

PERO, SINO, & SINO QUE
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Kathleen Flanagan
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How to tell the difference and when to use each

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BUT (see what I did there?) there are actually 3 different words to express 3 slightly different situations:
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We use PERO to give an explanation or an excuse for something:
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Quiero ir al cine ... PERO ... tengo que hacer mi tarea.
No me gusta comer verduras ... PERO ... son buenas para la salud.
La fiesta parece muy divertida ... PERO ... no tengo un coche para ir.
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We use sino when we want to contrast two ideas. If you can say "but rather" or "but instead", you will use sino.
**IMPORTANT: The first part of your sentence is ALWAYS negative when you use sino!
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No me gustan los Yankees, sino los Mets.
El español no es difícil, sino fácil.
José no compró rosas amarillas, sino rosas blancas.
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Good news! SINO QUE is exactly the same as SINO, except you use it with two conjugated verbs:
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No vamos a tomar un examen hoy, sino que jugar Kahoot.
Normalmente no me gusta hablar por teléfono, sino que mandar textos.
A Julia no le gusta levantar pesas en el gimnasio, sino que tomar clases de Zumba.
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If the first statement is positive you need to use pero.
If you can replace “but” with “however” (sin embargo), you need to use pero.
If you can replace “but” with "but instead" or “on the contrary,” (por el contrario) you need to use sino
If you can replace "but" with "but instead" or "on the contrary," (por el contrario), and you have two conjugated verbs, you need to use sino que.
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Ready to practice?
(if not....go back and look over the slides again!)
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Multiple Choice
Quiero pedir una pizza, _____ no tengo suficiente dinero.
pero
sino
sino que
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Multiple Choice
No hablamos francés en nuestra clase, _______ español.
pero
sino
sino que
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Multiple Choice
Es importante hacer toda la tarea, _______ a veces es difícil.
pero
sino
sino que
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Multiple Choice
No saco buenas notas en la clase de arte, ______ me encanta pintar.
pero
sino
sino que
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Multiple Choice
No cociné esa comida, ______ la compré de Café con Leche.
pero
sino
sino que
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Multiple Choice
Sean Connery no era Indiana Jones, _____ James Bond.
pero
sino
sino que
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Multiple Choice
Creo que quiero ir a SUNY Stonybrook, _____ no estoy segura.
pero
sino
sino que
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No me gusta ir a la playa, ______prefiero nadar en mi piscina.
pero
sino
sino que
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Los Mets no son un equipo de fútbol,
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La Sra. Flanagan no toma el español,
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Garfield no es una persona,
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Mi hermano y yo queremos ver The Mandalorian,
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No quiero ir al supermercado,
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En el restaurante, no pedí una hamburguesa,
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Marta no salió con sus amigos,
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