Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Saludar in Spanish
To greet Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Saludar
- Saludar in the Indicative Present
- Saludar in the Indicative Preterite
- Saludar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Saludar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Saludar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Saludar in the Indicative Future
- Saludar in the Indicative Conditional
- Saludar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Saludar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Saludar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Saludar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Saludar
- Imperative tenses of Saludar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Saludar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Saludar is the Spanish verb for "to greet". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | saludar | to greet |
| Past participle | saludado | greeted |
| Gerund | saludando | greeting |
Indicative Tenses of Saludar
Saludar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of saludar 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, "saludo", meaning "I greet".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | saludo | I greet |
| Tú | saludas | you greet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | saluda | s/he greets, you (formal) greet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | saludamos | we greet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | saludáis | you (plural) greet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | saludan | they greet, |
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Saludar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of saludar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "saludé", meaning "I greeted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | saludé | I greeted |
| Tú | saludaste | you greeted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | saludó | s/he greeted, you (formal) greeted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | saludamos | we greeted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | saludasteis | you (plural) greeted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | saludaron | they greeted, |
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Saludar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of saludar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "saludaba", meaning "I used to greet".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | saludaba | I used to greet |
| Tú | saludabas | you used to greet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | saludaba | s/he used to greet, you (formal) used to greet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | saludábamos | we used to greet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | saludabais | you (plural) used to greet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | saludaban | they used to greet, |
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Saludar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of saludar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy saludando", meaning "I am greeting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy saludando | I am greeting |
| Tú | estás saludando | you are greeting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está saludando | s/he is greeting, you (formal) are greeting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos saludando | we are greeting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis saludando | you (plural) are greeting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están saludando | they are greeting, |
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Saludar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of saludar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a saludar", meaning "I am going to greet".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a saludar | I am going to greet |
| Tú | vas a saludar | you are going to greet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a saludar | s/he is going to greet, you (formal) are going to greet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a saludar | we are going to greet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a saludar | you (plural) are going to greet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a saludar | they are going to greet, |
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Saludar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of saludar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "saludaré", meaning "I will greet".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | saludaré | I will greet |
| Tú | saludarás | you will greet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | saludará | s/he will greet, you (formal) will greet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | saludaremos | we will greet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | saludaréis | you (plural) will greet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | saludarán | they will greet, |
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Saludar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of saludar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "saludaría", meaning "I would greet".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | saludaría | I would greet |
| Tú | saludarías | you would greet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | saludaría | s/he would greet, you (formal) would greet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | saludaríamos | we would greet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | saludaríais | you (plural) would greet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | saludarían | they would greet, |
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Saludar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of saludar 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 saludado", meaning "I have greeted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he saludado | I have greeted |
| Tú | has saludado | you have greeted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha saludado | s/he has greeted, you (formal) have greeted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos saludado | we have greeted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis saludado | you (plural) have greeted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han saludado | they have greeted, |
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Saludar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of saludar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había saludado", meaning "I had greeted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había saludado | I had greeted |
| Tú | habías saludado | you had greeted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había saludado | s/he had greeted, you (formal) had greeted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos saludado | we had greeted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais saludado | you (plural) had greeted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían saludado | they had greeted, |
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Saludar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of saludar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré saludado", meaning "I will have greeted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré saludado | I will have greeted |
| Tú | habrás saludado | you will have greeted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá saludado | s/he will have greeted, you (formal) will have greeted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos saludado | we will have greeted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis saludado | you (plural) will have greeted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán saludado | they will have greeted, |
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Saludar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of saludar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría saludado", meaning "I would have greeted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría saludado | I would have greeted |
| Tú | habrías saludado | you would have greeted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría saludado | s/he would have greeted, you (formal) would have greeted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos saludado | we would have greeted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais saludado | you (plural) would have greeted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían saludado | they would have greeted, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Saludar
Saludar 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, "salude", meaning "I greet".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | salude | I greet |
| Tú | saludes | you greet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | salude | s/he greets, you (formal) greet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | saludemos | we greet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | saludéis | you (plural) greet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | saluden | they greet, |
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Saludar 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, "saludara", meaning "I greeted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | saludara | I greeted |
| Tú | saludaras | you greeted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | saludara | s/he greeted, you (formal) greeted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | saludáramos | we greeted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | saludarais | you (plural) greeted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | saludaran | they greeted, |
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Saludar 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, "saludare", meaning "I will greet".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | saludare | I will greet |
| Tú | saludares | you will greet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | saludare | s/he will greet, you (formal) will greet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | saludáremos | we will greet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | saludareis | you (plural) will greet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | saludaren | they will greet, |
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Saludar 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 saludado", meaning "I have greeted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya saludado | I have greeted |
| Tú | hayas saludado | you have greeted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya saludado | s/he has greeted, you (formal) have greeted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos saludado | we have greeted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis saludado | you (plural) have greeted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan saludado | they have greeted, |
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Saludar 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 saludado", meaning "I had greeted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera saludado | I had greeted |
| Tú | hubieras saludado | you had greeted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera saludado | s/he had greeted, you (formal) had greeted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos saludado | we had greeted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais saludado | you (plural) had greeted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran saludado | they had greeted, |
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Saludar 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 saludado", meaning "I will have greeted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere saludado | I will have greeted |
| Tú | hubieres saludado | you will have greeted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere saludado | s/he will have greeted, you (formal) will have greeted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos saludado | we will have greeted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis saludado | you (plural) will have greeted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren saludado | they will have greeted, |
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Imperative Tenses of Saludar
Saludar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "salude", meaning "(to you formal) greet!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | saluda | (to you) greet! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | salude | (to you formal) greet! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | saludemos | let's greet! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | saludad | (to you plural) greet! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | saluden | (to you plural formal) greet! |
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Saludar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no salude", meaning "(to you formal) don't greet!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no saludes | (to you) don't greet! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no salude | (to you formal) don't greet! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no saludemos | let's not greet! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no saludéis | (to you plural) don't greet! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no saluden | (to you plural formal) don't greet! |
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