Spare – English Verbs Conjugation

spare spares sparing spared

Spare means to give from what you have, to save from harm, or to refrain from. Regular verb: spare-spared-spared.

Meanings

To give or lend something extra
To save someone from something unpleasant
To refrain from harming

Common Collocations

spare time spare no expense spare someone's feelings spare a thought spare the details

Tip for Learners

Spare no expense means to spend whatever is necessary. Spare someone's feelings means to avoid hurting them emotionally.

Present Simple

I	spare
you	spare
he/she/it	spares
we	spare
they	spare

Examples - Present Simple

I spare no expense.
You spare me the details.
She spares my feelings.
We spare some time.
They spare the rod.

Present Continuous

I	am sparing
you	are sparing
he/she/it	is sparing
we	are sparing
they	are sparing

Examples - Present Continuous

I am sparing no expense.
You are sparing me details.
She is sparing my feelings.
We are sparing some time.
They are sparing the rod.

Present Perfect

I	have spared
you	have spared
he/she/it	has spared
we	have spared
they	have spared

Examples - Present Perfect

I have spared no expense.
You have spared me details.
She has spared my feelings.
We have spared some time.
They have spared the rod.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been sparing
you	have been sparing
he/she/it	has been sparing
we	have been sparing
they	have been sparing

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been sparing no expense.
You have been sparing me details.
She has been sparing my feelings.
We have been sparing time.
They have been sparing the rod.

Past Simple

I	spared
you	spared
he/she/it	spared
we	spared
they	spared

Examples - Past Simple

I spared no expense.
You spared me the details.
She spared my feelings.
We spared some time.
They spared the rod.

Past Continuous

I	was sparing
you	were sparing
he/she/it	was sparing
we	were sparing
they	were sparing

Examples - Past Continuous

I was sparing no expense.
You were sparing me details.
She was sparing my feelings.
We were sparing time.
They were sparing the rod.

Past Perfect

I	had spared
you	had spared
he/she/it	had spared
we	had spared
they	had spared

Examples - Past Perfect

I had spared no expense.
You had spared me details.
She had spared my feelings.
We had spared time.
They had spared the rod.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been sparing
you	had been sparing
he/she/it	had been sparing
we	had been sparing
they	had been sparing

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been sparing no expense.
You had been sparing me details.
He had been sparing my feelings.
We had been sparing time.
They had been sparing the rod.

Future Simple

I	will spare
you	will spare
he/she/it	will spare
we	will spare
they	will spare

Examples - Future Simple

I will spare no expense.
You will spare me details.
She will spare my feelings.
We will spare some time.
They will spare the rod.

Future Continuous

I	will be sparing
you	will be sparing
he/she/it	will be sparing
we	will be sparing
they	will be sparing

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be sparing no expense.
You will be sparing me details.
He will be sparing my feelings.
We will be sparing time.
They will be sparing the rod.

Future Perfect

I	will have spared
you	will have spared
he/she/it	will have spared
we	will have spared
they	will have spared

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have spared no expense.
You will have spared me details.
She will have spared my feelings.
We will have spared time.
They will have spared the rod.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been sparing
you	will have been sparing
he/she/it	will have been sparing
we	will have been sparing
they	will have been sparing

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been sparing no expense.
You will have been sparing me details.
He will have been sparing my feelings.
We will have been sparing time.
They will have been sparing the rod.