Saber Preterite Tense Conjugation - Spanish Preterite Tense Verb Conjugation - Conjugate Saber in Spanish Preterite Tense
Saber is a Spanish verb meaning to know. Saber is conjugated as an irregular verb in the preterite tense. Saber appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster as the 11st most used irregular verb.
For the present tense conjugation, go to Saber Conjugation - Present Tense.
Saber Conjugation: Preterite Tense
yo | supe |
tú | supiste |
él/ella | supo |
ns. | supimos |
vs. | supisteis |
ellos/ellas | supieron |
*Irregular forms in bold.
Saber Participio
The participio of Saber is sabido. The present perfect tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb haber with the participio.
Saber Imperfect Root
The imperfect root of Saber is sabía. The imperfect tense is rarely irregular and can be easily conjugated from this form, which is the yo, and él/ella conjugation.
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A verb is called a regular verb when its conjugation follows a typical pattern. A verb which does not follow these patterns exactly is called an irregular verb. In Spanish Preterite Tense, the 3 regular patterns are for verbs ending in ar, er, and ir.
Spanish Preterite Tense Conjugation Chart
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