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sauver
to save, to rescue
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I save |
| tu | you save |
| il/elle/on | he/she saves |
| nous | we save |
| vous | you (plural/formal) save |
| ils/elles | they save |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I saved; I have saved |
| tu | you saved; you have saved |
| il/elle/on | he/she saved; he/she has saved |
| nous | we saved; we have saved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) saved; you (plural/formal) have saved |
| ils/elles | they saved; they have saved |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to save |
| tu | you used to save |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to save |
| nous | we used to save |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to save |
| ils/elles | they used to save |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had saved |
| tu | you had saved |
| il/elle/on | he/she had saved |
| nous | we had saved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had saved |
| ils/elles | they had saved |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will save |
| tu | you will save |
| il/elle/on | he/she will save |
| nous | we will save |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will save |
| ils/elles | they will save |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have saved |
| tu | you will have saved |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have saved |
| nous | we will have saved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have saved |
| ils/elles | they will have saved |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to save |
| tu | you are going to save |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to save |
| nous | we are going to save |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to save |
| ils/elles | they are going to save |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just saved |
| tu | you have just saved |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just saved |
| nous | we have just saved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just saved |
| ils/elles | they have just saved |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I saved |
| tu | you saved |
| il/elle/on | he/she saved |
| nous | we saved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) saved |
| ils/elles | they saved |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had saved |
| tu | you had saved |
| il/elle/on | he/she had saved |
| nous | we had saved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had saved |
| ils/elles | they had saved |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would save |
| tu | you would save |
| il/elle/on | he/she would save |
| nous | we would save |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would save |
| ils/elles | they would save |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have saved |
| tu | you would have saved |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have saved |
| nous | we would have saved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have saved |
| ils/elles | they would have saved |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have saved |
| tu | you would have saved |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have saved |
| nous | we would have saved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have saved |
| ils/elles | they would have saved |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I save |
| tu | (that) you save |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she saves |
| nous | (that) we save |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) save |
| ils/elles | (that) they save |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have saved |
| tu | (that) you have saved |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has saved |
| nous | (that) we have saved |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have saved |
| ils/elles | (that) they have saved |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I saved |
| tu | (that) you saved |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she saved |
| nous | (that) we saved |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) saved |
| ils/elles | (that) they saved |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had saved |
| tu | (that) you had saved |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had saved |
| nous | (that) we had saved |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had saved |
| ils/elles | (that) they had saved |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | save! |
| nous | let's save! |
| vous | save! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have saved by then! |
| nous | let's have saved by then! |
| vous | have saved by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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