saber conjugation
irregular verbto know
Saber means to know. Its main irregular forms are sé in the present, supe in the preterite and sabré in the future.
sé Underlined forms are irregular.
Present
| yo | sé, irregular |
|---|---|
| tú | sabes |
| vos | sabés |
| él, ella, usted | sabe |
| nosotros | sabemos |
| vosotros | sabéis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | saben |
Preterite
| yo | supe, irregular |
|---|---|
| tú | supiste, irregular |
| vos | supiste, irregular |
| él, ella, usted | supo, irregular |
| nosotros | supimos, irregular |
| vosotros | supisteis, irregular |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | supieron, irregular |
Imperfect
| yo | sabía |
|---|---|
| tú | sabías |
| vos | sabías |
| él, ella, usted | sabía |
| nosotros | sabíamos |
| vosotros | sabíais |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | sabían |
Future
| yo | sabré, irregular |
|---|---|
| tú | sabrás, irregular |
| vos | sabrás, irregular |
| él, ella, usted | sabrá, irregular |
| nosotros | sabremos, irregular |
| vosotros | sabréis, irregular |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | sabrán, irregular |
Conditional
| yo | sabría, irregular |
|---|---|
| tú | sabrías, irregular |
| vos | sabrías, irregular |
| él, ella, usted | sabría, irregular |
| nosotros | sabríamos, irregular |
| vosotros | sabríais, irregular |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | sabrían, irregular |
Present subjunctive
| yo | sepa, irregular |
|---|---|
| tú | sepas, irregular |
| vos | sepas, irregular |
| él, ella, usted | sepa, irregular |
| nosotros | sepamos, irregular |
| vosotros | sepáis, irregular |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | sepan, irregular |
Imperfect subjunctive
| yo | supiera, irregularsupiese |
|---|---|
| tú | supieras, irregularsupieses |
| vos | supieras, irregularsupieses |
| él, ella, usted | supiera, irregularsupiese |
| nosotros | supiéramos, irregularsupiésemos |
| vosotros | supierais, irregularsupieseis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | supieran, irregularsupiesen |
Imperative
| tú | sabe |
|---|---|
| vos | sabé |
| usted | sepa, irregular |
| nosotros | sepamos, irregular |
| vosotros | sabed |
| ustedes | sepan, irregular |
Perfect tenses
Haber plus sabido: he sabido, había sabido, habré sabido. Gerund sabiendo. haber conjugation
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¿Sabes qué hora es?
Do you know what time it is?
¿Sabes cocinar arroz?
Do you know how to cook rice?
Ya sé cocinar sin ayuda.
I already know how to cook without help.
No sé conducir un coche.
I do not know how to drive a car.
Where saber breaks the pattern
- sé. The yo form of the present is sé, with a written accent.
- supe. The preterite has its own stem, sup-, and no written accent on supe or supo. The imperfect subjunctive is built on it: supiera.
- sabré. The future and conditional use sabr- in place of saber-.
- sepa. The present subjunctive has its own stem, sep-.
Vos and vosotros
| vos sabés, sabé | Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and much of Central America. The other tenses use the tú form. |
|---|---|
| vosotros sabéis, sabed | Spain. Latin America says ustedes saben. |
Same pattern
- haber hube, habré
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