Saber Present Practice

Question 1

Yo no ___ la respuesta a esa pregunta del examen. (saber)

Accepted Answer

sé. The yo form of saber is the irregular one-syllable sé, with a written accent to distinguish it from the pronoun se. The regularized 'sabo' does not exist.

Question 2

¿Tú ___ a qué hora sale el tren para Cusco? (saber)

Accepted Answer

sabes. Asking about a fact right now takes the present tense. The tú form is regular: sab- + -es → sabes; only the yo form of saber is irregular in the present.

Question 3

Marisol ___ preparar ceviche como nadie en Lima. (saber)

Accepted Answer

sabe. Saber + infinitive expresses a skill: sabe preparar means 'she knows how to make'. The subject Marisol is third person singular, so the regular form sabe fits.

Question 4

Nosotros no ___ nada del nuevo horario todavía. (saber)

Accepted Answer

sabemos. Todavía ('yet') anchors the sentence in the present: we still don't know. The nosotros form is completely regular: sab- + -emos → sabemos.

Question 5

Mis padres ___ que quiero estudiar medicina. (saber)

Accepted Answer

saben. A fact that is true now — my parents are aware of my plan — takes the present. Mis padres is a plural subject, so saber takes the regular form saben.

Question 6

Yo ___ nadar, pero no muy rápido. (saber)

Accepted Answer

sé. For skills, Spanish uses saber + infinitive directly: sé nadar, 'I know how to swim'. The yo form is the irregular sé — don't forget the accent.

Question 7

¿___ tú dónde dejé las llaves del carro? (saber)

Accepted Answer

sabes. The question is about right now, so the present fits. With the explicit subject tú, the regular form is sabes; sé would be the yo form.

Question 8

El doctor Ramírez ___ mucho sobre enfermedades tropicales. (saber)

Accepted Answer

sabe. Saber mucho sobre describes current knowledge, a present-tense fact. El doctor Ramírez is one person, so the singular regular form sabe is correct.

Question 9

Nosotros ___ de memoria el camino a la playa. (saber)

Accepted Answer

sabemos. Knowing something by heart (de memoria) is a present state, so the present tense applies. Nosotros takes the regular ending: sabemos.

Question 10

Los niños ya ___ leer y escribir en dos idiomas. (saber)

Accepted Answer

saben. Ya ('already') plus a current ability points to the present tense. Los niños is plural, and saber + infinitive (saben leer) expresses the skill.

Question 11

¿Vosotros ___ cocinar paella valenciana de verdad? (saber)

Accepted Answer

sabéis. In Spain, vosotros takes the regular ending -éis: sabéis. Combined with an infinitive, it asks whether the group has the skill of cooking real paella.

Question 12

Yo ___ que Andrés trabaja los domingos en la panadería. (saber)

Accepted Answer

sé. Knowing a fact that is true now calls for the present tense. The yo form is the irregular sé; without the accent it would be the pronoun se.

Question 13

Mi abuela ___ el nombre de todas las plantas del jardín. (saber)

Accepted Answer

sabe. A general truth about grandma's knowledge takes the present tense. Mi abuela is third person singular, so the regular form sabe is the answer.

Question 14

Mis compañeros ___ usar el nuevo programa mejor que yo. (saber)

Accepted Answer

saben. A current ability with saber + infinitive stays in the present: saben usar, 'they know how to use'. Mis compañeros is plural, so saben is required.

Practice.