to know (facts, how to)
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Sé cocinar arroz con pollo.
I know how to cook chicken and rice.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Supimos la noticia por la radio.
We found out the news on the radio.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Ella no sabía que veníamos.
She didn't know we were coming.
Futuro · What will happen
Mañana sabrás los resultados del examen.
Tomorrow you'll know the results of the exam.
Condicional · What would happen
No sabría qué decirle.
I wouldn't know what to say to him.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Mis hijos siempre han sabido nadar.
My children have always known how to swim.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Nunca había sabido tanto de la historia de Cuba.
I had never known so much about Cuba's history.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
A estas horas ya habrá sabido la noticia.
By now she will have heard the news.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Si me lo hubieras contado, lo habría sabido.
If you had told me, I would have known.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que sepan que estoy bien.
I want them to know that I'm fine.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Si supieras lo que pasó, no te reirías.
If you knew what happened, you wouldn't laugh.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Hablaba como si yo supiese la respuesta.
He talked as if I knew the answer.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que ella haya sabido la verdad.
I doubt she has known the truth.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiéramos sabido, habríamos venido antes.
If we had known, we would have come sooner.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Rarely used with this verb.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.