Saber y Conocer

​Saber y Conocer

and similar verbs​

​

Saber and Conocer:​

• Both mean: "to know"

• They CANNOT be used interchangeably.

• Both have IRREGULAR "YO" FORMS

Multiple Choice

Spanish has two verbs that mean: "to know"

• cierto

• falso

Multiple Choice

Saber and Conocer CAN be used interchangeably.

• A veces (sometimes)

• Sí

• No

Multiple Choice

The "Yo" forms of Saber and Conocer are regular.

• Sí. They are regular.

• No. They are irregular.

​Saber-

Present tense conjugation​

​sé

sabes

sabe​

​sabemos

X​

sabe​n

• a fact.

• a piece of information.

• how to do something.

​To know:

Match

Match the following

• Yo

• él-ella-usted

• ellos-ellas-ustedes

• nosotros(as)

• tú

sé

sabe

saben

sabemos

sabes

• sé

• sabe

• saben

• sabemos

• sabes

Multiple Choice

How would SABER be used ?

• to know my neighbor

• to know the principal

• to know how to do something

• To know the city of San Francisco

​Conocer-

Present tense conjugation​

​conozco

conoces

conoce​

​conocemos

X​

conoce​n

Or to be familiar with:

• a person.

• a place.

• a thing.

• or to say you met someone for the first time.

​To know:

Match

Match the following

• yo

• tú

• él-ella-usted

• nosotros(as)

• ellos-ellas-ustedes

conozco

conoces

conoce

conocemos

conocen

• conozco

• conoces

• conoce

• conocemos

• conocen

Multiple Choice

How would CONOCER be used?

• to know how to dance

• to know my neighbor

• to know how many students are in class

• to know the school hymn

​When the direct object (who or what)
of conocer,
is a person or a pet,
the personal "a" is used after "conocer".

​¿Conoces San Francisco? vs.

​¿Conoces a mi mamá?​ or ¿Conoces a mi gato?

Multiple Choice

Choose between Saber or Conocer to complete the sentence:

No ________ tu numero de teléfono.

• sé

• conozco

Multiple Choice

Choose between Saber or Conocer to complete the sentence:

Mi hermana ________ hablar francés.

• sabe

• conoce

Multiple Choice

Choose between Saber or Conocer to complete the sentence:

¿ ________ a mi amigo Esteban?

• sabes

• conoces

Multiple Choice

Choose between Saber or Conocer to complete the sentence:

¿ ________ jugar al tenis?

• sabes

• conoces

Multiple Choice

Choose between Saber or Conocer to complete the sentence:

Elena ________ la ciudad de Nueva York.

• sabe

• conoce

​¡Atención!

​Parecer (to seem) and Ofrecer (to offer)

end in -cer like the verb conocer. Both are conjugated just like conocer. The YO form ending in -zco.

​parezco	​parecemos
​pareces	​X
​parece	​parecen

​ofrezco	​ofrecemos
​ofreces	​X
​ofrece	​ofrecen

​¡Atención!

​Conducir (to drive) and Traducir (to translate)

Also have the irregular YO (-zco) form.
BUT, they are -ir ending verbs!!
the nosotros form is conjugated different.

​conduzco	​conducimos
​conduces	​X
​conduce	​conducen

​traduzco	​traducimos
​traduces	​X
​traduce	​traducen

Multiple Choice

José no ____ la hora

• sabe

• conoce

Multiple Choice

Usted y yo _______ bien Miami.

• sabemos

• conocemos