Économiser Present Tense Conjugation in French
The present tense of économiser — “to save (money)” — is the form you need for habits, facts and what is happening now. This page gives you the complete present tense table for économiser, how it is formed, when to use it, the mistakes learners make with it, and a quiz to check yourself. The first example shows it in action: “J'économise de l’argent chaque mois.” — “I save money every month.”
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for économiser, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
Present Tense conjugation of économiser
Every form in the table below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for économiser. économiser is a regular -er verb, so you can build the present tense from the regular endings once you know the stem.
Present indicative — économiser
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | économise |
| tu | économises |
| il/elle | économise |
| nous | économisons |
| vous | économisez |
| ils/elles | économisent |
The gerund of économiser is en économisant and the past participle is économisé. You need the participle for the perfect tenses and the gerund for constructions with en.
How the present tense of économiser is formed
For a regular -er verb, the present tense is built on the stem économis- (the infinitive économiser without its -er ending) plus the present tense endings: je → économise, tu → économises, il/elle → économise, nous → économisons, vous → économisez, ils/elles → économisent. So économiser gives économise, économises, économise, économisons, économisez, économisent.
When to use the present tense of économiser
1. Habits and routines
Use the present tense for habits and routines. For example, with économiser: “J'économise de l’argent chaque mois tous les jours.” — “I save money every month.” Notice how the time expression and the context, not just the verb form, tell you which rule applies.
2. General truths and facts
Use the present tense for general truths and facts. For example, with économiser: “Tu économises de l’argent chaque mois en général.” — “You save money every month.” Notice how the time expression and the context, not just the verb form, tell you which rule applies.
3. What is happening right now
Use the present tense for what is happening right now. For example, with économiser: “Il économise de l’argent chaque mois maintenant.” — “He saves money every month.” Notice how the time expression and the context, not just the verb form, tell you which rule applies.
4. Scheduled plans and the near future
Use the present tense for scheduled plans and the near future. For example, with économiser: “Nous économisons de l’argent chaque mois demain.” — “We save money every month.” Notice how the time expression and the context, not just the verb form, tell you which rule applies.
5. Narration and instructions
Use the present tense for narration and instructions. For example, with économiser: “Ils économisent de l’argent chaque mois souvent.” — “They save money every month.” Notice how the time expression and the context, not just the verb form, tell you which rule applies.
Present vs future: économiser now, économiser later
The present and the future both talk about things that have not happened yet in one sense, but they are not interchangeable. The present is for what is true now or already fixed; the future is for what will happen and is not yet certain. Compare the pairs below — the present form comes from this page, the future form from the full conjugation table.
Present Tense: “J'économise de l’argent chaque mois tous les jours.” — “I save money every month.”
Future: “J'économiserai de l’argent chaque mois demain.” — “I will save money every month tomorrow.”
Present Tense: “Tu économises de l’argent chaque mois maintenant.” — “You save money every month.”
Future: “Tu économiseras de l’argent chaque mois demain.” — “You will save money every month tomorrow.”
Present Tense: “Nous économisons de l’argent chaque mois en classe.” — “We save money every month.”
Future: “Nous économiserons de l’argent chaque mois demain.” — “We will save money every month tomorrow.”
Example sentences: économiser in the present tense
Six sentences using only the present tense of économiser, with English translations. Read them aloud — saying the forms is the fastest way to fix them in memory.
- “J'économise de l’argent chaque mois tous les jours.” — “I save money every month.”
- “Tu économises de l’argent chaque mois chaque matin.” — “You save money every month.”
- “Il économise de l’argent chaque mois souvent.” — “He saves money every month.”
- “Nous économisons de l’argent chaque mois maintenant.” — “We save money every month.”
- “Vous économisez de l’argent chaque mois en général.” — “You save money every month.”
- “Ils économisent de l’argent chaque mois le week-end.” — “They save money every month.”
Common mistakes with économiser in the present tense
Mistake 1: Using the infinitive instead of the present
Wrong: “Je économiser de l’argent chaque mois.”
Right: “J'économise de l’argent chaque mois.”
The infinitive never takes a subject; use the conjugated form économise.
Mistake 2: Mixing up the persons
Wrong: “Tu économise de l’argent chaque mois.”
Right: “Tu économises de l’argent chaque mois.”
After tu you need économises, not the je form économise. Each person has its own ending.
Mistake 3: Using the future for a habit
Wrong: “J'économiserai de l’argent chaque mois.” (for something you do every day)
Right: “J'économise de l’argent chaque mois tous les jours.”
A habit takes the present, not the future. The future (économiserai) is for what will happen.
Mistake 4: Using the passé composé for a habit
Wrong: “J'ai économisé de l’argent chaque mois tous les jours.” (for a daily habit)
Right: “J'économise de l’argent chaque mois tous les jours.”
A daily habit takes the present. The passé composé is for finished events.
Quiz: économiser in the present tense
What is the je form of économiser in the Present indicative?
- A) économisez
- B) économise
- C) économisons
- D) économises
What is the tu form of économiser in the Present indicative?
- A) économisez
- B) économisons
- C) économises
- D) économise
What is the il/elle form of économiser in the Present indicative?
- A) économisons
- B) économisent
- C) économise
- D) économisez
What is the nous form of économiser in the Present indicative?
- A) économise
- B) économisez
- C) économisons
- D) économises
What is the vous form of économiser in the Present indicative?
- A) économises
- B) économisez
- C) économise
- D) économisons
What is the ils/elles form of économiser in the Present indicative?
- A) économise
- B) économisez
- C) économisent
- D) économisons
What is the gerund of économiser?
- A) en économisant
- B) économisé
- C) économiserai
- D) économise
What does économiser mean in English?
- A) to be
- B) to save (money)
- C) to go
- D) to have
Answer key
- B) économise — the je form of économiser in the present indicative is économise.
- C) économises — the tu form of économiser in the present indicative is économises.
- C) économise — the il/elle form of économiser in the present indicative is économise.
- C) économisons — the nous form of économiser in the present indicative is économisons.
- B) économisez — the vous form of économiser in the present indicative is économisez.
- C) économisent — the ils/elles form of économiser in the present indicative is économisent.
- A) en économisant — the gerund of économiser is en économisant.
- B) to save (money) — économiser means “to save (money)” in English.
Frequently asked questions
How is the present tense of économiser formed?
From the stem plus the present endings — the full table is at the top of this page. The je form is économise and the ils form is économisent.
When do I use the present tense of économiser?
Use it for habits, facts and things happening now. The five usage rules above, with examples, cover the situations you will meet most often.
What is the difference between the present tense and the future?
The present is for what is true now or happens regularly (économise), while the future is for what will happen (économiserai). The contrast section above shows three pairs side by side.
Where can I see the full conjugation of économiser?
On the full conjugation page for économiser, which has every tense, plus examples and a longer quiz. The examples and quiz page has more sentences in context.
Practice drill
Say the six present tense forms of économiser in order, without looking: économise, économises, économise, économisons, économisez, économisent. Then write three sentences of your own — one about today, one about yesterday, one about tomorrow — using économise, ai économisé and économiserai. Check every form against the table above. When you can produce all six persons without looking, move on to the examples and quiz page.
Related pages
- économiser in the present tense — the full table and uses for this verb in the present tense.
- économiser examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- French verbs — the full hub of French conjugation pages.
- French present tense guide — how this tense works for regular verbs.
- Depenser conjugation — another French verb to practise with.
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- Spanish verbs — the full hub of Spanish conjugation pages.
- Verb Conjugator — practise économiser with the interactive tool.
- Verb Quiz — practise économiser with the interactive tool.
- Present Tense Conjugator — practise the present tense with the interactive tool.
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