Cortar: cut food and paper

The idea

Use corto with yo and cortamos with nosotros in the present.

Examples

• Corto el tomate en trozos pequeños.I cut the tomato into small pieces.
• Ella corta el papel con tijeras.She cuts the paper with scissors.
• Cortamos el pan antes de cenar.We cut the bread before dinner.
• ¿Puedes cortar el queso en dos?Can you cut the cheese in two?
• No cortes la fruta todavía.Do not cut the fruit yet.
• Ellos cortan las verduras para la sopa.They cut the vegetables for the soup.

Watch out

Use con to name a tool and en to describe the resulting pieces: con tijeras, en trozos.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the present form for yo: Yo ___ el tomate. (corto / cortas)

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   corto

   Corto is the present form for yo.

2. Choose the present form for nosotros: Nosotros ___ el pan. (cortamos / cortan)

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   cortamos

   Cortamos is the present form for nosotros.

3. Choose the action that divides the tomato: El tomate está entero; quiero dividirlo en trozos: voy a ___. (cortarlo / guardarlo)

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   cortarlo

   Cortarlo means cutting the tomato; guardarlo means putting it away.

Use it today

Describe how you cut a tomato and name a tool for cutting paper.