The German verb sparen means "to save". Below are its 6 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of sparen is ich spare, du sparst, er/sie/es spart, wir sparen, ihr spart, sie/Sie sparen. It is a regular -en verb, so every tense takes the standard -en endings. The tables below cover 6 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is sparend and its past participle is gespart.
| ich | spare | |
|---|---|---|
| du | sparst | |
| er/ | spart | |
| wir | sparen | |
| ihr | spart | |
| sie/ | sparen |
| ich | sparte |
|---|---|
| du | spartest |
| er/ | sparte |
| wir | sparten |
| ihr | spartet |
| sie/ | sparten |
| ich | habe gespart |
|---|---|
| du | hast gespart |
| er/ | hat gespart |
| wir | haben gespart |
| ihr | habt gespart |
| sie/ | haben gespart |
| ich | werde sparen |
|---|---|
| du | wirst sparen |
| er/ | wird sparen |
| wir | werden sparen |
| ihr | werdet sparen |
| sie/ | werden sparen |
| ich | sparte |
|---|---|
| du | spartest |
| er/ | sparte |
| wir | sparten |
| ihr | spartet |
| sie/ | sparten |
| du | spar |
|---|---|
| ihr | spart |
| Sie | sparen Sie |
Sparen is regular. Its simple past forms include sparte, spartest, sparten, and spartet, and its past participle is gespart.
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Yes, sparen is regular. Its forms follow the regular weak pattern.
The present perfect uses haben and gespart. For example, ich habe gespart.
The forms are ich sparte, du spartest, er sparte, wir sparten, ihr spartet, and sie sparten.