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SPANISH VERB

saltar

to jump

  • #367 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: saltando
  • Past participle: saltado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use saltar

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

  1. Present

    Mi gato salta a la mesa cuando no miro.

    My cat jumps on the table when I'm not looking.

  2. Past

    ¿Saltaste desde esa roca al agua? ¡Qué valiente!

    You jumped from that rock into the water? How brave!

  3. Imperfect

    De niños saltábamos en la cama de mis padres.

    As kids we jumped on my parents' bed.

  4. Future

    El perro saltará la cerca si la dejas tan baja.

    The dog will jump the fence if you leave it that low.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no saltaría desde tan alto ni por dinero.

    I wouldn't jump from that high even for money.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que saltes en el sofá con los zapatos.

    I don't want you jumping on the sofa with your shoes on.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El entrenador pidió que saltáramos la cuerda cinco minutos.

    The coach asked us to jump rope for five minutes.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Salta ahora, que el agua está buenísima!

    Jump now, the water is great!

Good to know

  • "Saltarse" is to skip something: me salté el desayuno, se saltó un semáforo.

Verbs like this one

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