3. Write 4 original sentences in Spanish, along with their English translations, to demonstrate your understanding of using the two “to know” verbs saber and conocer. 2 sentences need to use SABER and 2 need to use CONOCER. See the models as a guide.

Answer 1

1. Sé cómo tocar la guitarra muy bien.
(I know how to play the guitar very well.)

2. No sabemos cuándo llegará el tren.
(We don't know when the train will arrive.)

3. Conozco a muchas personas interesantes en mi trabajo.
(I know a lot of interesting people at my job.)

4. Mi hermana conoce la ciudad de Madrid muy bien.
(My sister knows the city of Madrid very well.)

Answer 2

which are which?

Answer 3

1. Sé cómo tocar la guitarra muy bien.
(I know how to play the guitar very well.) [saber]

2. No sabemos cuándo llegará el tren.
(We don't know when the train will arrive.) [saber]

3. Conozco a muchas personas interesantes en mi trabajo.
(I know a lot of interesting people at my job.) [conocer]

4. Mi hermana conoce la ciudad de Madrid muy bien.
(My sister knows the city of Madrid very well.) [conocer]

Answer 4

4. Write 6 original sentences in Spanish, along with their English translations, to describe what different people did in the past, using the preterite tense. 2 sentences need to use -AR verbs, 2 need to use -ER verbs, and 2 need to use -IR verbs. See the models as a guide.

Answer 5

1. Ayer, Juan bailó salsa en la fiesta de cumpleaños.
(Yesterday, Juan danced salsa at the birthday party.) [AR verb]

2. Marta corrió cinco kilómetros por la mañana.
(Marta ran five kilometers in the morning.) [ER verb]

3. Los niños comieron pizza para cenar ayer.
(The children ate pizza for dinner yesterday.) [ER verb]

4. Ana y Lucia vivieron en Paris por un año.
(Ana and Lucia lived in Paris for a year.) [IR verb]

5. Mi abuelo abrió un restaurante en la década de los 60.
(My grandfather opened a restaurant in the 60s.) [IR verb]

6. Ayer, nosotros decidimos ir al cine en familia.
(Yesterday, we decided to go to the movies as a family.) [AR verb]