to save (money, time)
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Ahorro un poco cada mes.
I save a little every month.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Ahorramos para el viaje a Cuba.
We saved for the trip to Cuba.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mis padres ahorraban cada centavo.
My parents saved every cent.
Futuro · What will happen
Ahorraremos para comprar una casa.
We'll save to buy a house.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo ahorraría más si ganara más.
I'd save more if I earned more.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Hemos ahorrado mil dólares.
We've saved a thousand dollars.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella ya había ahorrado bastante.
She had already saved quite a bit.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para diciembre habremos ahorrado lo suficiente.
By December we will have saved enough.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habrías ahorrado más sin ese carro.
You would have saved more without that car.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Es importante que ahorres.
It's important that you save.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Mi papá quería que mi hermano ahorrara.
My dad wanted my brother to save.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Les aconsejé que ahorrasen.
I advised them to save.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me alegra que hayas ahorrado.
I'm glad you've saved.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera ahorrado más, ahora tendría una casa.
If I had saved more, I would have a house now.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Ahorra para el futuro.
Save for the future.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.