The Portuguese verb salvar means "to save". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of salvar is eu salvo, tu salvas, ele/ela salva, nós salvamos, vós salvais, eles/elas salvam. It is irregular in other tenses, while its present follows the regular -ar pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
| eu | salvo | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | salvas | |
| ele/ | salva | |
| nós | salvamos | |
| vós | salvais | |
| eles/ | salvam |
| eu | salvei |
|---|---|
| tu | salvaste |
| ele/ | salvou |
| nós | salvámos |
| vós | salvastes |
| eles/ | salvaram |
| eu | salvava |
|---|---|
| tu | salvavas |
| ele/ | salvava |
| nós | salvávamos |
| vós | salváveis |
| eles/ | salvavam |
| eu | salvarei |
|---|---|
| tu | salvarás |
| ele/ | salvará |
| nós | salvaremos |
| vós | salvareis |
| eles/ | salvarão |
| eu | salvaria |
|---|---|
| tu | salvarias |
| ele/ | salvaria |
| nós | salvaríamos |
| vós | salvaríeis |
| eles/ | salvariam |
| que eu | salve |
|---|---|
| que tu | salves |
| que ele/ | salve |
| que nós | salvemos |
| que vós | salveis |
| que eles/ | salvem |
| tu | salva |
|---|---|
| você | salve |
| nós | salvemos |
| vós | salvai |
| vocês | salvem |
Salvar is irregular because its past participle is salvo. The other forms shown follow the regular pattern, including salvei, salvava and salvarei.
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Salvar is irregular because its past participle is salvo. Its other listed forms follow the regular pattern.
The masculine singular past participle is salvo. The gerund is salvando.
The forms are salvei, salvaste, salvou, salvámos, salvastes and salvaram.