Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sé | |
| tú | sabes | |
| él / ella / usted | sabe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sabemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sabéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | saben |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | supe | |
| tú | supiste | |
| él / ella / usted | supo | |
| nosotros / nosotras | supimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | supisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | supieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sabía | |
| tú | sabías | |
| él / ella / usted | sabía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sabíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sabíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sabían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sabré | |
| tú | sabrás | |
| él / ella / usted | sabrá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sabremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sabréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sabrán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sabría | |
| tú | sabrías | |
| él / ella / usted | sabría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sabríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sabríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sabrían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sepa | |
| tú | sepas | |
| él / ella / usted | sepa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sepamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sepáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sepan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Sé cocinar, pero no sé dónde está la sal.
I know how to cook, but I do not know where the salt is.
Saber + infinitive expresses knowing how to do something.
Meaning & usage
- to know, to understand (a fact)
- to know how to do something
- to find out, to learn
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations