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to talk about what you need and want to do, youll need to use infinitives. youll also need to use numbers from 31 to 199.
vocabulario expressions with necesitar and querer
14 silvia and mario are talking about what they have to do or want to do this weekend. fill in the blanks with the verbs in the word box. some of the verbs will be used more than once.
comprar conocer encontrar poner ir
silvia yo necesito (1) ____ mis cosas en el armario. mi cuarto está muy desorganizado. también, quiero (2) __ mi dinero. necesito (3) ____ el libro para la clase de inglés.
mario bueno, yo quiero (4) ____ al centro comercial. si quieres, podemos (5) ____ juntos.
silvia buena idea. pero tengo que (6) ____ a linda y michael en la plaza a las cinco. ¿quieres (7) ____ a mis amigos?
mario sí. ¡vamos a la plaza a las cinco!
nota gramatical infinitives
verbs like comprar (to buy), poner (to put), conocer (to know, to meet), and ir (to go), are called infinitives.

• in english, infinitives begin with the word to: to run, to walk, to live. in spanish, infinitives always end with -ar, -er, or -ir (organizar, hacer, escribir).

15 read what each person does before school starts and fill in the blanks with the correct infinitive from the choices given. you may use the infinitives more than once.
ir conocer comprar poner
totsi yo necesito (1) ______ muchos carteles para mi cuarto.
han-ling dana quiere (2) ______ a unos nuevos amigos.
kerri tareka necesita (3) ______ unos cuadernos.
sabine tú necesitas (4) ______ los libros en la mochila, ¿no?
will ¿quieres (5) ______ al centro comercial hoy (today)?

Answer:

Exercise 14 Solutions:

1. Blank (1): The sentence is "Yo necesito (1) ______ mis cosas en el armario." The verb "poner" means "to put", and with "necesitar" (which requires an infinitive), we use "poner". So (1) is poner.
2. Blank (2): "También, quiero (2) ____ mi dinero." "Conocer" here can mean "to manage" (in the context of money, or more literally "to know" but here "conocer mi dinero" could be about getting to know/manage, but also "comprar" is "to buy", but "conocer" fits less, wait no—wait "conocer" is "to know" or "to meet", "comprar" is "to buy". Wait, "quiero __ mi dinero"—maybe "conocer" is not right. Wait, "poner" is "put", "ir" is "go", "encontrar"—no, the word box is comprar, conocer, encontrar, poner, ir. Wait, "necesito poner mis cosas" (put things in closet), then "quiero __ mi dinero"—maybe "conocer" is not, "comprar"—"quiero comprar mi dinero" doesn't make sense. Wait, maybe "conocer" is "to manage" (colloquial), but maybe I made a mistake. Wait, let's check the verb meanings: comprar (to buy), conocer (to know/meet), encontrar (to find), poner (to put), ir (to go). So "Yo necesito poner mis cosas en el armario" (put things in closet) – correct. Then "quiero ____ mi dinero" – maybe "conocer" is "to check" (colloquial), but maybe "encontrar" – "encontrar mi dinero" (find my money). Wait, the original problem's word box: comprar, conocer, encontrar, poner, ir. Let's re-examine:

Silvia's first sentence: "Mi cuarto está muy desorganizado" (my room is disorganized), so she needs to put things in the closet – "poner". Then "También, quiero ____ mi dinero" – maybe "encontrar" (find my money) because room is disorganized, so she lost her money? Then "Necesito ____ el libro para la clase de inglés" – "comprar" (buy the book) or "encontrar" (find the book). Let's proceed step by step:

1. (1) poner (to put) – "necesito poner mis cosas en el armario" (I need to put my things in the closet) – correct.
2. (2) encontrar (to find) – "quiero encontrar mi dinero" (I want to find my money) – because room is disorganized, she lost money.
3. (3) comprar (to buy) – "Necesito comprar el libro para la clase de inglés" (I need to buy the book for English class) – correct.
4. (4) ir (to go) – "yo quiero ir al centro comercial" (I want to go to the mall) – correct.
5. (5) ir – "podemos ir juntos" (we can go together) – correct.
6. (6) encontrar – "tengo que encontrar a Linda y Michael en la plaza" (I have to find Linda and Michael in the plaza) – correct.
7. (7) conocer – "¿Quieres conocer a mis amigos?" (Do you want to meet my friends?) – correct.

Wait, but let's confirm with Spanish grammar: verbs after "necesitar", "querer", "tener que", "quieres" are infinitives (end with -ar, -er, -ir). So:

1. necesito poner (infinitive) – correct.
2. quiero encontrar (infinitive) – "encontrar mi dinero" (find my money) – makes sense.
3. necesito comprar (infinitive) – "comprar el libro" (buy the book) – makes sense.
4. quiero ir (infinitive) – "ir al centro comercial" (go to the mall) – correct.
5. podemos ir (infinitive) – "ir juntos" (go together) – correct.
6. tengo que encontrar (infinitive) – "encontrar a Linda y Michael" (find Linda and Michael) – correct.
7. ¿Quieres conocer (infinitive) – "conocer a mis amigos" (meet my friends) – correct.

Now Exercise 15:

1. Totsi: "Yo necesito ______ muchos carteles para mi cuarto." The options are ir, conocer, comprar, poner. "comprar" (to buy) – "necesito comprar carteles" (need to buy posters) – correct. So (1) comprar.
2. Han-Ling: "Dana quiere ______ a unos nuevos amigos." "conocer" (to meet) – "querer conocer amigos" (want to meet friends) – correct. So (2) conocer.
3. Kerri: "Tareka necesita ______ unos cuadernos." "comprar" (to buy) – "necesita comprar cuadernos" (need to buy notebooks) – correct. So (3) comprar.
4. Sabine: "Tú necesitas ______ los libros en la mochila, ¿no?" "poner" (to put) – "necesitas poner libros en mochila" (need to put books in backpack) – correct. So (4) poner.
5. Will: "¿Quieres ______ al centro comercial hoy?" "ir" (to go) – "quieres ir al centro comercial" (want to go to the mall) – correct. So (5) ir.

Exercise 14 Answers:

1. poner
2. encontrar (or maybe comprar? Wait, maybe I made a mistake. Let's recheck the word box: comprar, conocer, encontrar, poner, ir. Let's try again:

Silvia:

1. "necesito ______ mis cosas en el armario" – poner (to put) – correct.
2. "quiero ______ mi dinero" – conocer (to manage/know) – maybe, but "encontrar" (to find) is better if she lost it. But maybe the intended answer is conocer? No, "comprar" is "buy", "ir" is "go", "encontrar" is "find", "poner" is "put". Let's check standard textbook exercises: usually, "necesito poner", "quiero comprar", "necesito comprar el libro", "quiero ir", "podemos ir", "tengo que encontrar", "quieres conocer". Let's adjust:

1. poner
2. comprar (I was wrong earlier; "quiero comprar mi dinero" doesn't make sense. Wait, "mi dinero" – maybe "conocer" is not, "encontrar" – "encontrar mi dinero" (find my money) because room is messy. But maybe the answer is:

1. poner
2. comprar (no, "comprar dinero" is wrong). Wait, maybe the verb is conocer (to know) – "quiero conocer mi dinero" (want to get to know my money) – no. I think I made a mistake. Let's look for standard answers:

In Spanish, "necesitar + infinitive", "querer + infinitive". Let's use the verb meanings:

• poner: to put
• comprar: to buy
• conocer: to know/meet
• encontrar: to find
• ir: to go

Exercise 14 Correct Answers (likely):

1. poner (put things in closet)
2. encontrar (find money, since room is messy)
3. comprar (buy the book for class)
4. ir (go to mall)
5. ir (go together)
6. encontrar (find Linda and Michael)
7. conocer (meet friends)

Exercise 15 Correct Answers:

1. comprar (buy posters)
2. conocer (meet friends)
3. comprar (buy notebooks)
4. poner (put books in backpack)
5. ir (go to mall)

Final Answers (Exercise 14):

1. poner
2. encontrar
3. comprar
4. ir
5. ir
6. encontrar
7. conocer

Final Answers (Exercise 15):

1. comprar
2. conocer
3. comprar
4. poner
5. ir

(Note: Some answers may vary based on textbook context, but these are the most logical based on verb meanings and context.)