Saltar Subjunctive Mood in Castilian Spanish

The Subjunctive Mood of Saltar is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about an action of jumping. For example, Espero que saltes la valla con cuidado. (I hope you jump over the fence carefully.)

Saltar is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations in the Present Subjunctive follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Saltar (to jump) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Pronoun Conjugation
Yosalte
saltes
Él / Ella / Ustedsalte
Nosotros / Nosotrassaltemos
Vosotros / Vosotrassaltéis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedessalten

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Usage of Saltar in the Subjunctive Mood

Saltar generally means “to jump” or “to skip”, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To jump: For example, Espero que saltes la valla sin problemas. (I hope you jump the fence without problems.)

To skip: For example, Te recomiendo que saltes esa parte del libro. (I recommend you skip that part of the book.)

To omit: For example, Es mejor que saltes los detalles aburridos. (It’s better if you omit the boring details.)

To avoid: For example, Sería bueno que saltes los atascos de tráfico. (It would be good if you avoid the traffic jams.)

To skip over (colloquial): For example, Que saltes esa parte, ¿vale? (Skip over that part, ok?)

Examples

Examples of Saltar in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que saltes de alegría cuando te diga la buena noticia. (I hope you jump for joy when I tell you the good news.)

Es importante que saltes a la cuerda todos los días para mantenerte en forma. (It’s important that you jump rope every day to stay in shape.)

Aunque tengas miedo, es necesario que saltes del avión para completar tu entrenamiento. (Even if you’re afraid, it’s necessary that you jump out of the plane to complete your training.)

Ojalá que saltes la valla sin problemas en la competencia. (I hope you clear the hurdle without any problems in the competition.)

Quiero que saltes a la piscina conmigo, ¡el agua está deliciosa! (I want you to jump into the pool with me, the water is delicious!)

Sugiero que saltemos la cuerda juntos para hacer más ejercicio. (I suggest we jump rope together to get more exercise.)

Es una lástima que no salten en esa fuente tan bonita. (It’s a shame they don’t jump into that beautiful fountain.)

Tal vez saltes de la emoción cuando escuches que ganaste el premio. (Maybe you’ll jump for joy when you hear that you won the prize.)

Dudo que salten de un puente tan alto sin equipo de seguridad. (I doubt they would jump off such a high bridge without safety equipment.)

Insisto en que saltéis la cerca con cuidado para no lastimaros. (I insist that you jump over the fence carefully so you don’t hurt yourselves.)

Me preocupa que salten de ese risco tan peligroso. (I’m worried they might jump off that dangerous cliff.)

¿Crees que salten en paracaídas desde el avión? ¡Qué emocionante! (Do you think they’ll skydive from the plane? How exciting!)

Sería genial que saltemos la cuerda mientras esperamos por el autobús. (It would be great if we jump rope while waiting for the bus.)

Temo que saltes demasiado alto y te lastimes la cabeza. (I’m afraid you might jump too high and hurt your head.)

Aunque no quieras, es importante que saltes los obstáculos en el entrenamiento. (Even if you don’t want to, it’s important that you jump over the obstacles in training.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Saltar (to jump) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

Spanish English
Yo salte I jump
Tú saltes You jump
Él / Ella / Usted salte He / She / You (formal) jumps
Nosotros / Nosotras saltemos We jump
Vosotros / Vosotras saltéis You all jump
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes salten They / You all (formal) jump

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.