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SPANISH VERB

ahorrar

to save (money)

  • #298 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: ahorrando
  • Past participle: ahorrado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I save
  2. tú you save
  3. usted, él, ella he/she saves
  4. nosotros we save
  5. vosotros Spain you all save
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they save

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I saved
  2. tú you saved
  3. usted, él, ella he/she saved
  4. nosotros we saved
  5. vosotros Spain you all saved
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they saved

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to save
  2. tú you used to save
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to save
  4. nosotros we used to save
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to save
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to save

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will save
  2. tú you will save
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will save
  4. nosotros we will save
  5. vosotros Spain you all will save
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will save

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would save
  2. tú you would save
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would save
  4. nosotros we would save
  5. vosotros Spain you all would save
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would save

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I save
  2. tú (that) you save
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she save
  4. nosotros (that) we save
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all save
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they save

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I saved
  2. tú (if) you saved
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she saved
  4. nosotros (if) we saved
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all saved
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they saved

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú save!
  2. usted save! (formal)
  3. nosotros save! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain save! (all of you)
  5. ustedes save! (all of you)

How to use ahorrar

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

  1. Present

    Ahorro cien euros al mes para el viaje.

    I save a hundred euros a month for the trip.

  2. Past

    Ahorramos durante dos años para la casa.

    We saved for two years for the house.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo ahorraba las monedas en una lata.

    My grandfather saved coins in a tin.

  4. Future

    ¿Cuánto ahorraremos en gasolina con la bici?

    How much will we save on gas with the bike?

  5. Conditional

    Si cocinara en casa, ahorraría bastante dinero.

    If I cooked at home, I'd save quite a bit of money.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es importante que ahorres un poco cada mes.

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

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi padre quería que ahorrara desde mi primer sueldo.

    My dad wanted me to save from my first paycheck.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Ahorra energía y apaga las luces al salir!

    Save energy and turn off the lights when you leave!

Good to know

  • "Ahorrar" is to save money or energy; to save a file is "guardar", to save a life is "salvar".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.