Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I let go
- tú you let go
- usted, él, ella he/she lets go
- nosotros we let go
- vosotros Spain you all let go
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they let go
SPANISH VERB
soltar
to let go
- #246 most used
- Irregular -ar verb
- Gerund: soltando
- Past participle: soltado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I let go
- tú you let go
- usted, él, ella he/she let go
- nosotros we let go
- vosotros Spain you all let go
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they let go
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to let go
- tú you used to let go
- usted, él, ella he/she used to let go
- nosotros we used to let go
- vosotros Spain you all used to let go
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to let go
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will let go
- tú you will let go
- usted, él, ella he/she will let go
- nosotros we will let go
- vosotros Spain you all will let go
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will let go
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would let go
- tú you would let go
- usted, él, ella he/she would let go
- nosotros we would let go
- vosotros Spain you all would let go
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would let go
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I let go
- tú (that) you let go
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she let go
- nosotros (that) we let go
- vosotros Spain (that) you all let go
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they let go
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I let go
- tú (if) you let go
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she let go
- nosotros (if) we let go
- vosotros Spain (if) you all let go
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they let go
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú let go!
- usted let go! (formal)
- nosotros let go! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain let go! (all of you)
- ustedes let go! (all of you)
How to use soltar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Suelto el aire despacio cuando hago yoga.
I let the air out slowly when I do yoga.
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Past
Solté la cuerda y el globo se fue volando.
I let go of the rope and the balloon flew away.
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Imperfect
El niño no soltaba la mano de su mamá.
The boy wouldn't let go of his mom's hand.
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Future
No soltaré el celular hasta que me conteste.
I won't let go of the phone until she answers me.
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Conditional
Yo no soltaría al perro cerca de la calle.
I wouldn't let the dog loose near the street.
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Present subjunctive
No quiero que sueltes mi mano en el metro.
I don't want you to let go of my hand on the subway.
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Past subjunctive
Si soltaras el pasado, serías más feliz.
If you let go of the past, you'd be happier.
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Imperative
¡Suelta eso, no es tuyo!
Let go of that, it's not yours!
Good to know
- "Suelto" is also loose or free: "El perro anda suelto."
Where you hear soltar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Nunca suelto el remo. I never let go of the paddle.
- Solté el remo, y se me cayó al agua. I let go of the paddle, and it fell in the water.
- No lo voy a soltar otra vez. I'm not going to let go of it again.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- No me sueltes. Don't let go of me.
- No la solté hasta el altar. I didn't let go of her until the altar.
- No te voy a soltar nunca. I'm never going to let you go.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ar verb.