Languages › English as a Second Language Example Sentences of the Verb Know Print paolomartinezphotography/Getty Images English as a Second Language Grammar Pronunciation & Conversation Vocabulary Writing Skills Reading Comprehension Business English Resources for Teachers By Kenneth Beare Kenneth Beare English as a Second Language (ESL) Expert TESOL Diploma, Trinity College London M.A., Music Performance, Cologne University of Music B.A., Vocal Performance, Eastman School of Music Kenneth Beare is an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher and course developer with over three decades of teaching experience. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on February 22, 2019 This page provides example sentences of the verb "Know" in all tenses including active and passive forms, as well as conditional and modal forms. Base Form know / Past Simple knew / Past Participle known / Gerund knowing Present Simple He knows a lot of people in Paris. Present Simple Passive The President is known to be in trouble. Present Continuous None Present Continuous Passive None Present Perfect They have known each other for years. Present Perfect Passive The facts in the case have been known since last year. Present Perfect Continuous None Past Simple She knew it was time to leave. Past Simple Passive Read More Example Sentences of the Verb Have In English By Kenneth Beare The story was known by all in the room. Past Continuous None Past Continuous Passive None Past Perfect They had known about the problem before they told him. Past Perfect Passive The problem had been known about by all before they told him. Past Perfect Continuous None Future (will) She will know it's you. Future (will) passive You will be known by everybody in the room. Future (going to) She is going to know the answer soon. Future (going to) passive The answer is going to be known at the end of the lesson. Future Continuous None Future Perfect They will have known Jack for twenty years by the end of this month. Future Possibility She might know the answer. Real Conditional If she knows the answer, she will tell you. Unreal Conditional If she knew the answer, she would tell you. Past Unreal Conditional If she had known the answer, she would have told you. Present Modal Andy should know the answer. Past Modal Andy should have known the answer. Quiz: Conjugate with Know Use the verb "to know" to conjugate the following sentences. Quiz answers are below. In some cases, more than one answer may be correct. They _____ about the problem before they told him.The President _____ to be in trouble.The facts in the case _____ since last year.They _____ Jack for twenty years by the end of this month.If she _____ the answer, she will tell you.The story _____ by all in the room at the trial yesterday.They _____ each other for years.He _____ a lot of people in Paris.If she _____ the answer, she would have told you.She _____ it's you. Quiz Answers had knownis knownhave been knownwill have knownknowswas knownhave knownknowshad knownwill know Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Beare, Kenneth. "Example Sentences of the Verb Know." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/example-sentences-of-the-verb-know-1211177. Beare, Kenneth. (2020, August 27). Example Sentences of the Verb Know. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/example-sentences-of-the-verb-know-1211177 Beare, Kenneth. "Example Sentences of the Verb Know." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/example-sentences-of-the-verb-know-1211177 (accessed May 1, 2024). copy citation