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Conjugation of the French verb épargner

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb épargner, along with their English translations.

épargner is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
épargner	to save

Present		Scored
j'épargne	I save
tu épargnes	you save
il épargne	he saves
elle épargne	she saves
nous épargnons	we save
vous épargnez	you save
ils épargnent	they save
elles épargnent	they save

Imperfect		Scored
j'épargnais	I was saving
tu épargnais	you were saving
il épargnait	he was saving
elle épargnait	she was saving
nous épargnions	we were saving
vous épargniez	you were saving
ils épargnaient	they were saving
elles épargnaient	they were saving

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
j'épargnai	I saved
tu épargnas	you saved
il épargna	he saved
elle épargna	she saved
nous épargnâmes	we saved
vous épargnâtes	you saved
ils épargnèrent	they saved
elles épargnèrent	they saved

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai épargné	I have saved
tu as épargné	you have saved
il a épargné	he has saved
elle a épargné	she has saved
nous avons épargné	we have saved
vous avez épargné	you have saved
ils ont épargné	they have saved
elles ont épargné	they have saved

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais épargné	I had saved
tu avais épargné	you had saved
il avait épargné	he had saved
elle avait épargné	she had saved
nous avions épargné	we had saved
vous aviez épargné	you had saved
ils avaient épargné	they had saved
elles avaient épargné	they had saved

Future		Scored
j'épargnerai	I will save
tu épargneras	you will save
il épargnera	he will save
elle épargnera	she will save
nous épargnerons	we will save
vous épargnerez	you will save
ils épargneront	they will save
elles épargneront	they will save

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai épargné	I will have saved
tu auras épargné	you will have saved
il aura épargné	he will have saved
elle aura épargné	she will have saved
nous aurons épargné	we will have saved
vous aurez épargné	you will have saved
ils auront épargné	they will have saved
elles auront épargné	they will have saved

Conditional		Scored
j'épargnerais	I would save
tu épargnerais	you would save
il épargnerait	he would save
elle épargnerait	she would save
nous épargnerions	we would save
vous épargneriez	you would save
ils épargneraient	they would save
elles épargneraient	they would save

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais épargné	I would have saved
tu aurais épargné	you would have saved
il aurait épargné	he would have saved
elle aurait épargné	she would have saved
nous aurions épargné	we would have saved
vous auriez épargné	you would have saved
ils auraient épargné	they would have saved
elles auraient épargné	they would have saved

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'épargne	(... that) I save
(... que) tu épargnes	(... that) you save
(... que) il épargne	(... that) he saves
(... que) elle épargne	(... that) she saves
(... que) nous épargnions	(... that) we save
(... que) vous épargniez	(... that) you save
(... que) ils épargnent	(... that) they save
(... que) elles épargnent	(... that) they save

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'épargnasse	(... that) I was saving
(... que) tu épargnasses	(... that) you were saving
(... que) il épargnât	(... that) he was saving
(... que) elle épargnât	(... that) she was saving
(... que) nous épargnassions	(... that) we were saving
(... que) vous épargnassiez	(... that) you were saving
(... que) ils épargnassent	(... that) they were saving
(... que) elles épargnassent	(... that) they were saving

Imperative		Scored
épargne	Save
épargnons	Let's save
épargnez	Save

Present Participle		Scored
épargnant	saving

Past Participle		Scored
épargné	saved

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