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savoir
To know facts or information
connaître
To know a person, place, or be familiar with something
Je sais
I know
Tu sais
You know
Il/Elle sait
He/She knows
Nous savons
We know
Vous savez
You know (formal/plural)
Ils/Elles savent
They know
Je connais
I know/am familiar with
Tu connais
You know/are familiar with
Il/Elle connaît
He/She knows/is familiar with
Nous connaissons
We know/are familiar with
Vous connaissez
You know/are familiar with
Ils/Elles connaissent
They know/are familiar with
savoir + infinitive
To know how to do something
Je sais nager
I know how to swim
connaître + noun
To be familiar with a noun/person/place
Je connais Paris
I know Paris
Passé composé
Past tense for completed actions
Imparfait
Past tense for ongoing or repeated actions
Passé composé formation
auxiliary verb + past participle
Example passé composé
J’ai mangé = I ate
Imparfait formation
nous form stem + imperfect endings
Imparfait endings
-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient
Example imparfait
Je mangeais = I was eating / I used to eat
Passé composé use
Specific completed event
Imparfait use
Background descriptions, habits, ongoing actions
Passé composé signal words
hier, soudain, tout à coup, une fois
Imparfait signal words
toujours, souvent, chaque jour, pendant que
Quand j’étais petit, je connaissais ce parc.
When I was little, I knew this park.
Hier, j’ai su la réponse.
Yesterday, I found out the answer.
Je savais déjà la vérité.
I already knew the truth.
Pendant que je lisais, mon ami est arrivé.
While I was reading, my friend arrived.
Connaître quelqu’un
To know someone
Savoir quelque chose
To know something
Je connais bien cette chanson.
I know this song well.
Tu sais parler français.
You know how to speak French.
J’ai connu ce professeur au lycée.
I met/knew this teacher in high school.
Difference between savoir and connaître
Savoir = facts/how to do something; connaître = familiar with people/places/things