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M071 Irregular

Saber — irregular yo + future (to know facts)

Irregular yo + future

Ejemplo: saber Example: saber

saber

to know (facts)

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Summary

SABER combines three core irregular points:
sé (present yo), supe (preterite), and sabré (future stem).

The rest of the paradigm stays stable and highly teachable: sepa, sabía, sabido.

Examples

  • Sé la respuesta, pero no la digo.
  • Ayer supe la noticia por la radio.
  • Ojalá sepas entenderlo.

Verbs following saber

Frequent verbs in this model:

resaber

Teacher guide (Spain)

Use one progression: sé -> supe -> sabré -> sepa.

1) Core verbs

Start with the base verb and one follower.

saber resaber

2) High-value chunks

Useful communicative patterns.

saber + infinitive no saber qué + infinitive que sepa

3) Teaching recommendation

Contrast saber (facts/skills) with conocer (familiarity).

Present Indicative

yo

sé

tú

sabes

él/ella

sabe

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Pattern cheat sheet

Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.

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Indicativo — Indicative

Presente

Present Indicative

✓ Available

yo

sé

tú

sabes

él/ella

sabe

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Pretérito perfecto simple

Preterite Indicative

✓ Available

yo

supe

tú

supiste

él/ella

supo

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Pretérito imperfecto

Imperfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

sabía

tú

sabías

él/ella

sabía

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Futuro simple

Future Indicative

✓ Available

yo

sabré

tú

sabrás

él/ella

sabrá

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Condicional simple

Conditional

✓ Available

yo

sabría

tú

sabrías

él/ella

sabría

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Subjuntivo — Subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo

Present Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

sepa

tú

sepas

él/ella

sepa

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Imperativo — Imperative

Imperativo afirmativo

Imperative

✓ Available

yo

—

tú

sabe

él/ella

sepa

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Imperativo negativo

Negative Imperative

✓ Available

yo

—

tú

sepas

él/ella

sepa

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Tense availability

Supported for this model (informational). Open a verb page to view full conjugation tables by tense.

Supported

Present Indicative Present Perfect Indicative Preterite Indicative Imperfect Indicative Pluperfect Indicative Preterite Anterior Future Indicative Conditional Future Perfect Indicative Conditional Perfect Present Subjunctive Present Perfect Subjunctive Imperfect Subjunctive Pluperfect Subjunctive Future Subjunctive Future Perfect Subjunctive Imperative Negative Imperative

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What this model teaches

Irregular yo Irregular future

Verbs following this model

2 verbs
resaber
to know very well
saber
to know (facts)

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