The French verb savoir means "to know (a fact)". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of savoir is je sais, tu sais, il/elle sait, nous savons, vous savez, ils/elles savent. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is sachant and its past participle is su. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| je | sais (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | sais (irregular) | |
| il/ | sait (irregular) | |
| nous | savons (irregular) | |
| vous | savez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | savent (irregular) |
| j' | ai su (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as su (irregular) |
| il/ | a su (irregular) |
| nous | avons su (irregular) |
| vous | avez su (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont su (irregular) |
| je | savais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | savais (irregular) |
| il/ | savait (irregular) |
| nous | savions (irregular) |
| vous | saviez (irregular) |
| ils/ | savaient (irregular) |
| je | saurai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | sauras (irregular) |
| il/ | saura (irregular) |
| nous | saurons (irregular) |
| vous | saurez (irregular) |
| ils/ | sauront (irregular) |
| je | saurais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | saurais (irregular) |
| il/ | saurait (irregular) |
| nous | saurions (irregular) |
| vous | sauriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | sauraient (irregular) |
| que je | sache (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | saches (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | sache (irregular) |
| que nous | sachions (irregular) |
| que vous | sachiez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | sachent (irregular) |
| tu | sache (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | sachons (irregular) |
| vous | sachez (irregular) |
Savoir is irregular. Its present forms include sais, sait, savons, savez, and savent, while its future uses saurai and its past participle is su.
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No. Savoir is irregular.
They are saurai, sauras, saura, saurons, saurez, and sauront.
The present participle is sachant, the past participle is su, and the auxiliary is avoir.