greeted	we would have greeted
vosotros	habríais saludado you all would have greeted	you all would have greeted
ellos/ustedes	habrían saludado they/you all would have greeted	they/you all would have greeted

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya saludado that I have greeted	that I have greeted
tú	hayas saludado that you have greeted	that you have greeted
él/ella/usted	haya saludado that he/she/you have greeted	that he/she/you have greeted
nosotros	hayamos saludado that we have greeted	that we have greeted
vosotros	hayáis saludado that you all have greeted	that you all have greeted
ellos/ustedes	hayan saludado that they/you all have greeted	that they/you all have greeted

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera saludado that I had greeted	that I had greeted
tú	hubieras saludado that you had greeted	that you had greeted
él/ella/usted	hubiera saludado that he/she/you had greeted	that he/she/you had greeted
nosotros	hubiéramos saludado that we had greeted	that we had greeted
vosotros	hubierais saludado that you all had greeted	that you all had greeted
ellos/ustedes	hubieran saludado that they/you all had greeted	that they/you all had greeted

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	saluda	greet! (you)
usted	salude	greet! (you formal)
nosotros	saludemos	let's greet!
vosotros	saludad	greet! (you all)
ustedes	saluden	greet! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no saludes	don't greet! (you)
usted	no salude	don't greet! (you formal)
nosotros	no saludemos	let's not greet!
vosotros	no saludéis	don't greet! (you all)
ustedes	no saluden	don't greet! (you all)

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