6.1 - Saber v.s. Conocer Flashcards
Saber and Conocer both mean:
To know
Both verbs have irregular ___ forms
yo
“yo” Saber
sé
“tu” Saber
sabes
“el, ella, usted” Saber
sabe
“ellos, ellas, ustedes” Saber
saben
“nosotros” Saber
sabemos
“el, ella, usted” Conocer
conoce
“yo” Conocer
conozco
“ellos, ellas, ustedes” Conocer
conocen
“tu” Conocer
conoces
How many uses does each of these verbs have?
3
“nosotros” Conocer
conecemos
Saber first use:
Knowing for a fact
Key Word to indentify Saber First Use:
a que
Saber second use:
Information with a question (do you know who this is?)
Key Word to identify Saber Second Use in the question:
Question word
Key word to identify Saber Second Use in an answering sentence:
De, Sobre
Saber third use:
Knowing how to do something
Key word to identify Saber Third Use in sentence:
Infinitive after the blank
Conocer first use:
Having met a person or know the person personally
Key word to identify Conocer first use:
the Personal “A”
Conocer second use:
Places as in having been there
Key Word to identify Conocer second use:
If there is no “de” or “sobre”, then it is conocer, not saber.