Ahorrar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Ahorrar in Spanish

Ahorrar means “to save,” especially money or resources. You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation, common ahorrar para patterns, compound forms, subjunctive uses, and commands.

Ahorrar conjugation at a glance

Ahorrar is a regular -AR verb in its stem, endings, gerund, and participle. Verb type: Regular AR. It is commonly used for saving money, conserving resources, or avoiding unnecessary expenditure.

Ahorrar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund helps build progressive constructions, and the past participle is used with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. With compound forms built with haber, the participle does not agree with the subject.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	ahorrar	to save / to save money
Gerund	ahorrando	saving
Past participle	ahorrado	saved in compound use

Ahorrar meaning and essential uses

Ahorrar — “to save” — can be transitive or intransitive when talking about money: Ahorramos cada mes. — “We save every month.” It can also take a direct object for resources: Ahorramos agua. — “We save water.”

Use ahorrar para + noun — “to save for + noun” — to state a goal: Ahorro para un viaje. — “I am saving for a trip.”

Ahorrar conjugation pattern

The stem ahorr- keeps the same spelling throughout the ordinary paradigm and takes regular -AR endings. The gerund is ahorrando — “saving,” and the participle is ahorrado — “saved.”

Ahorrar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Ahorrar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use the present indicative for current actions, habits, and general facts. Ahorrar takes the regular -AR present endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ahorro	I save
Tú — you, singular informal	ahorras	you save
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ahorra	he / she saves; you save (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ahorramos	we save
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ahorráis	you save (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ahorran	they save; you save (plural)

• Ahorro una parte de mi sueldo. — I save part of my salary.

Ahorrar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use the preterite for completed or bounded past events. These forms use the regular -AR preterite pattern.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ahorré	I saved
Tú — you, singular informal	ahorraste	you saved
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ahorró	he / she saved; you saved (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ahorramos	we saved
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ahorrasteis	you saved (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ahorraron	they saved; you saved (plural)

• El mes pasado ahorramos cien euros. — Last month we saved one hundred euros.

Ahorrar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use the imperfect for past habits, background situations, descriptions, or actions viewed as ongoing. The formation is regular for this verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ahorraba	I used to save
Tú — you, singular informal	ahorrabas	you used to save
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ahorraba	he / she used to save; you used to save (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ahorrábamos	we used to save
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ahorrabais	you used to save (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ahorraban	they used to save; you used to save (plural)

• Antes ahorraba para viajar. — I used to save money to travel.

Ahorrar present progressive

Present progressive (el presente progresivo) — The present progressive is a verbal periphrasis for an action in progress. Form it with the present of estar — “to be” — plus ahorrando — “saving.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy ahorrando	I am saving
Tú — you, singular informal	estás ahorrando	you are saving
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está ahorrando	he / she is saving; you are saving (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos ahorrando	we are saving
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis ahorrando	you are saving (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están ahorrando	they are saving; you are saving (plural)

• Estamos ahorrando para una emergencia. — We are saving for an emergency.

Ahorrar near future conjugation

Near future (el futuro próximo) — The near future is a verbal periphrasis for an expected or intended future action. Form it with the present of ir — “to go” — plus a + ahorrar — “to save / to save money.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a ahorrar	I am going to save
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a ahorrar	you are going to save
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a ahorrar	he / she is going to save; you are going to save (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a ahorrar	we are going to save
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a ahorrar	you are going to save (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a ahorrar	they are going to save; you are going to save (plural)

• Voy a ahorrar más este mes. — I am going to save more this month.

Ahorrar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use the simple future for future events and, in some contexts, probability. Add the future endings to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ahorraré	I will save
Tú — you, singular informal	ahorrarás	you will save
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ahorrará	he / she will save; you will save (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ahorraremos	we will save
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ahorraréis	you will save (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ahorrarán	they will save; you will save (plural)

• Ahorraré parte del bono. — I will save part of the bonus.

Ahorrar conditional conjugation

Simple conditional (el condicional simple) — Use the simple conditional for hypothetical results, polite softening, and other conditional meanings. Add the conditional endings to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ahorraría	I would save
Tú — you, singular informal	ahorrarías	you would save
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ahorraría	he / she would save; you would save (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ahorraríamos	we would save
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ahorraríais	you would save (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ahorrarían	they would save; you would save (plural)

• Ahorraría más con menos gastos fijos. — I would save more with lower fixed expenses.

Ahorrar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use the present perfect for a past event presented as connected to the present; its regional distribution varies. Form it with the present of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus ahorrado — “saved.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he ahorrado	I have saved
Tú — you, singular informal	has ahorrado	you have saved
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha ahorrado	he / she has saved; you have saved (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos ahorrado	we have saved
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis ahorrado	you have saved (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han ahorrado	they have saved; you have saved (plural)

• Este año hemos ahorrado bastante. — This year we have saved quite a lot.

Ahorrar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect / pluperfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use the past perfect for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the imperfect of haber plus ahorrado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había ahorrado	I had saved
Tú — you, singular informal	habías ahorrado	you had saved
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había ahorrado	he / she had saved; you had saved (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos ahorrado	we had saved
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais ahorrado	you had saved (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían ahorrado	they had saved; you had saved (plural)

• Ya había ahorrado lo necesario. — I had already saved what was needed.

Ahorrar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro compuesto / antefuturo) — Use the future perfect for something expected to be completed by a future point. Form it with the future of haber plus ahorrado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré ahorrado	I will have saved
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás ahorrado	you will have saved
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá ahorrado	he / she will have saved; you will have saved (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos ahorrado	we will have saved
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis ahorrado	you will have saved (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán ahorrado	they will have saved; you will have saved (plural)

• Para diciembre habremos ahorrado suficiente. — By December we will have saved enough.

Ahorrar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto / antepospretérito) — Use the conditional perfect for a hypothetical completed result or an unreal past outcome. Form it with the conditional of haber plus ahorrado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría ahorrado	I would have saved
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías ahorrado	you would have saved
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría ahorrado	he / she would have saved; you would have saved (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos ahorrado	we would have saved
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais ahorrado	you would have saved (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían ahorrado	they would have saved; you would have saved (plural)

• Habría ahorrado más sin aquel gasto inesperado. — I would have saved more without that unexpected expense.

Ahorrar subjunctive conjugations

Ahorrar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use the present subjunctive after environments such as wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, or necessity. The endings follow the regular -AR subjunctive pattern.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ahorre	that I save
Tú — you, singular informal	ahorres	that you save
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ahorre	that he / she save; that you save (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ahorremos	that we save
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ahorréis	that you save (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ahorren	that they save; that you save (plural)

• Quiero que ahorres un poco cada mes. — I want you to save a little each month.

Ahorrar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the imperfect subjunctive in past or hypothetical subordinate contexts. The table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid; for example, ahorrase — an accepted alternative first-person form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ahorrara	that I saved / were to save
Tú — you, singular informal	ahorraras	that you saved / were to save
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ahorrara	that he / she saved / were to save; that you saved (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ahorráramos	that we saved / were to save
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ahorrarais	that you saved / were to save (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ahorraran	that they saved / were to save; that you saved (plural)

• Era importante que ahorráramos energía. — It was important that we save energy.
• Era necesario que ahorrásemos más agua. — It was necessary for us to save more water.

Ahorrar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. The future subjunctive survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. Its forms are built from the same preterite-derived base as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ahorrare	if / when I should save
Tú — you, singular informal	ahorrares	if / when you should save
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ahorrare	if / when he / she should save; if / when you should save (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ahorráremos	if / when we should save
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ahorrareis	if / when you should save (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ahorraren	if / when they should save; if / when you should save (plural)

• Quien ahorrare por encima del mínimo establecido recibirá el beneficio previsto. — Whoever should save above the established minimum will receive the stated benefit.

Ahorrar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the present perfect subjunctive for a completed action viewed through a present subjunctive trigger. Form it with the present subjunctive of haber plus ahorrado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya ahorrado	that I have saved
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas ahorrado	that you have saved
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya ahorrado	that he / she has saved; that you have saved (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos ahorrado	that we have saved
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis ahorrado	that you have saved (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan ahorrado	that they have saved; that you have saved (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas ahorrado suficiente. — I am glad that you have saved enough.

Ahorrar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — Use the past perfect subjunctive for an unreal, prior, or completed action in a past/hypothetical subjunctive context. The table uses hubiera + ahorrado; hubiese + ahorrado is also accepted.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera ahorrado	that I had saved
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras ahorrado	that you had saved
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera ahorrado	that he / she had saved; that you had saved (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos ahorrado	that we had saved
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais ahorrado	that you had saved (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran ahorrado	that they had saved; that you had saved (plural)

• Ojalá hubiéramos ahorrado más agua. — I wish we had saved more water.
• Ojalá hubiésemos ahorrado más antes del viaje. — I wish we had saved more before the trip.

Ahorrar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. The future perfect subjunctive is a reference form found mainly in restricted formal, legal, literary, or historical contexts. Form it with the future subjunctive of haber plus ahorrado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere ahorrado	if / when I should have saved
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres ahorrado	if / when you should have saved
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere ahorrado	if / when he / she should have saved; if / when you should have saved (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos ahorrado	if / when we should have saved
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis ahorrado	if / when you should have saved (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren ahorrado	if / when they should have saved; if / when you should have saved (plural)

• Si para esa fecha se hubiere ahorrado la cantidad exigida, se cumplirá la condición. — If by that date the required amount should have been saved, the condition will be met.

Ahorrar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. Spanish uses different morphological sources across persons and polarity; the nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Ahorrar affirmative commands

Use affirmative commands to tell someone to perform the action.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	ahorra	Save!
Usted — you, singular formal	ahorre	Save! (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	ahorremos	Let’s save!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ahorrad	Save! (plural, Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	ahorren	Save! (plural)

• Ahorra una parte antes de gastar el resto. — Save a portion before spending the rest.

Ahorrar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no ahorres	do not save
Usted — you, singular formal	no ahorre	do not save (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no ahorremos	let’s not save
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no ahorréis	do not save (plural, Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no ahorren	do not save (plural)

• No ahorres a costa de tu salud. — Do not save money at the expense of your health.

Common constructions with Ahorrar

These constructions show frequent ways the target verb combines with its complements. The examples keep the focus on the target verb rather than introducing a separate verb lesson.

• Ahorrar para un viaje. — To save for a trip.
• Ahorramos energía en casa. — We save energy at home.
• Quiero ahorrar cien euros este mes. — I want to save one hundred euros this month.

Example sentences with Ahorrar

These examples reinforce the target verb across common forms and contexts already explained above.

• Ahorro parte de mi sueldo cada mes. — I save part of my salary every month.
• El año pasado ahorramos bastante dinero. — Last year we saved quite a lot of money.
• Antes ahorraba para comprar libros. — I used to save money to buy books.
• Espero que ahorres suficiente para el viaje. — I hope you save enough for the trip.
• Ya hemos ahorrado la mitad del presupuesto. — We have already saved half the budget.
• No ahorres en seguridad. — Do not cut back on safety.

Regional and usage notes for Ahorrar

The core tables use tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. In voseo regions, the present and affirmative command can use distinct forms; the examples below show a common voseo pattern without replacing the core tú forms.

• Vos ahorrás cada mes. — You save every month. (voseo)
• Ahorrá un poco más. — Save a little more. (affirmative vos command)

Ahorrar is structurally regular, so accuracy mainly comes from choosing the tense that matches the time frame and using its common complements naturally, especially goals introduced with para.