An oven cooks bread, vegetables and other foods.
The idea
Hornear means to bake in an oven. It follows the regular present-tense endings for verbs in -ar.
| Persona | Presente |
|---|---|
| yo | horneo |
| tú | horneas |
| él / ella / usted | hornea |
| nosotros / nosotras | horneamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | horneáis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hornean |
Examples
- Horneo pan para mi familia.I bake bread for my family.
- ¿Horneas galletas los domingos?Do you bake biscuits on Sundays?
- Mi abuelo hornea un pastel de manzana.My grandfather bakes an apple cake.
- Horneamos patatas en el horno.We bake potatoes in the oven.
- Horneáis verduras para la comida.You bake vegetables for lunch.
- En esa panadería hornean pan temprano.They bake bread early at that bakery.
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Watch out
Do not confuse hornear with freír: frying uses hot fat, while baking uses an oven.
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Choose the correct form: Yo ___ una pizza hoy. (horneo / hornea)
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horneo
horneo refers to the speaker.
Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ pan por la mañana. (horneamos / hornean)
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horneamos
horneamos includes the speaker and others.
Choose the correct form: Ellos ___ pasteles para la fiesta. (hornean / horneas)
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hornean
hornean matches the plural subject.
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Choose the correct form: Yo ___ una pizza hoy. (horneo / hornea)
Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ pan por la mañana. (horneamos / hornean)
Choose the correct form: Ellos ___ pasteles para la fiesta. (hornean / horneas)
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