VocabularyConfusing Wordssaber, podersaber, poder - mixed exercises saber, poder - mixed exercises show special characters display incorrect answers Exercises Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of saber or poder. Lidia y Marina llegan tarde. No puedensaben que la reunión se ha adelantado.[Lidia and Marina are late. They don’t know that the meeting has been brought forward.]|Lack of knowledge about a fact → saber Hoy no puedosé quedar con vosotros. Ya tengo un compromiso.[I can’t meet you today. I have a prior commitment.]|Unable to do something in a specific situation → poder Cuando termine con mis deberes podrésabré ayudarte con los tuyos.[When I finish my homework I will be able to help you with yours.]|Able to do something in a specific situation → poder PuedeSabe ser que mañana llegue tu paquete.[You’re parcel might arrive tomorrow.]|Expressing possibility → poder ¿ PuedesSabes poner acento irlandés?[Do you know how to do an Irish accent?]|Learned/innate ability, know-how → saber ¿ PuedesSabes bailar con el pie escayolado?[Can you dance with your foot in plaster?]|Physical ability at the moment of speaking → poder No puedosé qué le pasa al ordenador: se ha quedado en negro.[I don’t know what happened to the computer: it went black.]|Lack of information about a fact → saber No podemossabemos hacer la paella: no tenemos azafrán.[We can’t make paella, we don’t have any saffron.]|Lack of ability at the moment of speaking → poder ¿ PuedesSabes hablar danés?[Do you know how to speak Danish?]|Innate/learned ability, know-how → saber No podéissabéis venir a la fiesta: no os han invitado.[You can’t come to the party: you weren’t invited.]|Permission → poder Read the following situations and complete the sentences with the correct forms of poder o saber. Gabriela está muy resfriada.→ No puedesabe respirar por la nariz.[Gabriela has a bad cold.|→She can’t breathe through her nose.]|Lack of physical ability at the moment of speaking → poder La calle es demasiado estrecha.→ No puedosé pasar con el coche.[The street is too narrow.|→I can’t go down it in the car.]|Physical ability at the moment of speaking → poder Has vivido diez años en Londres.→ PuedesSabes hablar inglés perfectamente.[You lived in London for ten years.|→You know how to speak English perfectly.]|Learned ability with languages, know-how → saber Soy muy torpe.→ No puedosé andar a la pata coja.[I’m so clumsy.|→I don’t know how to hop on one leg.]|(Lack of) innate ability or know-how → saber Tengo siete dioptrías en cada ojo.→ No puedosé leer sin gafas.[I have a prescription of seven in each eye.|I can’t read without glasses.]|Physical ability → poder Hemos perdido el mapa de carreteras.→ No podemossabemos llegar al campamento.[We’ve lost the road map.|→We don’t know the way to the camp ground.]|Lack of information → saber No tengo un martillo.→ No puedosé colgar este cuadro.[I don’t have a hammer.|→I can’t hang this painting.]|Lack of ability at the moment of speaking → poder No se me dan bien las matemáticas.→ No puedosé resolver esta ecuación.[I’m not good at maths.|→I don’t know how to solve this equation.]|(Lack of) innate ability or know-how → saber No soy bueno en la cocina y la paella es un plato complicado.→ No puedosé hacer una paella auténtica.[I’m not a good cook and paella is a complicated dish.|→I don’t know how to make an authentic paella.]|(Lack of) innate/learned ability or know-how → saber ¿Conoces alguna receta buena de tacos mexicanos?→ ¿ PuedesSabes preparar tacos mexicanos?[Do you know any good recipes for Mexican tacos?|→Do you know how to make Mexican tacos?]|Learned ability, know-how → saber Exercises Improve your Spanish with Lingolia. Each grammar topic comes with one free exercise where you can review the basics, as well as many more Lingolia Plus exercises where you can practise according to your level. Check your understanding by hovering over the info bubbles for simple explanations and handy tips. saber, poder - mixed exercises saber and poder – mixed exercises Lingolia Plus Spanish Unlock all grammar exercises for Spanish with a Lingolia Plus account 969 interactive grammar exercises for Spanish sorted by topic and level (A1–C1) with a built-in progress tracker and awards system Get started with Lingolia Plus saber, poder - Ejercicios Lingolia Plus saber, poder – ¿sé o puedo? saber, poder (2) A1Beginner A2Elementary B1Intermediate B2Upper intermediate C1Advanced