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saber

to know

verb irregular Word 28 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

How to conjugate saber

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo sé I know
tú sabes you know
él/ella sabe he/she knows / you know (formal)
nosotros sabemos we know
ellos/ellas saben they know / you all know

Preterite

yo supe I knew
tú supiste you knew
él/ella supo he/she knew / you knew (formal)
nosotros supimos we knew
ellos/ellas supieron they knew / you all knew

Imperfect

yo sabía I knew / I used to know
tú sabías you knew / you used to know
él/ella sabía he/she knew / he/she used to know / you knew (formal) / you used to know (formal)
nosotros sabíamos we knew / we used to know
ellos/ellas sabían they knew / they used to know / you all knew / you all used to know

Future

yo sabré I will know
tú sabrás you will know
él/ella sabrá he/she will know / you will know (formal)
nosotros sabremos we will know
ellos/ellas sabrán they will know / you all will know

In a sentence

¿Sabes dónde está mi teléfono?

Do you know where my phone is?

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