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

Fill in the Blanks

Yo (know) jugar fútbol.

Fill in the Blanks

Yo (know) el nombre de la profesora.

Fill in the Blanks

tú (conocer)

Fill in the Blanks

ellos (saber)