Key facts

Économiser

To save · to save (money)

C1Regular
Stem
économis
Past participle
économisé

Examples

J'économise 10 euros.

I'm saving 10 euros.

Il n'économise pas d'argent.

He doesn't save money.

Nous économisions ici.

We were saving money here.

Nous avons économisé ça.

We saved that.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
J'économise
Isave
Tuéconomises
Yousave
Iléconomise
Hesaves
Nouséconomisons
Wesave
Vouséconomisez
Yousave
Ilséconomisent
Theysave

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais économiser
Iam going to save
Tuvas économiser
Youare going to save
Ilva économiser
Heis going to save
Nousallons économiser
Weare going to save
Vousallez économiser
Youare going to save
Ilsvont économiser
Theyare going to save

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'économiser
Ihave just saved
Tuviens d'économiser
Youhave just saved
Ilvient d'économiser
Hehas just saved
Nousvenons d'économiser
Wehave just saved
Vousvenez d'économiser
Youhave just saved
Ilsviennent d'économiser
Theyhave just saved

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai économisé
Ihave saved
Tuas économisé
Youhave saved
Ila économisé
Hehas saved
Nousavons économisé
Wehave saved
Vousavez économisé
Youhave saved
Ilsont économisé
Theyhave saved

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'économiserais
Iwould save
Tuéconomiserais
Youwould save
Iléconomiserait
Hewould save
Nouséconomiserions
Wewould save
Vouséconomiseriez
Youwould save
Ilséconomiseraient
Theywould save

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'économiserai
Iwill save
Tuéconomiseras
Youwill save
Iléconomisera
Hewill save
Nouséconomiserons
Wewill save
Vouséconomiserez
Youwill save
Ilséconomiseront
Theywill save

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'économisais
Iwas saving
Tuéconomisais
Youwere saving
Iléconomisait
Hewas saving
Nouséconomisions
Were saving
Vouséconomisiez
Youwere saving
Ilséconomisaient
Theywere saving

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)économise
Yousave
(Nous)économisons
Wesave
(Vous)économisez
Yousave

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

économisant
saving

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en économisant
saving

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