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Past of the French verb savoir

The past tense conjugations for the French verb savoir, along with their English translations.



Verb phrases



ImperfectScored
je savaisI was knowing
tu savaisyou were knowing
il savaithe was knowing
elle savaitshe was knowing
nous savionswe were knowing
vous saviezyou were knowing
ils savaientthey were knowing
elles savaientthey were knowing

Past Historic / Passé Simple
This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.
Scored
je susI knew
tu susyou knew
il suthe knew
elle sutshe knew
nous sûmeswe knew
vous sûtesyou knew
ils surentthey knew
elles surentthey knew

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai suI have known
tu as suyou have known
il a suhe has known
elle a sushe has known
nous avons suwe have known
vous avez suyou have known
ils ont suthey have known
elles ont suthey have known

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