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salvar

to save, to rescue

verb Word 640 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive

How to conjugate salvar

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

Present

yo salvo I save / I am saving / I rescue / I am rescuing
tú salvas you save / you are saving / you rescue / you are rescuing
él/ella salva he/she saves / he/she is saving / you save (formal) / you are saving (formal) / he/she rescues / he/she is rescuing / you rescue (formal) / you are rescuing (formal)
nosotros salvamos we save / we are saving / we rescue / we are rescuing
ellos/ellas salvan they save / they are saving / you all save / you all are saving / they rescue / they are rescuing / you all rescue / you all are rescuing

Preterite

yo salvé I saved / I rescued
tú salvaste you saved / you rescued
él/ella salvó he/she saved / you saved (formal) / he/she rescued / you rescued (formal)
nosotros salvamos we saved / we rescued
ellos/ellas salvaron they saved / you all saved / they rescued / you all rescued

Imperfect

yo salvaba I was saving / I used to save / I was rescuing / I used to rescue
tú salvabas you were saving / you used to save / you were rescuing / you used to rescue
él/ella salvaba he/she was saving / he/she used to save / you were saving (formal) / you used to save (formal) / he/she was rescuing / he/she used to rescue / you were rescuing (formal) / you used to rescue (formal)
nosotros salvábamos we were saving / we used to save / we were rescuing / we used to rescue
ellos/ellas salvaban they were saving / they used to save / you all were saving / you all used to save / they were rescuing / they used to rescue / you all were rescuing / you all used to rescue

Future

yo salvaré I will save / I will rescue
tú salvarás you will save / you will rescue
él/ella salvará he/she will save / you will save (formal) / he/she will rescue / you will rescue (formal)
nosotros salvaremos we will save / we will rescue
ellos/ellas salvarán they will save / you all will save / they will rescue / you all will rescue

In a sentence

El doctor le salvó la vida.

The doctor saved his life.

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