D EMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS Stem changing –IR verbs and saber and conocer

D EMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS : POINTING OUT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. Near(this,thes e) esteesta estosestas Far(that,those) eseesa esosesas Very far(great distance) aquelaquella aquellosaquellas Must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.Usually go before the noun. MM M F F F 1.¿Escribiste tú este poema?(Did you write this poem?) 2.¡Dame ese cuaderno!(give me that notebook!) 3.Aquella reportera es del canal dos.(That reporter is from channel two) Demonstratives can also be pronouns that take the place of nouns.They must agree with the noun and have a written accent. ¿Saben quién es ese señor? ¿Ése?Sí,es el reportero. (Do you know who that man is?) (That one?yes,hes the reporter)

S ABER & C ONOCER ( TO KNOW ) Saber is used for facts,information,or knowledge that can be stated,and when telling how to do something. Conocer means to know a person,to be familiar with a place. With places,conocer is often translated as “to have been”in English. Being familiar or acquainted with a person,place,or thing. Saber+infinitive means to know how to do something. ¿sabes cocinar? (do you know how to cook?) Saber=S.I.K.(stated info & knowledge) Conocer=A.P.P.T (Acquainted w/ a person,place,or thing) supesupimos supistesupisteis suposupieron conocíconocimos conocisteconocisteis conocióconocieron

S TEM CHANGING –IR VERBS IN THE PRETERITE.T HEY ONLY OCCUR IN 3 RD PERSON SING.+ PL. pedípedimos pedistepedisteis p i dióp i dieron repetírepetimos repetisterepetisteis P i dióP i dieron rep i tiórep i tieron