connaître, to know, to be familiar with




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Summary: Je ne connais pas son adresse. I don’t know his address. AUDIO below, by a native speaker. Indicatif - Indicative Mode .... statements présent .... present tense je connais .... I know je ne connais pas .... I don’t know je connais .... I know tu connais .... you know elle connaît .... she knows il connaît .... he/it knows on connaît .... we know nous connaissons .... we know vous connaissez .... you know elles connaissent .... they know ils connaissent .... they know imparfait .... imperfect je connaissais .... I used to know* je ne connaissais pas .... I didn’t use to know je connaissais .... I used to know tu connaissais .... you used to know elle connaissait .... she used to know il connaissait .... he/it used to know on connaissait .... we used to know nous connaissions .... we used to know vous connaissiez .... you used to know elles connaissaient .... they used to know ils connaissaient .... they used to know .... •also I would know… passé composé .... preterit or present perfect j’ai connu .... I knew* je n’ai pas connu .... I didn’t know j’ai connu .... I knew tu as connu .... you knew elle a connu .... she knew il a connu .... he/it knew on a connu .... we knew nous avons connu .... we knew vous avez connu .... you knew elles ont connu .... they knew ils ont connu .... they knew .... *also I have known… futur simple .... future tense je connaîtrai .... I will know je ne connaîtrai pas .... I won’t know je connaîtrai .... I will know tu connaîtras .... you will know elle connaîtra .... she will know il connaîtra .... he/it will know on connaîtra .... we will know nous connaîtrons .... we will know vous connaîtrez .... you will know elles connaîtront .... they will know ils connaîtront .... they will know Continue with this verb and many more in the Premium area (http://www.frenchetc.org/2008/09/08/connaitre-to-know-to-be-familiar-with-all-tenses/ ).   Note: 'to know' has two translations in French. Connaître is to be familiar with and savoir is to know how. Related: SAVOIR (http://www.frenchetc.org/2012/05/06/savoir-to-know/) . Tenses and modes (../grammar-insight/tenses-and-modes/) . 52 Very First French Verbs (../2008/01/14/french-verb-podcast/) . AUDIO