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ITALIAN VERB

salvare

to save

  • #373 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: salvato
  • Gerund: salvando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I save
  2. tu you save
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she saves
  4. noi we save
  5. voi you all save
  6. loro they save

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I saved
  2. tu you saved
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she saved
  4. noi we saved
  5. voi you all saved
  6. loro they saved

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to save
  2. tu you used to save
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to save
  4. noi we used to save
  5. voi you all used to save
  6. loro they used to save

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will save
  2. tu you will save
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will save
  4. noi we will save
  5. voi you all will save
  6. loro they will save

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would save
  2. tu you would save
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would save
  4. noi we would save
  5. voi you all would save
  6. loro they would save

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I save
  2. tu (that) you save
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she save
  4. noi (that) we save
  5. voi (that) you all save
  6. loro (that) they save

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu save!
  2. Lei save! (formal)
  3. noi save! (let’s)
  4. voi save! (all of you)

How to use salvare

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

  1. Present

    Salvo il documento e spengo il computer.

    I'll save the document and turn off the computer.

  2. Past

    I pompieri hanno salvato il gatto sul tetto.

    The firefighters saved the cat on the roof.

  3. Imperfect

    Non salvavo mai i numeri, e poi li perdevo.

    I never saved the numbers, and then I'd lose them.

  4. Future

    Questa pausa mi salverà la giornata.

    This break will save my day.

  5. Conditional

    Un po' di pioggia salverebbe il raccolto.

    A bit of rain would save the harvest.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che lo salvino in tempo.

    I hope they save him in time.

  7. Imperative

    Salva il file prima di chiudere!

    Save the file before closing!

Good to know

  • Salvare is to save a life or a file; for saving money or time, risparmiare.

Where you hear salvare

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Salviamo la casa, insieme. We'll save the house, together.
  • Il pane mi ha salvato. Bread saved me.
  • Salveremo il tetto prima della neve. We'll save the roof before the snow.
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The Arrival

Intermediate Level 3 · Sì. Il pane mi salvò, tesoro.

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