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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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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