Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Preservar in Spanish
preservar to preserve Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Preservar (to preserve) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: preservo, preservas, preserva, preservamos, preserváis, preservan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- preservado preserved
- Gerund
- preservando preserving
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Preservar
- Preservar in the Indicative Present
- Preservar in the Indicative Preterite
- Preservar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Preservar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Preservar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Preservar in the Indicative Future
- Preservar in the Indicative Conditional
- Preservar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Preservar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Preservar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Preservar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Preservar
- Imperative tenses of Preservar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Preservar conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Preservar
Preservar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of preservar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “preservo”, meaning “I preserve”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preservo | I preserve |
| Tú | preservas | you preserve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preserva | s/he preserves |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preservamos | we preserve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preserváis | you (plural) preserve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preservan | they preserve |
How it’s built: Regular: stem preserv- plus the -ar endings.
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Preservar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of preservar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “preservé”, meaning “I preserved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preservé | I preserved |
| Tú | preservaste | you preserved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preservó | s/he preserved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preservamos | we preserved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preservasteis | you (plural) preserved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preservaron | they preserved |
How it’s built: Regular: stem preserv- plus the -ar endings.
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Preservar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of preservar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “preservaba”, meaning “I used to preserve”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preservaba | I used to preserve |
| Tú | preservabas | you used to preserve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preservaba | s/he used to preserve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preservábamos | we used to preserve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preservabais | you (plural) used to preserve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preservaban | they used to preserve |
How it’s built: Regular: stem preserv- plus the -ar endings.
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Preservar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of preservar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy preservando”, meaning “I am preserving”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy preservando | I am preserving |
| Tú | estás preservando | you are preserving |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está preservando | s/he is preserving |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos preservando | we are preserving |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis preservando | you (plural) are preserving |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están preservando | they are preserving |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund preservando.
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Preservar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of preservar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a preservar”, meaning “I am going to preserve”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a preservar | I am going to preserve |
| Tú | vas a preservar | you are going to preserve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a preservar | s/he is going to preserve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a preservar | we are going to preserve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a preservar | you (plural) are going to preserve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a preservar | they are going to preserve |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive preservar.
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Preservar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of preservar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “preservaré”, meaning “I will preserve”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preservaré | I will preserve |
| Tú | preservarás | you will preserve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preservará | s/he will preserve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preservaremos | we will preserve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preservaréis | you (plural) will preserve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preservarán | they will preserve |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive preservar plus the future endings.
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Preservar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of preservar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “preservaría”, meaning “I would preserve”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preservaría | I would preserve |
| Tú | preservarías | you would preserve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preservaría | s/he would preserve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preservaríamos | we would preserve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preservaríais | you (plural) would preserve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preservarían | they would preserve |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive preservar plus the conditional endings.
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Preservar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of preservar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he preservado”, meaning “I have preserved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he preservado | I have preserved |
| Tú | has preservado | you have preserved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha preservado | s/he has preserved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos preservado | we have preserved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis preservado | you (plural) have preserved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han preservado | they have preserved |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle preservado.
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Preservar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of preservar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había preservado”, meaning “I had preserved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había preservado | I had preserved |
| Tú | habías preservado | you had preserved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había preservado | s/he had preserved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos preservado | we had preserved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais preservado | you (plural) had preserved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían preservado | they had preserved |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle preservado.
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Preservar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of preservar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré preservado”, meaning “I will have preserved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré preservado | I will have preserved |
| Tú | habrás preservado | you will have preserved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá preservado | s/he will have preserved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos preservado | we will have preserved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis preservado | you (plural) will have preserved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán preservado | they will have preserved |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle preservado.
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Preservar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of preservar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría preservado”, meaning “I would have preserved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría preservado | I would have preserved |
| Tú | habrías preservado | you would have preserved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría preservado | s/he would have preserved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos preservado | we would have preserved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais preservado | you (plural) would have preserved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían preservado | they would have preserved |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle preservado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Preservar
Preservar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “preserve”, meaning “I preserve”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preserve | I preserve |
| Tú | preserves | you preserve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preserve | s/he preserves |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preservemos | we preserve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preservéis | you (plural) preserve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preserven | they preserve |
How it’s built: Regular: stem preserv- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Preservar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “preservara”, meaning “I preserved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preservara | I preserved |
| Tú | preservaras | you preserved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preservara | s/he preserved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preserváramos | we preserved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preservarais | you (plural) preserved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preservaran | they preserved |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, preservaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (preserváramos).
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Preservar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “preservare”, meaning “I will preserve”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | preservare | I will preserve |
| Tú | preservares | you will preserve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preservare | s/he will preserve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preserváremos | we will preserve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preservareis | you (plural) will preserve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preservaren | they will preserve |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, preservaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (preserváremos).
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Preservar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya preservado”, meaning “I have preserved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya preservado | I have preserved |
| Tú | hayas preservado | you have preserved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya preservado | s/he has preserved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos preservado | we have preserved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis preservado | you (plural) have preserved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan preservado | they have preserved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle preservado.
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Preservar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera preservado”, meaning “I had preserved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera preservado | I had preserved |
| Tú | hubieras preservado | you had preserved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera preservado | s/he had preserved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos preservado | we had preserved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais preservado | you (plural) had preserved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran preservado | they had preserved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle preservado.
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Preservar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere preservado”, meaning “I will have preserved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere preservado | I will have preserved |
| Tú | hubieres preservado | you will have preserved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere preservado | s/he will have preserved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos preservado | we will have preserved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis preservado | you (plural) will have preserved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren preservado | they will have preserved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle preservado.
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Imperative tenses of Preservar
Preservar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “preserve”, meaning “(to you formal) preserve!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | preserva | (to you) preserve! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | preserve | (to you formal) preserve! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | preservemos | let's preserve! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | preservad | (to you plural) preserve! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | preserven | (to you plural formal) preserve! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (preserva); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (preserve, preservemos, preserven); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (preservad).
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Preservar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no preserve”, meaning “(to you formal) don't preserve!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no preserves | (to you) don't preserve! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no preserve | (to you formal) don't preserve! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no preservemos | let's not preserve! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no preservéis | (to you plural) don't preserve! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no preserven | (to you plural formal) don't preserve! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no preserves, no preserve, no preservemos, no preservéis, no preserven.
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Frequently asked questions about Preservar
Is preservar a regular or irregular verb?
Preservar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate preservar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), preservar is conjugated as: yo preservo, tú preservas, él/ella/usted preserva, nosotros preservamos, vosotros preserváis, ellos/ellas/ustedes preservan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate preservar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), preservar is conjugated as: yo preservé, tú preservaste, él/ella/usted preservó, nosotros preservamos, vosotros preservasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes preservaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate preservar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), preservar is conjugated as: yo preservaba, tú preservabas, él/ella/usted preservaba, nosotros preservábamos, vosotros preservabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes preservaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate preservar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), preservar is conjugated as: yo preservaré, tú preservarás, él/ella/usted preservará, nosotros preservaremos, vosotros preservaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes preservarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate preservar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), preservar is conjugated as: yo preserve, tú preserves, él/ella/usted preserve, nosotros preservemos, vosotros preservéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes preserven. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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