je, tu, il ਅਤੇ ils ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -e, -es ਅਤੇ -ent ਸਾਰੇ ਚੁੱਪ ਹਨ। ਸਿਰਫ਼ nous (-ons) ਅਤੇ vous (-ez) ਵੱਖਰੇ ਸੁਣਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | économisesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai économisé | économisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais économiser | économiseraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | économisessounds the same as another form in this tense | as économisésounds the same as another form in this tense | économisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas économisersounds the same as another form in this tense | économiserassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | économisesounds the same as another form in this tense | a économisésounds the same as another form in this tense | économisaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va économisersounds the same as another form in this tense | économiserasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | économisons | avons économisé | économisions | allons économiser | économiseronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | économisez | avez économisé | économisiez | allez économiser | économiserezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | économisentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont économisé | économisaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont économiser | économiserontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. économise covers both "I save (money)" and "I am save (money)ing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and économisé does not — ai économisé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so économisons gives you économisais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; économiser never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on économiser-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens d'économiser |
|---|---|
| tu | viens d'économiser |
| il/elle | vient d'économiser |
| nous | venons d'économiser |
| vous | venez d'économiser |
| ils/elles | viennent d'économiser |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | économise |
|---|---|
| nous | économisons |
| vous | économisez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en économisant
What this table tells you about économiser
The past participle is économisé, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on économiser-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In both the present and the imparfait, je, tu, il/elle and ils/elles are one sound: économise, économises, économisent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know économisons you already know économisais, économisait and économisaient. Futur proche keeps économiser untouched.