12. Correct answer:
conocía
Saber and conocer are two verbs in Spanish that can express the idea of knowing. These two verbs are a little confusing because both translates into the same verb in English to know. We use conocer to express familiarity or acquaintance (or lack thereof) with a person. So conocía is the conjugation of the verb conocer for the third person singular in the imperfect. Finally:
María conocía a todos
13. Correct answer:
sabía
Saber here is used to talk about information you've memorized. So he had information about what happened in the movie. Therefore, we use the word sabía that comes from the verb saber and is its conjugation for the third person singular in the imperfect. Finally:
Dado que él ya había visto la película, sabía lo que pasaba
14. Correct answer:
sabe
Sabe is the conjugation of the verb saber for the third person singular in the simple present. So we use the verb saber because the student has information about the answer. So saber is also used to talk about facts or learned skills. Therefore, we can write the Spanish sentence as follows:
El estudiante sabe la respuesta
15. Correct answer:
conoce
Conoce is the conjugation of the verb conocer for the third person singular in the simple present. So we use the verb conocer because he is familiar with Bach’s music. Therefore, we can write the Spanish sentence as follows:
Él conoce la música de Bach
16. Correct answer:
conoces
Conoces is the conjugation of the verb conocer for the second person singular in the simple present. So we use the verb conocer because if you know a person, perhaps a friend or someone famous, you always have to use conocer. Therefore, this question can be written as follows:
¿Tú conoces quién está cantando?
