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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

salvar

to save

  • #385 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: salvando
  • Past participle: salvo

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I save
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you save
  3. nós we save
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all save

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I saved
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you saved
  3. nós we saved
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all saved

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to save
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to save
  3. nós we are going to save
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to save

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to save
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to save
  3. nós we used to save
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to save

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would save
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would save
  3. nós we would save
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would save

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I save
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you save
  3. nós (that) we save
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all save

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I saved
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you saved
  3. nós (if) we saved
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all saved

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I save
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you save
  3. nós (when) we save
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all save

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você save!
  2. vocês save! (all of you)

How to use salvar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu salvo o arquivo a cada cinco minutos.

    I save the file every five minutes.

  2. Past

    O salva-vidas salvou um menino ontem na praia.

    The lifeguard saved a boy yesterday at the beach.

  3. Future

    Vou salvar o seu número aqui no celular.

    I'm going to save your number here on my phone.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes eu não salvava nada e perdia tudo.

    I never used to save anything and lost everything.

  5. Conditional

    Um bom plano salvaria a empresa.

    A good plan would save the company.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que o médico salve o paciente.

    I hope the doctor saves the patient.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você salvasse o documento, não teria perdido.

    If you'd saved the document, you wouldn't have lost it.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você salvar as fotos, me manda.

    When you save the photos, send them to me.

  9. Imperative

    Salve o trabalho antes de fechar o computador.

    Save your work before closing the computer.

Good to know

  • "Salvar" is to save a life or a file; to save money is "guardar" or "economizar."

Where you hear salvar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Um bom mecânico salva o dia. A good mechanic saves the day.
  • O senhor salvou as nossas férias. You saved our holiday.
  • Isso vai salvar o meu dia. That's going to save my day.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu sempre salvo o arquivo antes de sair. I always save the file before I leave.
  • A Paula salvou a minha vida. Paula saved my life.
  • Eu vou salvar tudo agora. I'm going to save everything now.
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It Was Working This Morning

Beginner Level 3 · o senhor salvou

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Nobody Had Thought of That

Intermediate Level 1 · salvar · salvado

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ar verb.