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Conjugation of the French verb savoir

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb savoir, along with their English translations.

savoir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
savoir	to know

Present		Scored
je sais	I know
tu sais	you know
il sait	he knows
elle sait	she knows
nous savons	we know
vous savez	you know
ils savent	they know
elles savent	they know

Imperfect		Scored
je savais	I was knowing
tu savais	you were knowing
il savait	he was knowing
elle savait	she was knowing
nous savions	we were knowing
vous saviez	you were knowing
ils savaient	they were knowing
elles savaient	they 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 sus	I knew
tu sus	you knew
il sut	he knew
elle sut	she knew
nous sûmes	we knew
vous sûtes	you knew
ils surent	they knew
elles surent	they knew

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai su	I have known
tu as su	you have known
il a su	he has known
elle a su	she has known
nous avons su	we have known
vous avez su	you have known
ils ont su	they have known
elles ont su	they have known

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais su	I had known
tu avais su	you had known
il avait su	he had known
elle avait su	she had known
nous avions su	we had known
vous aviez su	you had known
ils avaient su	they had known
elles avaient su	they had known

Future		Scored
je saurai	I will know
tu sauras	you will know
il saura	he will know
elle saura	she will know
nous saurons	we will know
vous saurez	you will know
ils sauront	they will know
elles sauront	they will know

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai su	I will have known
tu auras su	you will have known
il aura su	he will have known
elle aura su	she will have known
nous aurons su	we will have known
vous aurez su	you will have known
ils auront su	they will have known
elles auront su	they will have known

Conditional		Scored
je saurais	I would know
tu saurais	you would know
il saurait	he would know
elle saurait	she would know
nous saurions	we would know
vous sauriez	you would know
ils sauraient	they would know
elles sauraient	they would know

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais su	I would have known
tu aurais su	you would have known
il aurait su	he would have known
elle aurait su	she would have known
nous aurions su	we would have known
vous auriez su	you would have known
ils auraient su	they would have known
elles auraient su	they would have known

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je sache	(... that) I know
(... que) tu saches	(... that) you know
(... que) il sache	(... that) he knows
(... que) elle sache	(... that) she knows
(... que) nous sachions	(... that) we know
(... que) vous sachiez	(... that) you know
(... que) ils sachent	(... that) they know
(... que) elles sachent	(... that) they know

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je susse	(... that) I was knowing
(... que) tu susses	(... that) you were knowing
(... que) il sût	(... that) he was knowing
(... que) elle sût	(... that) she was knowing
(... que) nous sussions	(... that) we were knowing
(... que) vous sussiez	(... that) you were knowing
(... que) ils sussent	(... that) they were knowing
(... que) elles sussent	(... that) they were knowing

Imperative		Scored
sache	Know
sachons	Let's know
sachez	Know

Present Participle		Scored
sachant	knowing

Past Participle		Scored
su	known

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