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SPANISH VERB

rescatar

to rescue

  • #404 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: rescatando
  • Past participle: rescatado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I rescue
  2. tú you rescue
  3. usted, él, ella he/she rescues
  4. nosotros we rescue
  5. vosotros Spain you all rescue
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they rescue

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I rescued
  2. tú you rescued
  3. usted, él, ella he/she rescued
  4. nosotros we rescued
  5. vosotros Spain you all rescued
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they rescued

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to rescue
  2. tú you used to rescue
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to rescue
  4. nosotros we used to rescue
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to rescue
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to rescue

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will rescue
  2. tú you will rescue
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will rescue
  4. nosotros we will rescue
  5. vosotros Spain you all will rescue
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will rescue

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would rescue
  2. tú you would rescue
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would rescue
  4. nosotros we would rescue
  5. vosotros Spain you all would rescue
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would rescue

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I rescue
  2. tú (that) you rescue
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she rescue
  4. nosotros (that) we rescue
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all rescue
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they rescue

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I rescued
  2. tú (if) you rescued
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she rescued
  4. nosotros (if) we rescued
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all rescued
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they rescued

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú rescue!
  2. usted rescue! (formal)
  3. nosotros rescue! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain rescue! (all of you)
  5. ustedes rescue! (all of you)

How to use rescatar

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

  1. Present

    Los bomberos rescatan a un gato del árbol.

    The firefighters are rescuing a cat from the tree.

  2. Past

    Rescataron a los mineros después de tres días.

    They rescued the miners after three days.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi tía rescataba perros de la calle.

    My aunt used to rescue dogs from the street.

  4. Future

    Los voluntarios rescatarán a las familias de la inundación.

    The volunteers will rescue the families from the flood.

  5. Conditional

    Yo rescataría primero las fotos de la familia.

    I'd rescue the family photos first.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que rescaten pronto a los excursionistas.

    I hope they rescue the hikers soon.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Fue un milagro que rescataran al niño con vida.

    It was a miracle they rescued the boy alive.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Rescata esa planta, todavía tiene remedio!

    Rescue that plant, it can still be saved!

Where you hear rescatar

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • El equipo rescata a las personas. The team rescues people.
  • Rescataron a un perro. They rescued a dog.
  • El equipo va a rescatar a los viajeros. The team is going to rescue the travellers.
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The Canyon

Intermediate Level 1 · rescatar

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