French reference
savoir
to know a fact; to know how to
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I know a fact |
| tu | you know a fact |
| il/elle/on | he/she knows a fact |
| nous | we know a fact |
| vous | you (plural/formal) know a fact |
| ils/elles | they know a fact |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I knew a fact; I have known a fact |
| tu | you knew a fact; you have known a fact |
| il/elle/on | he/she knew a fact; he/she has known a fact |
| nous | we knew a fact; we have known a fact |
| vous | you (plural/formal) knew a fact; you (plural/formal) have known a fact |
| ils/elles | they knew a fact; they have known a fact |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I knew a fact |
| tu | you knew a fact |
| il/elle/on | he/she knew a fact |
| nous | we knew a fact |
| vous | you (plural/formal) knew a fact |
| ils/elles | they knew a fact |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had known a fact |
| tu | you had known a fact |
| il/elle/on | he/she had known a fact |
| nous | we had known a fact |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had known a fact |
| ils/elles | they had known a fact |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will know a fact |
| tu | you will know a fact |
| il/elle/on | he/she will know a fact |
| nous | we will know a fact |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will know a fact |
| ils/elles | they will know a fact |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have known a fact |
| tu | you will have known a fact |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have known a fact |
| nous | we will have known a fact |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have known a fact |
| ils/elles | they will have known a fact |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to know a fact |
| tu | you are going to know a fact |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to know a fact |
| nous | we are going to know a fact |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to know a fact |
| ils/elles | they are going to know a fact |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just known a fact |
| tu | you have just known a fact |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just known a fact |
| nous | we have just known a fact |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just known a fact |
| ils/elles | they have just known a fact |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I knew a fact |
| tu | you knew a fact |
| il/elle/on | he/she knew a fact |
| nous | we knew a fact |
| vous | you (plural/formal) knew a fact |
| ils/elles | they knew a fact |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had known a fact |
| tu | you had known a fact |
| il/elle/on | he/she had known a fact |
| nous | we had known a fact |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had known a fact |
| ils/elles | they had known a fact |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would know a fact |
| tu | you would know a fact |
| il/elle/on | he/she would know a fact |
| nous | we would know a fact |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would know a fact |
| ils/elles | they would know a fact |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have known a fact |
| tu | you would have known a fact |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have known a fact |
| nous | we would have known a fact |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have known a fact |
| ils/elles | they would have known a fact |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have known a fact |
| tu | you would have known a fact |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have known a fact |
| nous | we would have known a fact |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have known a fact |
| ils/elles | they would have known a fact |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I know a fact |
| tu | (that) you know a fact |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she knows a fact |
| nous | (that) we know a fact |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) know a fact |
| ils/elles | (that) they know a fact |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have known a fact |
| tu | (that) you have known a fact |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has known a fact |
| nous | (that) we have known a fact |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have known a fact |
| ils/elles | (that) they have known a fact |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I knew a fact |
| tu | (that) you knew a fact |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she knew a fact |
| nous | (that) we knew a fact |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) knew a fact |
| ils/elles | (that) they knew a fact |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had known a fact |
| tu | (that) you had known a fact |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had known a fact |
| nous | (that) we had known a fact |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had known a fact |
| ils/elles | (that) they had known a fact |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | know a fact! |
| nous | let's know a fact! |
| vous | know a fact! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have known a fact by then! |
| nous | let's have known a fact by then! |
| vous | have known a fact by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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