Usage examples of "savais" in French with translation to English

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Je savais que tu viendrais. I knew you'd come.
Ce serait bien si je savais nager. How I wish I could swim.
Je savais qu'il accepterait. I knew he would accept.
Je savais que je pouvais compter sur toi ! I knew I could rely on you!
Je savais qu'il lisait. I knew that he was reading.
Elle m'a demandé si je savais coudre. She asked me if I could sew.
Je le savais depuis le début. I've known it all along.
Je savais que je pouvais compter sur vous ! I knew I could rely on you!
Je ne savais pas où aller. I didn't know where to go.
Je ne savais pas qu'il savait parler anglais. I didn't know that he could speak English.
Je savais que ce moment viendrait. I knew this moment would come.
Il m'a demandé si je savais parler anglais. He asked me if I could speak English.
Je ne savais pas bien quoi dire. I didn't know what to say.
Si je savais son nom et son adresse, je pourrais lui écrire. If I knew her name and address, I could write to her.
Je parle comme si je savais tout. I talk as if I knew everything.
Que tenterais-tu si tu savais que tu ne pouvais pas échouer ? What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
Je ne savais pas quoi lui dire. I didn't know what to say to him.
Il se pourrait qu'ils me paient plus si je savais utiliser un ordinateur. They might pay me more if I could use a computer.
Je savais qu'aujourd'hui serait amusant. I knew that today would be fun.
Je savais que je devais lui dire la vérité, mais je n'arrivais pas à m'y résoudre. I knew I had to tell him the truth but I couldn't bring myself to do it.
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