Savoir and Connaître

Question 1

Savoir

Answer 1

To know of something

• A fact
• A Reason
• How to do something

Question 2

Connaître

Answer 2

To know of someone

• • *A person
• • *A place
• • *Works of art, literature etc.

Question 3

What are the present irregular forms of savoir?

Answer 3

Je: sais

Tu: sais

Il/Elle: sait

Nous: savons

Vous: savez

Ils/Elles: savent

Question 4

What are the present irregular forms of Connaître?

Answer 4

Je: connais

Tu: connais

Il/Elle: connait

Nous: conaissons

Vous: conaissez

Ils/Elles: connaissent

Question 5

What is the past tense form of savoir?

Answer 5

su

Question 6

What is the past tense irregular from of connaître?

Answer 6

connu

Question 7

How do you put savoir into l’imparfait form?

Answer 7

Example: Je Savoir

Step 1) Put savoir into the present form of nous

Savons

Step 2) Remove the ons ending and add the imparfait ending that matches the subject

Sav

Je savais

Question 8

How do you put connaître into l’imparfait form?

Answer 8

Example: Tu connaît

Step 1) Put connaître into the present form of nous

Conaissons

Step 2) Remove the ons ending and add the imparfait ending that matches the subject

Conaiss

Tu Connaissais

Question 9

What is the past tense form of Savoir?

Question 10

What is the past tense form of Connaître?

Answer 10

Connu