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ANTE TODO Spanish has two verbs that mean to know : saber and conocer .

ANTE TODO Spanish has two verbs that mean to know : saber and conocer . They cannot be used interchangeably. Note that all forms of saber and conocer are regular in the present tense except their yo forms.

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ANTE TODO Spanish has two verbs that mean to know : saber and conocer .

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  1. ANTE TODO • Spanish has two verbs that mean to know: saber and conocer. • They cannot be used interchangeably. • Note that all forms of saber and conocer are regular in the present tense except their yo forms.

  2. The preterit forms of conocer are regular, as it is an –er verb. (No stem changes!) • The preterit forms of saber are highly irregular, and will be learned later in the course. • Note: The meanings of saber and conocer change in the preterit. In the preterit they do not translate as “knew” but rather: saber = found out conocer = met

  3. Saber means to know a fact or piece(s) of information or to know how to do something. • When it means to know how to do something, it is followed by the infinitive form of the verb. No sé tu número de teléfono. I don’t know your telephone number. Mi hermana sabe hablar francés. My sister knows how to speak French.

  4. Conocer means to know or be familiar/acquainted with a person, place, or thing. ¿Conoces la ciudad de Nueva York? Do you know New York City? No conozco a tu amigo Esteban. I don’t know your friend Esteban.

  5. When the direct object of conocer is a person or pet, the personal a is used. ¿Conoces los restaurantes de Tegucigalpa? but ¿Conoces a Miguel Rodríguez?

  6. ¡ATENCIÓN! With foods, the verb “saber” has another meaning “to taste.” • Saber + [adjective] is used to explain how something tastes. Sabe muy dulce/bien/amargo. It tastes very sweet/nice/bitter. • Saber + a means to taste like. Sabe a ajo. It tastes like garlic. No sabe a nada. It doesn’t taste like anything.

  7. ¡ATENCIÓN! • The following verbs are also conjugated like conocer in the present tense. We will learn these separately. conducir to drive ofrecer to offer parecer to seem traducir to translate

  8. ¡INTÉNTALO! Escribe las formas apropiadas de los siguientes verbos en el presente. Traduce al inglés. saber 1. José no _____ la hora. sabe José does not know the time. 2. Sara y yo _____ jugar al tenis. sabemos Sara and I know how to play tennis. 3. ¿Por qué no _____ tú estos verbos? sabes Why don’t you know these verbs?

  9. 4. Mis padres _____ hablar japonés. saben My parentsknowhowtospeakJaponese. 5. Yo _____ a qué hora es la clase. sé I know at what time classis. 6. Usted no _____ dónde vivo. sabe Youdon’tknowwhere I live.

  10. 7. Mi hermano no _____ nadar. sabe My brotherdoesn’tknowhowtoswim. 8. Nosotros _____tu número de teléfono. sabemos Weknowyourtelephonenumber. 9. Carlos nunca _____ la fecha. sabe Carlos neverknowsthe date. 10. Yo _____que ellos estudiaron para el examen. sé I knowthattheystudiedforthe test.

  11. ¡INTÉNTALO!Escribe las formas apropiadas en el presente. Traduce al inglés. conocer 1. Usted y yo _____ bien Miami. conocemos You and I know Miami well. 2. Mi compañero no _____ la ciudad. conoce My friend (buddy) does not know the city. 3. Esta chica no _____a mi hermano. conoce This girl doesn’t know my brother.

  12. 4. Ellos _____ a mi familia. conocen Theyknow my family. 5. Yo _____a tus padres. conozco I knowyourparents. 6. - ¿ _____tú los poemas de Mistral? Conoces Do youknowMistral’spoems?

  13. ¿Saber o Conocer? • Yo ___a tus amigos. (sé / conozco) conozco • Ellos _____cocinarmuybien. (saben/conocen) saben • Tú _________ la ciudad de Baltimore. (sabes/conoces) conoces • El profesor no _______mi nombre.(sabe/conoce) sabe • Nosotros__lafecha de la fiesta. (sabemos/conocemos) sabemos • Ud. no ___el libroDon Quijote de la Mancha. (sabe/ conoce) conoce

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