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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.



Verb phrases



InfinitiveScored
savoirto know

PresentScored
je saisI know
tu saisyou know
il saithe knows
elle saitshe knows
nous savonswe know
vous savezyou know
ils saventthey know
elles saventthey know

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 knew
tu as suyou knew
il a suhe knew
elle a sushe knew
nous avons suwe knew
vous avez suyou knew
ils ont suthey knew
elles ont suthey knew

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfaitScored
j'avais suI had known
tu avais suyou had known
il avait suhe had known
elle avait sushe had known
nous avions suwe had known
vous aviez suyou had known
ils avaient suthey had known
elles avaient suthey had known

FutureScored
je sauraiI will know
tu saurasyou will know
il saurahe will know
elle saurashe will know
nous sauronswe will know
vous saurezyou will know
ils saurontthey will know
elles saurontthey 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.
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j'aurai suI will have known
tu auras suyou will have known
il aura suhe will have known
elle aura sushe will have known
nous aurons suwe will have known
vous aurez suyou will have known
ils auront suthey will have known
elles auront suthey will have known

ConditionalScored
je sauraisI would know
tu sauraisyou would know
il sauraithe would know
elle sauraitshe would know
nous saurionswe would know
vous sauriezyou would know
ils sauraientthey would know
elles sauraientthey 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.
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j'aurais suI would have known
tu aurais suyou would have known
il aurait suhe would have known
elle aurait sushe would have known
nous aurions suwe would have known
vous auriez suyou would have known
ils auraient suthey would have known
elles auraient suthey would have known

Present SubjunctiveScored
(... 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 SubjunctiveScored
(... 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

ImperativeScored
sache Know
sachonsLet's know
sachez Know

Present ParticipleScored
sachant knowing

Past ParticipleScored
su known

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