Usage examples of "Sabía" in Spanish with translation to English

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Tom no sabía cómo reaccionar. Tom didn't know how to react.
¡Sabía que podía contar contigo! I knew I could rely on you!
No sabía qué hacer primero. I didn't know what to do first.
Él sabía que no podía ganar. He knew he could not win.
Tom no sabía cómo contestar. Tom didn't know how to reply.
Ella me preguntó si sabía coser. She asked me if I could sew.
Él no sabía qué decir. He did not know what to say.
No sabía que él hablaba inglés. I didn't know that he could speak English.
De hecho no lo sabía. In fact I did not know it.
Tom sabía que podía contar con Mary. Tom knew he could count on Mary.
Tom no sabía qué hacer. Tom didn't know what to do.
Ella admitió que no sabía hablar francés. She acknowledged that she couldn't speak French.
No sabía que fuera japonés. I didn't know that he was Japanese.
Tom no sabía que Mary pudiera hablar francés. Tom didn't know that Mary could speak French.
Tom no sabía qué decir. Tom didn't know what to say.
Como no sabía su dirección, no pude escribirle. As I didn't know his address, I couldn't write to him.
No sabía que habías vuelto. I didn't know you were back.
Tom no sabía que Mary pudiera cantar tan bien. Tom didn't know Mary could sing so well.
Tom sabía que era imposible. Tom knew it was impossible.
Ella sabía leer a los 4 años de edad. She could read when she was four.
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