Rescatar means to save or deliver someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation. It is used when referring to the act of saving or freeing.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | rescate | Yo rescato a los animales en peligro. I rescue animals in danger. | |
Tú | rescatás | Tú rescatas a los niños del río. You rescue children from the river. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | rescata | Ella rescata a los perros abandonados. She rescues abandoned dogs. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | rescatamos | Nosotros rescatamos a las víctimas del accidente. We rescue victims of the accident. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | rescatáis | Vosotros rescatáis a los pescadores en peligro. You all rescue fishermen in danger. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rescatan | Ellos rescatan a las personas atrapadas. They rescue trapped people. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | rescaté | Ayer rescaté a mi perro del río. Yesterday I rescued my dog from the river. | |
Tú | rescataste | Tú rescataste a la gata atrapada. You rescued the trapped cat. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | rescató | Ella rescató a los niños del incendio. She rescued the children from the fire. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | rescatamos | Nosotros rescatamos a los turistas perdidos. We rescued the lost tourists. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | rescatasteis | Vosotros rescatasteis a los animales abandonados. You all rescued the abandoned animals. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rescatasteis | Ellos rescataron a los niños del río. They rescued the children from the river. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | rescataba | Yo rescataba a los animales abandonados. I used to rescue abandoned animals. | |
Tú | rescatabas | Tú rescatabas libros viejos del mercado. You used to rescue old books from the market. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | rescataba | Ella rescataba a los perros callejeros. She used to rescue stray dogs. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | rescatábamos | Nosotros rescatábamos a los niños en peligro. We used to rescue children in danger. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | rescatabais | Vosotros rescatabais a los animales del refugio. You all used to rescue animals from the shelter. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rescataban | Ellos rescataban a los turistas perdidos. They used to rescue lost tourists. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy rescatando | Estoy rescatando a un perro perdido. I am rescuing a lost dog. | |
Tú | estás rescatando | Estás rescatando a un gato atrapado. You are rescuing a trapped cat. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está rescatando | Ella está rescatando a un pez en la playa. She is rescuing a fish at the beach. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos rescatando | Estamos rescatando a los animales del incendio. We are rescuing the animals from the fire. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis rescatando | Vosotros estáis rescatando a los niños en la montaña. You all are rescuing the children in the mountain. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están rescatando | Ellos están rescatando a las víctimas del terremoto. They are rescuing the earthquake victims. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a rescatar | Voy a rescatar a mi amigo mañana. I am going to rescue my friend tomorrow. | |
Tú | vas a rescatar | Tú vas a rescatar a la mascota hoy. You are going to rescue the pet today. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a rescatar | Ella va a rescatar a su hermana pronto. She is going to rescue her sister soon. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a rescatar | Vamos a rescatar a los animales del refugio. We are going to rescue the animals from the shelter. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a rescatar | Vosotros vais a rescatar a los niños del río. You all are going to rescue the children from the river. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a rescatar | Ellos van a rescatar a los heridos. They are going to rescue the injured. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | rescataré | Mañana rescataré a los animales del refugio. Tomorrow I will rescue the animals from the shelter. | |
Tú | rescatarás | Tú rescatarás a la víctima en la emergencia. You will rescue the victim in the emergency. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | rescatará | Él rescatará a su amigo en peligro. He will rescue his friend in danger. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | rescataremos | Nosotros rescataremos a los perros abandonados. We will rescue the abandoned dogs. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | rescataréis | Vosotros rescataréis a los niños perdidos. You all will rescue the lost children. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rescatarán | Ellos rescatarán a las víctimas del desastre. They will rescue the victims of the disaster. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | rescataría | Yo rescataría a los animales en peligro. I would rescue the endangered animals. | |
Tú | rescatarías | Tú rescatarías a la persona si fuera necesario. You would rescue the person if it were necessary. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | rescataría | Ella rescataría a los niños en la emergencia. She would rescue the children in the emergency. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | rescataríamos | Nosotros rescataríamos a los animales del incendio. We would rescue the animals from the fire. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | rescataríais | Vosotros rescataríais a los atrapados en la montaña. You all would rescue those trapped on the mountain. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rescatarían | Ellos rescatarían a los refugiados si pudieran. They would rescue the refugees if they could. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he rescatado | He rescatado a varios perros callejeros. I have rescued several stray dogs. | |
Tú | has rescatado | ¿Has rescatado a alguien hoy? Have you rescued someone today? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha rescatado | Ella ha rescatado a muchos animales. She has rescued many animals. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos rescatado | Nosotros hemos rescatado a varias personas. We have rescued several people. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis rescatado | Vosotros habéis rescatado a los niños. You all have rescued the children. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han rescatado | Ellos han rescatado a muchos animales. They have rescued many animals. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había rescatado | Yo ya había rescatado al perro antes de que llegara la policía. I had already rescued the dog before the police arrived. | |
Tú | habías rescatado | Tú habías rescatado a la gata antes de la tormenta. You had rescued the cat before the storm. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había rescatado | Ella había rescatado a los niños del río. She had rescued the children from the river. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos rescatado | Nosotros habíamos rescatado a los animales del incendio. We had rescued the animals from the fire. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais rescatado | Vosotros habíais rescatado a los turistas perdidos. You all had rescued the lost tourists. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían rescatado | Ellos habían rescatado a los niños antes de la tormenta. They had rescued the children before the storm. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré rescatado | Para entonces, ya habré rescatado el perro. By then, I will have rescued the dog. | |
Tú | habrás rescatado | Tú habrás rescatado a la víctima antes de que llegue la policía. You will have rescued the victim before the police arrive. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá rescatado | Ella habrá rescatado a los niños para entonces. She will have rescued the children by then. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos rescatado | Nosotros habremos rescatado a todos antes del amanecer. We will have rescued everyone before dawn. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis rescatado | Vosotros habréis rescatado a los animales perdidos. You all will have rescued the lost animals. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán rescatado | Ellos habrán rescatado a los refugiados para entonces. They will have rescued the refugees by then. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría rescatado | Yo habría rescatado al perro si hubiera podido. I would have rescued the dog if I could have. | |
Tú | habrías rescatado | Tú habrías rescatado la caja si la hubieras visto. You would have rescued the box if you had seen it. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría rescatado | Él habría rescatado a la víctima si hubiera llegado a tiempo. He would have rescued the victim if he had arrived on time. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos rescatado | Nosotros habríamos rescatado a los animales si hubiéramos sabido. We would have rescued the animals if we had known. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais rescatado | Vosotros habríais rescatado la joya si la habíais encontrado. You all would have rescued the jewel if you had found it. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían rescatado | Ellos habrían rescatado a los niños si hubieran tenido tiempo. They would have rescued the children if they had had time. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | rescate | Espero que yo rescate a los animales. I hope that I rescue the animals. | |
Tú | rescates | Es importante que tú rescates esa información. It's important that you rescue that information. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | rescate | Es posible que él rescate a su amigo. It's possible that he rescues his friend. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | rescatemos | Queremos que nosotros rescatemos la situación. We want us to rescue the situation. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | rescatéis | Dudo que vosotros rescatéis esa causa. I doubt that you all rescue that cause. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rescatén | Es necesario que ellos rescaten a los niños. It's necessary that they rescue the children. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | rescatarse | Si yo me rescatara, ayudaría a todos. If I were to rescue myself, I would help everyone. | |
Tú | rescatases | Esperaba que tú rescatases a la víctima. I hoped that you would rescue the victim. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | rescatara | Era importante que él rescatara a los niños. It was important that he rescued the children. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | rescatáramos | Queríamos que nosotros rescatáramos el perro. We wanted us to rescue the dog. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | rescataseis | Dudaba que vosotros rescataseis a la comunidad. I doubted that you all would rescue the community. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rescatran | No creía que ellos rescatran a nadie. I didn't believe that they would rescue anyone. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | rescatara | Espero que yo rescatara a la mascota si fuera necesario. I hope that I would rescue the pet if it were necessary. | |
Tú | rescatara | ¿Crees que tú rescatara a alguien en peligro? Do you think that you would rescue someone in danger? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | rescatara | Es probable que él rescatara a los niños si fuera necesario. It's likely that he would rescue the children if necessary. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | rescatáramos | Si tuviéramos tiempo, rescatáramos a los animales abandonados. If we had time, we would rescue abandoned animals. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | rescatárais | Quizá vosotros rescatárais a los viajeros en peligro. Maybe you all would rescue travelers in danger. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rescataren | Es posible que ellos rescataren a los atrapados en la montaña. It's possible that they would rescue those trapped on the mountain. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya rescatado | Espero que haya rescatado a todos. I hope I have rescued everyone. | |
Tú | hayas rescatado | Es posible que hayas rescatado al perro. It's possible that you have rescued the dog. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya rescatado | Es importante que él haya rescatado a la víctima. It's important that he has rescued the victim. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos rescatado | Creemos que ya hayamos rescatado a todos. We believe that we have rescued everyone. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis rescatado | No estoy seguro de que hayáis rescatado el equipo. I'm not sure that you have rescued the team. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan rescatado | Es probable que hayan rescatado a los animales. They have probably rescued the animals. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera rescatado | Si hubiera rescatado al perro, estaría feliz. If I had rescued the dog, I would be happy. | |
Tú | hubieras rescatado | Si hubieras rescatado a tiempo, habría evitado problemas. If you had rescued in time, you would have avoided problems. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera rescatado | Ella habría rescatado a los niños si hubiera sabido. She would have rescued the children if she had known. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos rescatado | Nosotros habríamos rescatado el gato si hubiéramos llegado antes. We would have rescued the cat if we had arrived earlier. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais rescatado | Vosotros habríais rescatado la obra si hubierais tenido tiempo. You all would have rescued the project if you had had time. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran rescatado | Ellos habrían rescatado a los animales si hubieran sabido. They would have rescued the animals if they had known. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré rescatado | Cuando llegues, ya habré rescatado el perro. When you arrive, I will have already rescued the dog. | |
Tú | habrás rescatado | Para entonces, tú habrás rescatado a los animales. By then, you will have rescued the animals. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá rescatado | Ella habrá rescatado a los niños antes de salir. She will have rescued the children before leaving. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos rescatado | Nosotros habremos rescatado a todos los afectados. We will have rescued all the affected people. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis rescatado | Vosotros habréis rescatado las víctimas pronto. You all will have rescued the victims soon. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán rescatado | Ellos habrán rescatado a los animales peligrosos. They will have rescued the dangerous animals. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | rescate | ¡Rescate esa caja ahora! Rescue that box now! | |
Tú | rescate | ¡Rescate el libro, por favor! Rescue the book, please! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | rescate | ¡Rescate esa planta, señor! Rescue that plant, sir! | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | rescatemos | ¡Rescatemos a los niños del río! Let's rescue the children from the river! | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | rescatad | ¡Rescatad a los animales en peligro! Rescue the endangered animals! | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | rescaten | ¡Rescaten a los heridos ahora! Rescue the injured now! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no rescates | No rescates esa caja sin ayuda. Don't rescue that box alone. | |
Tú | no rescates | No rescates el perro sin supervisión. Don't rescue the dog without supervision. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no rescate | Por favor, no rescate a nadie ahora. Please, don't rescue anyone now. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no rescatemos | No rescatemos a nadie sin pensar. Let's not rescue anyone without thinking. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no rescatéis | No rescatéis esa idea todavía. Don't rescue that idea yet. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no rescaten | No rescaten a los animales en peligro. Don't rescue animals in danger. |
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