regular model: work
verbs ending in -e: like

know - model verbChange -ow (or -aw) to -ew to form the preterit. To form the past participle, add -n to the infinitive.
Verbs that follow
this model:
  1. blow
  2. draw
  3. foreknow
  4. grow
  5. intergrow
  6. outdraw
  7. outgrow
  8. overdraw
  9. overgrow
  10. overthrow
  11. re-grow
  12. redraw
  13. regrow
  14. throw
  15. withdraw

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know

'know' is the model of its conjugation.
This verb is not used in the continuous tenses.
infinitive:
present participle:
past participle:
(to) know
knowing
known
definition
in Spanish
in French
in Italian

Indicative

presentAlso known as:
present simple or simple present
Iknow
youknow
he, she, itknows
weknow
youknow
theyknow
simple pastAlso known as:
past simple or preterit
Iknew
youknew
he, she, itknew
weknew
youknew
theyknew
future
Iwill know
youwill know
he, she, itwill know
wewill know
youwill know
theywill know

Perfect tenses

present perfect
Ihave known
youhave known
he, she, ithas known
wehave known
youhave known
theyhave known
past perfectAlso known as:
pluperfect
Ihad known
youhad known
he, she, ithad known
wehad known
youhad known
theyhad known
future perfect
Iwill have known
youwill have known
he, she, itwill have known
wewill have known
youwill have known
theywill have known

Continuous (progressive) and emphatic tenses

present continuous
I
you
he, she, it
we
you
they
past continuous
I
you
he, she, it
we
you
they
present emphatic
Ido know
youdo know
he, she, itdoes know
wedo know
youdo know
theydo know
past emphatic
Idid know
youdid know
he, she, itdid know
wedid know
youdid know
theydid know

Compound continuous (progressive) tenses

present perfect
I
you
he, she, it
we
you
they
past perfect
I
you
he, she, it
we
you
they
future
I
you
he, she, it
we
you
they
future perfect
I
you
he, she, it
we
you
they

Conditional

present
Iwould know
youwould know
he, she, itwould know
wewould know
youwould know
theywould know
perfectAlso known as:
past conditional
Iwould have known
youwould have known
he, she, itwould have known
wewould have known
youwould have known
theywould have known
present continuous
Iwould be knowing
youwould be knowing
he, she, itwould be knowing
wewould be knowing
youwould be knowing
theywould be knowing
perfect continuous
Iwould have been knowing
youwould have been knowing
he, she, itwould have been knowing
wewould have been knowing
youwould have been knowing
theywould have been knowing

Imperative

present
(you)know!
(we)let's know!
(you)know!

Subjunctive

present
Iknow
youknow
he, she, itknow
weknow
youknow
theyknow
past
Iknew
youknew
he, she, itknew
weknew
youknew
theyknew
past perfectAlso known as:
pluperfect subjunctive
Ihad known
youhad known
he, she, ithad known
wehad known
youhad known
theyhad known
future
Ishould know
youshould know
he, she, itshould know
weshould know
youshould know
theyshould know

  Note: One may encounter the archaic present tense forms thou knowest, thou know'st, thou knowst, and s/he knoweth; or the preterit form thou knewest.  

*Blue letters in conjugations are irregular forms. (example)
*Red letters in conjugations are exceptions to the model. (example)

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