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ITALIAN VERB

risparmiare

to save (money)

  • #189 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: risparmiato
  • Gerund: risparmiando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I save
  2. tu you save
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she saves
  4. noi we save
  5. voi you all save
  6. loro they save

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I saved
  2. tu you saved
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she saved
  4. noi we saved
  5. voi you all saved
  6. loro they saved

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to save
  2. tu you used to save
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to save
  4. noi we used to save
  5. voi you all used to save
  6. loro they used to save

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will save
  2. tu you will save
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will save
  4. noi we will save
  5. voi you all will save
  6. loro they will save

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would save
  2. tu you would save
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would save
  4. noi we would save
  5. voi you all would save
  6. loro they would save

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I save
  2. tu (that) you save
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she save
  4. noi (that) we save
  5. voi (that) you all save
  6. loro (that) they save

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu save!
  2. Lei save! (formal)
  3. noi save! (let’s)
  4. voi save! (all of you)

How to use risparmiare

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Risparmio cento euro al mese per le vacanze.

    I save a hundred euros a month for the holidays.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo risparmiato tanto cucinando a casa.

    We saved a lot by cooking at home.

  3. Imperfect

    Mia nonna risparmiava su tutto, anche sulla luce.

    My grandmother saved on everything, even electricity.

  4. Future

    Con la bici risparmierai tempo e soldi.

    With the bike you'll save time and money.

  5. Conditional

    Risparmierei di più senza l'auto.

    I'd save more without the car.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che risparmiate un po' ogni mese.

    It's better that you save a little every month.

  7. Imperative

    Risparmia adesso, così viaggi in estate.

    Save now, so you can travel in the summer.

Good to know

  • Risparmiare is to save money or time; to save a person is salvare.
  • Risparmiare su is to cut back on: risparmiamo sul riscaldamento.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -are verb.