Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I say hello to
- tú you say hello to
- usted, él, ella he/she says hello to
- nosotros we say hello to
- vosotros Spain you all say hello to
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they say hello to
SPANISH VERB
saludar
to say hello to
- #238 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: saludando
- Past participle: saludado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I said hello to
- tú you said hello to
- usted, él, ella he/she said hello to
- nosotros we said hello to
- vosotros Spain you all said hello to
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they said hello to
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to say hello to
- tú you used to say hello to
- usted, él, ella he/she used to say hello to
- nosotros we used to say hello to
- vosotros Spain you all used to say hello to
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to say hello to
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will say hello to
- tú you will say hello to
- usted, él, ella he/she will say hello to
- nosotros we will say hello to
- vosotros Spain you all will say hello to
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will say hello to
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would say hello to
- tú you would say hello to
- usted, él, ella he/she would say hello to
- nosotros we would say hello to
- vosotros Spain you all would say hello to
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would say hello to
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I say hello to
- tú (that) you say hello to
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she say hello to
- nosotros (that) we say hello to
- vosotros Spain (that) you all say hello to
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they say hello to
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I said hello to
- tú (if) you said hello to
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she said hello to
- nosotros (if) we said hello to
- vosotros Spain (if) you all said hello to
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they said hello to
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú say hello to!
- usted say hello to! (formal)
- nosotros say hello to! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain say hello to! (all of you)
- ustedes say hello to! (all of you)
How to use saludar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Saludo al portero todas las mañanas.
I say hello to the doorman every morning.
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Past
Ayer saludé a tu hermana en el mercado.
Yesterday I said hello to your sister at the market.
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Imperfect
En el pueblo todo el mundo se saludaba por la calle.
In the village everyone greeted each other in the street.
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Future
Cuando lo vea, lo saludaré de tu parte.
When I see him, I'll say hello from you.
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Conditional
Yo la saludaría, aunque no me caiga bien.
I'd say hello to her, even if I don't like her.
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Present subjunctive
Quiere que saludes a los invitados en la puerta.
She wants you to greet the guests at the door.
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Past subjunctive
Mi padre me dijo que saludara al cura.
My father told me to say hello to the priest.
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Imperative
¡Saluda a la abuela, que te está mirando!
Say hello to grandma, she's looking at you!
Good to know
- "Saludar a alguien" takes "a": saluda a tu madre de mi parte. "Dale recuerdos" means the same.
Where you hear saludar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 2
- Yo saludo a todo el que entra en el bar. I say hello to everyone who comes into the bar.
- Pablo os saludó desde el escenario. Pablo said hello to you from the stage.
- Mañana voy a saludar a Ortega en el Archivo. Tomorrow I'm going to say hello to Ortega at the Archive.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.