Pongo la pera y el durazno en un recipiente separado, porque a mi sobrino no le gusta la textura agria de la uva.

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Why is it pongo and not yo pongo?

In Spanish, the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• pongo = I put
• pones = you put
• pone = he/she/it puts

Because pongo can only mean I put, you don’t need yo.
You would add yo only for emphasis or contrast, for example:

• Yo pongo la pera y el durazno… = I put the pear and the peach… (not someone else).

Why do we say la pera y el durazno with the, instead of just pera y durazno?

Spanish uses definite articles (el, la, los, las) more often than English does.

• Pongo la pera y el durazno… suggests you are talking about specific, known fruit (for example, the ones on the table).
• Pongo una pera y un durazno… = I put a pear and a peach… (non‑specific, just any pear and peach).
• Saying Pongo pera y durazno… (no articles) is possible but sounds more like talking about fruit in general or as ingredients (e.g. Mezclo pera y durazno en la ensalada).

So here, la and el match natural Spanish usage where English would often drop the.

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