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saludar

to greet, to say hello

verb Word 933 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded

How to conjugate saludar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo saludo I greet / I am greeting / I say hello / I am saying hello
tú saludas you greet / you are greeting / you say hello / you are saying hello
él/ella saluda he/she greets / he/she is greeting / you greet (formal) / you are greeting (formal) / he/she says hello / he/she is saying hello / you say hello (formal) / you are saying hello (formal)
nosotros saludamos we greet / we are greeting / we say hello / we are saying hello
ellos/ellas saludan they greet / they are greeting / you all greet / you all are greeting / they say hello / they are saying hello / you all say hello / you all are saying hello

Preterite

yo saludé I greeted / I said hello
tú saludaste you greeted / you said hello
él/ella saludó he/she greeted / you greeted (formal) / he/she said hello / you said hello (formal)
nosotros saludamos we greeted / we said hello
ellos/ellas saludaron they greeted / you all greeted / they said hello / you all said hello

Imperfect

yo saludaba I was greeting / I used to greet / I was saying hello / I used to say hello
tú saludabas you were greeting / you used to greet / you were saying hello / you used to say hello
él/ella saludaba he/she was greeting / he/she used to greet / you were greeting (formal) / you used to greet (formal) / he/she was saying hello / he/she used to say hello / you were saying hello (formal) / you used to say hello (formal)
nosotros saludábamos we were greeting / we used to greet / we were saying hello / we used to say hello
ellos/ellas saludaban they were greeting / they used to greet / you all were greeting / you all used to greet / they were saying hello / they used to say hello / you all were saying hello / you all used to say hello

Future

yo saludaré I will greet / I will say hello
tú saludarás you will greet / you will say hello
él/ella saludará he/she will greet / you will greet (formal) / he/she will say hello / you will say hello (formal)
nosotros saludaremos we will greet / we will say hello
ellos/ellas saludarán they will greet / you all will greet / they will say hello / you all will say hello

In a sentence

Mi vecino siempre me saluda en la calle.

My neighbor always says hello to me in the street.

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