conocer and saber – Free Exercise

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Decide which verb should be used to talk about the following things.

  1. tocar la guitarra Learned ability, know how → saberplay the guitar
  2. el norte de España Personal experience of a place, familiarity → conocerthe north of Spain
  3. las costumbres de un paísPersonal experience of something, familiarity → conocerthe customs of a country
  4. sumar y restar Learned ability, know how → saberadd up and subtract
  5. nadar Learned ability, know how → saberswim
  6. a qué hora empieza la película To have information about something, know about → saberwhat time the film starts
  7. la ruta al refugio de montaña Personal experience of something, familiarity → conocerthe way to the mountain hostel
  8. el final de la película Personal experience of something, familiarity → conocerthe end of the film
  9. el protocolo de emergenciafamiliarity → conocerthe emergency procedure
  10. dónde está aparcado el coche To have information about something, know that → saberwhere the car is parked

Choose the correct verb to complete the sentences below.

  1. ¿ a Marta? Es la nueva profesora de matemáticas. To have contact with someone, familiarity → conocerDo you know Marta? She’s the new maths teacher.
  2. No dónde he dejado las llaves del coche. To have information about something → saberI don’t know where I left the car keys.
  3. Me encanta el arte y muy bien las obras de Warhol. Familiarity with something → conocerI love art and I know Warhol’s paintings very well.
  4. Mis padres no los grupos de música que me gustan. No familiarity/personal experience → conocerMy parents don’t know the bands that I like.
  5. ¿ a qué hora empieza la película en el cine? To have information about something → saberDo you know what time the film starts at the cinema?
  6. Mi hermana hablar cuatro idiomas. Learned ability, know how → saberMy sister knows how to speak four languages.
  7. No qué tiempo hará esta semana. To (not) have information about something → saberWe don’t know what the weather will be like this week.
  8. He vivido siete años en Londres, así que la ciudad bastante bien. Personal experience, familiarity → conocerI lived in London for seven years, so I know the city quite well.
  9. Hoy al novio de mi hermana. Meeting someone for the first time → conocerToday I met my sister’s boyfriend.
  10. Los alumnos se la lección de memoria. Knowing something by heart → saberThe students know the lesson by heart.

Which fits better – yo sé or yo conozco? Complete the text with the correct verbs.

Mi madre es de Salamanca y mi padre de Bristol, así que hablar inglés y español.Learned ability, know how → saberMy mother is from Salamanca and my father is from Bristol, so I know how to speak English and Spanish.

Siempre he vivido en España, pero los veranos los pasamos juntos en Inglaterra, así que ambos países.Personal experience, familiarity → conocerI’ve always lived in Spain, but we spent summers together in England, so I know both countries.

Mis compañeros de clase solo hablar un idioma, pero de una profesora que habla español, sueco y alemán.1. Learned ability, know how → saber|2. To have evidence of something → saber deMy classmates only know how to speak one language, but I know about a teacher who speaks Spanish, Swedish and German.

Dicen que las personas bilingües son buenas con la música, así que me apunté a clases cuando era pequeña y ahora tocar el violín y el piano.Learned ability, know how → saberThey say that bilingual people are good at music, so I signed up for classes when I was young and now I know how to play the violin and the piano.

compositores tanto clásicos como modernos. Familiarity → conocerI know classical composers as well as modern ones.

No lo que quiero ser de mayor, pero me gustaría un trabajo con el que viajar y todos los rincones y culturas del mundo. 1. To (not) have information about something → saber|2. To become familiar with something → conocerI don’t know what I want to be when I am older, but I would like a job where I can travel and get to know all the corners and cultures of the world.

Los que me que soy una exploradora nata. 1. To have contact with someone, familiarity → conocer|2. To have information about someone → saberPeople who know me know that I am a born explorer.