All verbs

/sove/to saveB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object; reflexive se sauver for making off

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
sauvons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

sauv-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

sauv-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

sauv-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

sauv-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

sauv-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
sauver
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

sauver-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

sauver-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

sauver

Past participle
sauvé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

sauvé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

sauvé

Conjugation

présent
Ije sauve/ʒə sov/I save
youtu sauves/ty sov/you save
he/sheil sauve/il sov/he saves
wenous sauvons/nu sovɔ̃/we save
youvous sauvez/vu sove/you save
theyils sauvent/il sov/they save

Examples

  • Il lui a sauvé la vie.

    /il lɥi a so.ve la vi/

    He saved his life.

  • Ils l'ont sauvé.

    /il lɔ̃ so.ve/

    They saved him.

  • Je me sauve.

    /ʒə mə sov/

    I'm off.

Set phrases

  • sauver la vie

    to save someone's life

  • se sauver

    to run off, to be off

Notes

  • Je me sauve means "I'm off" — a casual way to say you're leaving, nothing to do with rescue.

  • Saving a file is enregistrer or sauvegarder, not sauver.