sabia falar francês

could speak French

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phrase Rare #28,943
could speak French Literally: knew how to speak French. The subject is in the past tense.
PO: Quando era criança, ele sabia falar francês.
EN: When he was a child, he could speak French.

Eu achava que o Tom sabia falar francês.

I thought Tom knew how to speak French.

Por que você não me contou que sabia falar francês?

Why didn’t you tell me you knew how to speak French?

Todos sabiam que o Tom sabia falar francês bem.

Everyone knew that Tom could speak French well.

Achava que o Tom sabia falar francês.

I thought Tom knew how to speak French.

Tom logo descobriu que ele sabia falar francês melhor do que o professor dele.

Tom soon discovered that he could speak French better than his teacher.

O Tom perguntou à Mary se ela sabia falar francês.

Tom asked Mary if she knew how to speak French.

Tom me disse que sabia falar francês.

Tom told me he knew how to speak French.

Eu não sabia que o Tom sabia falar francês.

I didn't know Tom could speak French.

Tom logo descobriu que ele sabia falar francês melhor do que seu professor.

Tom soon discovered that he could speak French better than his teacher.