Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahorro | |
| tú | ahorras | |
| él / ella / usted | ahorra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ahorramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ahorráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ahorran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahorré | |
| tú | ahorraste | |
| él / ella / usted | ahorró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ahorramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ahorrasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ahorraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahorraba | |
| tú | ahorrabas | |
| él / ella / usted | ahorraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ahorrábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ahorrabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ahorraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahorraré | |
| tú | ahorrarás | |
| él / ella / usted | ahorrará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ahorraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ahorraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ahorrarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahorraría | |
| tú | ahorrarías | |
| él / ella / usted | ahorraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ahorraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ahorraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ahorrarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ahorre | |
| tú | ahorres | |
| él / ella / usted | ahorre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ahorremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ahorréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ahorren |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to save (to store for future use)
- to save (to conserve or prevent the wasting of)
- to avoid
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations