Conjugate savoir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard , HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-16
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The verb "savoir" ('to know/know how to [do something]') is irregular in Le Présent tense.

Learn how to conjugate SAVOIR (to know) in Le Présent Indicatif in French

Je sais nager.I can swim.

Tu le sais ?Do you know that?

Il sait compter jusqu'à dix.He knows how to count up to ten.

Nous savons lacer nos chaussures.We know how to tie our shoes.

Vous savez votre leçon ?Do you know your lesson?

Ils savent ce que tu penses.They know what you think.

 

See also : Connaître vs savoir = to know something vs to know how to do in French

 

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Je sais nager.I can swim.
Il sait compter jusqu'à dix.He knows how to count up to ten.
Nous savons lacer nos chaussures.We know how to tie our shoes.
Ils savent ce que tu penses.They know what you think.
Tu le sais ?Do you know that?
Vous savez votre leçon ?Do you know your lesson?
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