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Capítulo 2: Gramática 1: Parte 1
Repaso: los verbos saber, conocer, y ser
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Repaso: los verbos saber y conocer
 The verbs saber and conocer both mean “to know”, but
we use them differently.
 Use saber to say you know a fact. Use saber
followed by an infinitive to say you know how to do
something.
 Use conocer to say whether you know or are familiar
with people, places, or things.
 They both have irregular yo forms in the present tense
 Saber – yo sé
 Conocer – yo conozco
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Repaso: el verbo ser
 Ser is an irregular verb.
 The conjugations of ser in the present tense are:
Yo
Soy
Tú
Vosotros
Eres
Él / Ella / Usted
Es
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Nosotros / Nosotras
Somos
Sois
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Son
Repaso: el verbo ser
 Use the verb ser (“to be”) to:
1. Tell a time and to say at what time something happens
1. Son las dos. La reunión con los ingenieros es a las tres.
2. Say what belongs to someone
1. No son mis cartas. Es el correo de nuestros vecinos.
3. Say who or what someone or something is
1. Mi vecina es enfermera y ese edificio es el hospital donde ella trabaja.
4. Say what someone or something is like (personality and
physically)
1.
Nuestra abogada es muy inteligente y muy seria.
5. Say where someone is from and to describe someone’s
nationality.
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1.
Somos de Cuzco. Somos peruanos.
Repaso: adjectives of nationality
 Argentino(a) – Argentine
 Hondureño(a) – Honduran
 Canadiense – Canadian
 Mexicano(a) – Mexican
 Chileno(a) – Chilean
 Nicaragüense – Nicaraguan
 Colombiano(a) – Colombian
 Paraguayo(a) – Paraguayan
 Costarricense – Costa Rican
 Peruano(a) – Peruvian
 Español(a) – Spanish
 Salvadoreño(a) –
Salvadoran
 Uruguayo(a) – Uruguayan
U.S.
 Guatemalteco(a) - Guatemalan  Venezolano(a) - Venezuelan
 Estadounidense – From the
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