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economizar
to save (money, time, energy)
Regular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I save |
| você, ele, ela | you save; he/she saves |
| nós | we save |
| a gente | we save |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) save; they save |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am saving |
| você, ele, ela | you are saving; he/she is saving |
| nós | we are saving |
| a gente | we are saving |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are saving; they are saving |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was saving |
| você, ele, ela | you were saving; he/she was saving |
| nós | we were saving |
| a gente | we were saving |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were saving; they were saving |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I saved |
| você, ele, ela | you saved; he/she saved |
| nós | we saved |
| a gente | we saved |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) saved; they saved |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to save |
| você, ele, ela | you used to save; he/she used to save |
| nós | we used to save |
| a gente | we used to save |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to save; they used to save |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been saving |
| você, ele, ela | you have been saving; he/she has been saving |
| nós | we have been saving |
| a gente | we have been saving |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been saving; they have been saving |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had saved |
| você, ele, ela | you had saved; he/she had saved |
| nós | we had saved |
| a gente | we had saved |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had saved; they had saved |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had saved |
| você, ele, ela | you had saved; he/she had saved |
| nós | we had saved |
| a gente | we had saved |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had saved; they had saved |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will save |
| você, ele, ela | you will save; he/she will save |
| nós | we will save |
| a gente | we will save |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will save; they will save |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have saved |
| você, ele, ela | you will have saved; he/she will have saved |
| nós | we will have saved |
| a gente | we will have saved |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have saved; they will have saved |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to save |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to save; he/she is going to save |
| nós | we are going to save |
| a gente | we are going to save |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to save; they are going to save |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to save |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to save; he/she was going to save |
| nós | we were going to save |
| a gente | we were going to save |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to save; they were going to save |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would save |
| você, ele, ela | you would save; he/she would save |
| nós | we would save |
| a gente | we would save |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would save; they would save |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have saved |
| você, ele, ela | you would have saved; he/she would have saved |
| nós | we would have saved |
| a gente | we would have saved |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have saved; they would have saved |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I save |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you save; (that) he/she saves |
| nós | (that) we save |
| a gente | (that) we save |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) save; (that) they save |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I saved |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you saved; (if) he/she saved |
| nós | (if) we saved |
| a gente | (if) we saved |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) saved; (if) they saved |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have saved |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have saved; (that) he/she has saved |
| nós | (that) we have saved |
| a gente | (that) we have saved |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have saved; (that) they have saved |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had saved |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had saved; (that) he/she had saved |
| nós | (that) we had saved |
| a gente | (that) we had saved |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had saved; (that) they had saved |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I save |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you save; (when/if) he/she saves |
| nós | (when/if) we save |
| a gente | (when/if) we save |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) save; (when/if) they save |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have saved |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have saved; (when/if) he/she has saved |
| nós | (when/if) we have saved |
| a gente | (when/if) we have saved |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have saved; (when/if) they have saved |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | save! |
| nós | let's save! |
| vocês, eles, elas | save! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not save! |
| nós | let's not save! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not save! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to save |
| você, ele, ela | for you to save; for him/her to save |
| nós | for us to save |
| a gente | for us to save |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to save; for them to save |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have saved |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have saved; for him/her to have saved |
| nós | for us to have saved |
| a gente | for us to have saved |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have saved; for them to have saved |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Portuguese entries.