What does conservar mean?
conservar means to conserve in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to preserve, retain.
Spanish verb guide
Conservar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn conservar, meaning to conserve, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: conservandoparticiple: conservado
Principal forms of conservar
- Infinitive
- conservar
- Gerund
- conservando
- Past participle
- conservado
Conservar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | conservo | conservé | conservaba | conservaré |
| tú | conservas | conservaste | conservabas | conservarás |
| él / ella / usted | conserva | conservó | conservaba | conservará |
| nosotros/as | conservamos | conservamos | conservábamos | conservaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | conservan | conservaron | conservaban | conservarán |
Pattern notes
- Conservar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with conservar
Por favor conserva agua durante el verano.Please conserve water during the summer.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ojalá el pan se conserve hasta mañana.I hope the bread keeps until tomorrow.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom conserva un par de zapatos extra en el maletero de su auto.Tom keeps an extra pair of shoes in the trunk of his car.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate conservar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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