saber
to know
Auxiliary: haber
Saber expresses knowing facts or knowing how to do something; it is irregular in the first person singular present (sé) and has a special preterite stem (sup-).
Yo sé la respuesta.
I know the answer.
Indicativo
Presente
Present
Yo sé la respuesta correcta.
I know the correct answer.
¿Sabes dónde está la estación?
Do you know where the station is?
Ella sabe tocar el piano.
She knows how to play the piano.
Nosotros sabemos la verdad.
We know the truth.
¿Vosotros sabéis nadar?
Do you know how to swim?
Ellos saben mucho de historia.
They know a lot about history.
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite
Ayer supe la noticia.
Yesterday I found out the news.
¿Cuándo supiste la verdad?
When did you find out the truth?
Ella nunca supo mi secreto.
She never found out my secret.
Lo supimos por la radio.
We found out about it on the radio.
¿Supisteis lo que pasó?
Did you find out what happened?
Ellos lo supieron demasiado tarde.
They found out too late.
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect
De niño yo sabía muchos poemas.
As a child I knew many poems.
Tú sabías la respuesta, ¿verdad?
You knew the answer, right?
Nadie sabía su nombre.
Nobody knew his name.
No sabíamos que era tan tarde.
We didn't know it was so late.
Vosotros sabíais el camino.
You knew the way.
Ellos sabían cocinar muy bien.
They knew how to cook very well.
Pretérito perfecto
Present Perfect
Siempre he sabido que eras honesto.
I have always known you were honest.
¿Has sabido algo de Ana?
Have you heard anything from Ana?
Él ha sabido mantener la calma.
He has known how to stay calm.
Hoy hemos sabido los resultados.
Today we have found out the results.
¿Habéis sabido la fecha del examen?
Have you found out the date of the exam?
Ellos han sabido adaptarse al cambio.
They have known how to adapt to the change.
Futuro simple
Future
Mañana sabré si aprobé.
Tomorrow I will know if I passed.
Pronto sabrás la respuesta.
Soon you will know the answer.
Ella lo sabrá muy pronto.
She will know it very soon.
Nunca sabremos qué pasó realmente.
We will never know what really happened.
Vosotros lo sabréis a tiempo.
You will know it in time.
Ellos sabrán qué hacer.
They will know what to do.
Condicional
Condicional simple
Conditional
Yo no sabría vivir sin música.
I wouldn't know how to live without music.
¿Sabrías ayudarme con esto?
Would you know how to help me with this?
Nadie sabría explicarlo mejor.
Nobody would know how to explain it better.
Sin mapa no sabríamos llegar.
Without a map we wouldn't know how to get there.
Vosotros sabríais resolverlo.
You would know how to solve it.
Ellos sabrían qué decir.
They would know what to say.
Subjuntivo
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
Espero que yo lo sepa a tiempo.
I hope I know it in time.
Quiero que sepas la verdad.
I want you to know the truth.
Es importante que ella lo sepa.
It is important that she knows it.
Ojalá sepamos la respuesta.
Hopefully we know the answer.
Quiero que sepáis lo que pienso.
I want you to know what I think.
Es mejor que ellos no lo sepan.
It is better that they don't know it.
Pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo
Imperfect Subjunctive
Si yo supiera la respuesta, te la diría.
If I knew the answer, I would tell you.
Ojalá supieras cuánto te aprecio.
If only you knew how much I appreciate you.
Actúa como si ella no lo supiera.
He acts as if she didn't know it.
Si supiéramos la verdad, actuaríamos.
If we knew the truth, we would act.
Si vosotros supierais la ruta, iríamos.
If you knew the route, we would go.
Querían que ellos supieran las reglas.
They wanted them to know the rules.
Imperativo
Imperativo
Imperative
Sabe que siempre te apoyaré.
Know that I will always support you.
Sepa usted que aquí es bienvenido.
Know that you are welcome here.
Sepamos aceptar las diferencias.
Let us know how to accept differences.
Sabed que confío en vosotros.
Know that I trust you.
Sepan que la reunión es mañana.
Know that the meeting is tomorrow.
