The Spanish verb saber means "to know (facts)". Below are its 8 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 saber is yo sé, tú sabes, él/ella/usted sabe, nosotros sabemos, vosotros sabéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes saben. It is irregular: 1 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | sé (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | sabes | |
| él/ | sabe | |
| nosotros | sabemos | |
| vosotros | sabéis | |
| ellos/ | saben |
| yo | supe (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | supiste (irregular) |
| él/ | supo (irregular) |
| nosotros | supimos (irregular) |
| vosotros | supisteis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | supieron (irregular) |
| yo | sabía |
|---|---|
| tú | sabías |
| él/ | sabía |
| nosotros | sabíamos |
| vosotros | sabíais |
| ellos/ | sabían |
| yo | sabré (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | sabrás (irregular) |
| él/ | sabrá (irregular) |
| nosotros | sabremos (irregular) |
| vosotros | sabréis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | sabrán (irregular) |
| yo | sabría (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | sabrías (irregular) |
| él/ | sabría (irregular) |
| nosotros | sabríamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | sabríais (irregular) |
| ellos/ | sabrían (irregular) |
| yo | sepa (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | sepas (irregular) |
| él/ | sepa (irregular) |
| nosotros | sepamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | sepáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | sepan (irregular) |
| tú | sabe |
|---|---|
| usted | sepa (irregular) |
| nosotros | sepamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | sabed |
| ustedes | sepan (irregular) |
| yo | he sabido |
|---|---|
| tú | has sabido |
| él/ | ha sabido |
| nosotros | hemos sabido |
| vosotros | habéis sabido |
| ellos/ | han sabido |
Saber is irregular. The table shows sé in the present, supe in the preterite, and sabré in the future. Its present subjunctive uses sep, as in sepa and sepamos.
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No. Saber is irregular, with forms such as sé, supe, sabré, and sepa in the table.
They are supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supisteis, and supieron.
The future and conditional use the stem sabr. The forms include sabré and sabría.