Imperfect forms of saber  



Gramática
The verb saber (to know) in the imperfect tense:
knew, used to know

Imperfect tense forms of saber (to know)

yo sabía (I used to know) nosotros sabíamos (we used to know)
tú sabías (you used to know) vosotros sabíais (you guys used to know)
Ud./él/ella sabía (you used to know, he/she used to know) Uds./ellos/ ellas sabían (you all/they used to know)

Sentences with saber
Juan sabía las canciones que cantaba. - Juan used to know the songs he sang.
Yo sabía los poemas cuando era niño. - I knew the poems when I was a child.
Yo sabía manejar bicicleta cuando era chico. I used to know how to ride a bike was I was young.
Yo no sabía nada cuando llegué a la ciudad. - I didn't used to know anything when I arrived to the city.
Ella no sabía cantar. - She used to not know how to sing.
Nosotros sabíamos cómo llegar. - We used to know how to arrive.
¿Sabías que los muchachos no le iban a poder ayudar a limpiar la casa? - Did you know that the boys weren't going to be able to help him clean the house?
¿Sabíamos que ellos quieren jugar a fútbol?-Did we know that they want to play soccer?

Notes for the Tutor

  • The student should repeat these simple sentences to practice vocabulary and improve the pronunciation.
  • The tutor should ask the student questions using SABER in the imperfect.
  • Suggested Homework:The student should prepare 5 sentences or more using SABER in the imperfect.

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