Saluer - to greet, salute; to take one's leave

Simple conjugations for the French verb saluer

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Updated February 02, 2019

The French verb saluer means to greet or salute but can also mean to take one's leave. Find simple conjugations for this regular -er verb in the tables below.

Conjugations of Saluer

Present Future Imperfect Present participle
je salue saluerai saluais saluant
tu salues salueras saluais
il salue saluera saluait
nous saluons saluerons saluions
vous saluez saluerez saluiez
ils saluent salueront saluaient
Passé composé
Auxiliary verb avoir
Past participle salué
Subjunctive Conditional Passé simple Imperfect subjunctive
je salue saluerais saluai saluasse
tu salues saluerais saluas saluasses
il salue saluerait salua saluât
nous saluions saluerions saluâmes saluassions
vous saluiez salueriez saluâtes saluassiez
ils saluent salueraient saluèrent saluassent
Imperative
tu salue
nous saluons
vous saluez

Verb conjugation pattern
Saluer is a regular -ER verb