Conjugate Saber in Spanish: All Tense, Chart, Practice Test

spanish conjugation of saber
Learning how to conjugate saber in Spanish is an essential step for students delving into the language. Saber, which means “to know” in English, is an irregular verb, making its conjugation patterns distinct and, at times, challenging to master. However, understanding its various forms is crucial for communicating knowledge, skills, or information in Spanish. This article aims to guide learners through the intricacies of conjugating saber across different tenses, ensuring a solid foundation in Spanish verb conjugation is established.

The importance of mastering how to conjugate saber in Spanish cannot be overstated. It is a verb that frequently appears in both written and spoken language, used to express knowledge or awareness of facts or information. Knowing how to accurately conjugate it will significantly enhance ones ability to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentences, thereby improving overall communication skills in Spanish.

In this article, we take a comprehensive approach to explain the conjugation of saber. From present tense to subjunctive moods, each section is designed to equip learners with the knowledge and confidence needed to use this verb effectively in various contexts. By breaking down the conjugation process into manageable steps, we aim to demystify this aspect of Spanish grammar, making it accessible to students of all levels.

Saber Conjugation Chart in Spanish

Here is the Spanish conjugation table for the verb saber following the requested format:

Personal Pronoun	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfecto	Futuro	Condicional	Presente Subjuntivo	Imperfecto Subjuntivo	Imperativo
Yo	sé	supe	sabía	sabré	sabría	sepa	supiera o supiese	sabe (no aplica)
Tú	sabes	supiste	sabías	sabrás	sabrías	sepas	supieras o supieses	sabe
Él/Ella/Usted	sabe	supo	sabía	sabrá	sabría	sepa	supiera o supiese	sepa
Nosotros	sabemos	supimos	sabíamos	sabremos	sabríamos	sepamos	supiéramos o supiésemos	sepamos
Vosotros	sabéis	supisteis	sabíais	sabréis	sabríais	sepáis	supierais o supieseis	sabed
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	saben	supieron	sabían	sabrán	sabrían	sepan	supieran o supiesen	sepan

Please note that for the imperativo form of “yo” it does not directly apply as in its common use cases because saber in the imperative is not typically directed towards oneself, hence it’s marked as “no aplica” (does not apply).

Saber Conjugation Present Tense – Presente

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
Yo	sé	Yo sé la respuesta.	I know the answer.
Tú	sabes	¿Tú sabes dónde está?	Do you know where it is?
Él/Ella/Usted	sabe	Él sabe tocar el piano.	He knows how to play the piano.
Nosotros/Nosotras	sabemos	Nosotros sabemos hablar español.	We know how to speak Spanish.
Vosotros/Vosotras	sabéis	Vosotros sabéis mucho de historia.	You all know a lot about history.
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	saben	Ellos saben la verdad.	They know the truth.

Saber Conjugation Present Perfect Tense – Pretérito Perfecto Conjugation Chart

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	he sabido	Yo he sabido la verdad.	I have known the truth.
tú	has sabido	Tú has sabido manejar la situación.	You have known how to handle the situation.
él/ella/usted	ha sabido	Él ha sabido la respuesta todo el tiempo.	He has known the answer all the time.
nosotros/as	hemos sabido	Nosotros hemos sabido adaptarnos.	We have known how to adapt.
vosotros/as	habéis sabido	Vosotros habéis sabido hacer vuestra parte.	You have known how to do your part.
ellos/ellas/ustedes	han sabido	Ellos han sabido mantenerse unidos.	They have known how to stay united.

Saber Conjugation Simple Paste Tense – Pretérito Indefinido

Here’s Saber conjugation preterite indefinido:

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	supe	Yo supe la verdad ayer.	I found out the truth yesterday.
tú	supiste	¿Tú supiste lo que pasó?	Did you find out what happened?
él/ella	supo	Él supo manejar la situación con inteligencia.	He managed the situation intelligently.
nosotros	supimos	Nosotros supimos de tu éxito inmediatamente.	We found out about your success immediately.
vosotros	supisteis	Vosotros supisteis cómo actuar correctamente.	You knew how to act correctly.
ellos	supieron	Ellos supieron la respuesta al instante.	They found out the answer instantly.

Saber Imperfect Conjugation – Pretérito Imperfecto

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
tú	sabe	Sabe lo que te digo.	Know what I’m telling you.
usted	sepa	Sepa que puede contar conmigo.	Know that you can count on me.
nosotros	sepamos	Sepamos valorar lo que tenemos.	Let’s know how to value what we have.
vosotros	sabed	Sabed que siempre estaré aquí.	Know that I’ll always be here.
ustedes	sepan	Sepan que tienen todo mi apoyo.	Know that you have all my support.

Saber Conjugation Pluperfect/Past Perfect Tense – Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	había sabido	Antes del viaje, yo ya había sabido la noticia.	Before the trip, I had already known the news.
tú	habías sabido	Tú ya habías sabido la verdad cuando te pregunté.	You had already known the truth when I asked you.
él/ella/usted	había sabido	Ella había sabido de su error antes de que lo encontraran.	She had known about her mistake before they found out.
nosotros/as	habíamos sabido	Nosotros ya habíamos sabido esos detalles.	We had already known those details.
vosotros/as	habíais sabido	Vosotros habíais sabido la respuesta correcta.	You all had known the correct answer.
ellos/ellas/ustedes	habían sabido	Ellos ya habían sabido la verdad antes de la reunión.	They had already known the truth before the meeting.

Saber Conjugation Simple Future Tense – Futuro Simple

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	sabré	Mañana sabré la respuesta.	Tomorrow I will know the answer.
tú	sabrás	Tú sabrás qué hacer en ese momento.	You will know what to do at that moment.
él/ella/Ud.	sabrá	Ella sabrá cómo ayudarte.	She will know how to help you.
nosotros/as	sabremos	Nosotros sabremos la verdad.	We will know the truth.
vosotros/as	sabréis	Vosotros sabréis la fecha del examen.	You will know the exam date.
ellos/ellas/Uds.	sabrán	Ellos sabrán explicarlo mejor.	They will know how to explain it better.

Saber Spanish Conjugation Future Perfect Tense – Futuro Perfecto

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	habré sabido	Para mañana, yo habré sabido la respuesta.	By tomorrow, I will have known the answer.
tú	habrás sabido	Tú habrás sabido la verdad antes de que empiece la reunión.	You will have known the truth before the meeting starts.
él/ella/usted	habrá sabido	Ella habrá sabido el resultado antes de compartirlo.	She will have known the result before sharing it.
nosotros/as	habremos sabido	Nosotros habremos sabido los detalles para el fin de semana.	We will have known the details by the weekend.
vosotros/as	habréis sabido	Vosotros habréis sabido la decisión antes de la cena.	You all will have known the decision before dinner.
ellos/ellas/ustedes	habrán sabido	Ellos habrán sabido de la nueva política para el próximo mes.	They will have known about the new policy by next month.

Saber Conjugation Simple Conditional Tense – Condicional Simple

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	sabría	Yo sabría la respuesta si estudiara.	I would know the answer if I studied.
tú	sabrías	¿Tú sabrías decirme la hora?	Would you know how to tell me the time?
él/ella/usted	sabría	Él sabría cómo resolverlo.	He would know how to solve it.
nosotros/as	sabríamos	Nosotros sabríamos más si nos lo explicaran.	We would know more if they explained it to us.
vosotros/as	sabríais	Vosotros sabríais qué hacer en mi lugar.	You would know what to do in my place.
ellos/ellas/ustedes	sabrían	Ellos sabrían la verdad tarde o temprano.	They would know the truth sooner or later.

Conjugate Saber in Spanish: Conditional Perfect Tense – Condicional Compuesto

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	habría sabido	Yo habría sabido la respuesta.	I would have known the answer.
tú	habrías sabido	Tú habrías sabido qué hacer.	You would have known what to do.
él/ella/usted	habría sabido	Él habría sabido la verdad.	He would have known the truth.
nosotros/as	habríamos sabido	Nosotros habríamos sabido de esa ley.	We would have known about that law.
vosotros/as	habríais sabido	Vosotros habríais sabido jugar mejor.	You all would have known how to play better.
ellos/ellas/ustedes	habrían sabido	Ellos habrían sabido su secreto.	They would have known his secret.

Saber Conjugation Imperative Tense – Imperativo

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
tú	sabe	Sabe lo que te digo.	Know what I’m telling you.
usted	sepa	Sepa que puede contar conmigo.	Know that you can count on me.
nosotros	sepamos	Sepamos valorar lo que tenemos.	Let’s know how to value what we have.
vosotros	sabed	Sabed que siempre estaré aquí.	Know that I’ll always be here.
ustedes	sepan	Sepan que tienen todo mi apoyo.	Know that you have all my support.

Saber Subjunctive Conjugation

Saber Subjunctive Conjugation Present Tense – Subjuntivo Presente

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	sepa	Espero que yo sepa la respuesta.	I hope I know the answer.
tú	sepas	No creo que tú sepas dónde está.	I don’t think you know where it is.
él/ella/Ud.	sepa	Es importante que él sepa la verdad.	It’s important that he knows the truth.
nosotros/as	sepamos	Quiero que nosotros sepamos más sobre esto.	I want us to know more about this.
vosotros/as	sepáis	Es bueno que vosotros sepáis nadar.	It’s good that you all know how to swim.
ellos/ellas/Uds.	sepan	Es necesario que ellos sepan las reglas.	It’s necessary that they know the rules.

Saber Conjugation Present Perfect Subjunctive – Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	haya sabido	Me alegro de que yo haya sabido la verdad.	I am glad that I have known the truth.
tú	hayas sabido	Espero que tú hayas sabido cómo actuar.	I hope that you have known how to act.
él/ella/usted	haya sabido	Es bueno que él haya sabido disculparse.	It’s good that he has known how to apologize.
nosotros/nosotras	hayamos sabido	Ojalá que nosotros hayamos sabido la respuesta.	I wish we had known the answer.
vosotros/vosotras	hayáis sabido	Me sorprende que vosotros hayáis sabido eso.	I’m surprised that you all have known that.
ellos/ellas/ustedes	hayan sabido	Es triste que ellos no hayan sabido la verdad.	It’s sad that they haven’t known the truth.

Saber Conjugation Imperfect Subjunctive – Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	supiera	Si supiera la respuesta, te lo diría.	If I knew the answer, I would tell you.
tú	supieras	Ojalá supieras cuánto te extraño.	I wish you knew how much I miss you.
él/ella/usted	supiera	Me sorprendería que él supiera la verdad.	I would be surprised if he knew the truth.
nosotros/nosotras	supiéramos	Sería mejor si lo supiéramos antes.	It would be better if we knew it beforehand.
vosotros/vosotras	supierais	Si supierais lo que yo sé, actuaríais diferente.	If you knew what I know, you would act differently.
ellos/ellas/ustedes	supieran	Dudo que ellos lo supieran.	I doubt they knew it.

Saber Pluperfect Subjunctive Conjugation – Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	hubiera sabido	Si yo hubiera sabido la verdad, te la habría dicho.	If I had known the truth, I would have told you.
tú	hubieras sabido	¿Y si tú hubieras sabido el secreto, qué habrías hecho?	And if you had known the secret, what would you have done?
él/ella/usted	hubiera sabido	Si él hubiera sabido las consecuencias, no lo habría hecho.	If he had known the consequences, he would not have done it.
nosotros/as	hubiéramos sabido	Si nosotros hubiéramos sabido de la reunión, habríamos asistido.	If we had known about the meeting, we would have attended.
vosotros/as	hubierais sabido	Si vosotros hubierais sabido la respuesta, habríais participado.	If you (plural) had known the answer, you would have participated.
ellos/ellas/ustedes	hubieran sabido	Si ellos hubieran sabido la verdad, todo habría sido diferente.	If they had known the truth, everything would have been different.

Saber Conjugation Future Subjunctive – Subjuntivo Futuro

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example Sentence	English Meaning
yo	supiere	Si yo supiere la respuesta te diría.	If I were to know the answer, I would tell you.
tú	supieres	Si tú supieres, podrías ayudarme.	If you were to know, you could help me.
él/ella/usted	supiere	Si él supiere, lo haría de inmediato.	If he were to know, he would do it immediately.
nosotros/as	supiéremos	Cuando nosotros lo supiéremos, actuaremos en consecuencia.	When we were to know, we will act accordingly.
vosotros/as	supiereis	Si vosotros lo supiereis, ¿qué haríais?	If you all were to know, what would you do?
ellos/ellas/ustedes	supieren	Si ellos lo supieren, cambiarían el plan.	If they were to know, they would change the plan.

Practice Test For Conjugating Saber in Spanish

1. Yo __ mucho sobre este tema.
A) saben
B) sabe
C) sabemos
D) sé

Tú __ manejar, ¿verdad?
A) saben
B) sabes
C) sabe
D) sabemos
Ella no __ qué decisión tomar.
A) sabes
B) sé
C) sabe
D) saben
Nosotros __ que la reunión es mañana.
A) saben
B) sabéis
C) sabemos
D) sabe
Vosotros __ encontrar buenas ofertas en línea.
A) sabéis
B) sabe
C) sabeis
D) saben
Ellos __ mucho sobre gastronomía.
A) sabes
B) sabe
C) sabemos
D) saben
Yo no __ a qué hora cierra el supermercado.
A) sabemos
B) sabe
C) sé
D) saben
¿Tú __ dónde viven ellos?
A) sabes
B) sabe
C) sabemos
D) sabéis
Ella __ hablar cuatro idiomas.
A) sabe
B) sabemos
C) sabéis
D) saben
Nosotros no __ cuál es la mejor opción.
A) saben
B) sabe
C) sabemos
D) sabéis
Vosotros __ mucho sobre este autor.
A) sabemos
B) sabéis
C) sabe
D) saben
Ellos __ responder esa pregunta.
A) sabe
B) saben
C) sabemos
D) sabéis
Yo __ descifrar este acertijo.
A) saben
B) sabemos
C) sé
D) sabéis
Tú __ la solución, ¿no?
A) sabemos
B) sabe
C) sabes
D) saben
Ella __ un secreto que no nos ha contado.
A) sabe
B) sabes
C) sabemos
D) saben
Nosotros __ reconocer nuestras limitaciones.
A) sabe
B) saben
C) sabemos
D) sabéis
Vosotros __ mucho de historia.
A) sabe
B) sabéis
C) saben
D) sabemos
Ellos __ que mañana va a llover.
A) sabe
B) saben
C) sabemos
D) sabéis
Yo __ quién ganó el partido anoche.
A) sé
B) sabe
C) saben
D) sabemos
¿Tú __ cuántas personas vendrán a la fiesta?
A) sabe
B) sabes
C) saben
D) sabéis

Answers:
1. D) sé
2. B) sabes
3. C) sabe
4. C) sabemos
5. A) sabéis
6. D) saben
7. C) sé
8. A) sabes
9. A) sabe
10. C) sabemos
11. B) sabéis
12. B) saben
13. C) sé
14. C) sabes
15. A) sabe
16. C) sabemos
17. B) sabéis
18. B) saben
19. A) sé
20. B) sabes

This definitive guide on how to conjugate saber in Spanish is designed for learners at all levels. Whether you’re a beginner eager to master the basics or an advanced learner polishing your grammar, this article is tailored to cover every angle of saber conjugation. With a meticulous approach, we’ve distilled key insights into the most searched-for aspects of conjugating ‘saber,’ ensuring that no stone is left unturned.

In this comprehensive exploration, we delve into the saber conjugation present, where you’ll discover how to correctly use saber in the present tense, laying the foundation for expressing current actions and states. We then transition into the past with saber preterite and saber conjugation preterite, guiding you through the nuances of recounting completed actions. For those intricate narratives, saber preterite conjugation will sharpen your storytelling, ensuring you convey past events with accuracy.

Venturing into the subjunctive mood, our guide on saber subjunctive illuminates how to express desires, doubts, and hypotheticals with saber, adding depth to your conversations and writings. And for those looking to master every tense, our sections on saber conditional, saber imperative, and saber infinitive usage will refine your command of Spanish, enabling you to navigate future possibilities, give commands, and utilize saber in its most versatile form.

By weaving through these phrases, our article stands as a beacon for learners and educators alike, promising a well-rounded mastery of saber. So, whether you’re drafting an email, engaging in conversation, or penning a narrative, let this guide be your trusted companion in conquering the conjugation of “saber” across all its forms.

Final Words
Mastering how to conjugate saber in Spanish is pivotal for any Spanish language learner seeking to expand their proficiency and fluency. This verb, integral to expressing knowledge and acumen in various contexts, opens doors to nuanced communication and deeper understanding of the language’s mechanics. Acquiring the skill to conjugate saber correctly is an essential milestone on the journey to linguistic expertise.

Navigating through the different tenses and forms of saber requires dedication and practice. However, once achieved, it significantly enhances the speaker’s ability to articulate knowledge, ask questions, and express uncertainty with precision. This accomplishment not only enriches ones verbal expression but also bolsters confidence in utilizing the Spanish language in diverse settings, whether in casual conversations or formal discourse.

In conclusion, the journey to conjugate saber in Spanish, though challenging, is undeniably rewarding. It stands as a testament to the learners commitment to mastering the nuances of the language, enriching their communicative prowess, and deepening their cultural appreciation. This endeavor not only sharpens ones grammar skills but also broadens the horizon of expression, making it a worthwhile pursuit for anyone passionate about Spanish.