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Verbs That Change Meaning in the Preterite and the Imperfect

Verbs That Change Meaning in the Preterite and the Imperfect. Page 90 – Chapter 2 Realidades 3. Verbs That Change in Meaning from Preterite to Imperfect Tenses. A few Spanish verbs have different meanings in the imperfect and the preterite tenses: SABER CONOCER QUERER NO QUERER PODER.

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Verbs That Change Meaning in the Preterite and the Imperfect

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  1. Verbs That Change Meaning in the Preterite and the Imperfect Page 90 – Chapter 2Realidades 3

  2. Verbs That Change in Meaning from Preterite to Imperfect Tenses • A few Spanish verbs have different meanings in the imperfect and the preterite tenses: • SABER • CONOCER • QUERER • NO QUERER • PODER

  3. SABER • Imperfect – “knew” • ¿Sabías que el concierto empezaba tarde? • Did you know that the concert began late? • Preterite – “found out, learned” • Sí, supe ayer que empezaba tarde. • Yes, I found out that it began late.

  4. CONOCER • Imperfect – “knew (somebody)” • Pedro conocía muy bien a esa actriz. • Pedro knew that actress very well. • Preterite – “met (somebody) for the first time” • Luis la conoció el año pasado. • Luis met her last year.

  5. QUERER • Imperfect – “wanted to” • Luis quería comprar las entradas hoy. • Luis wanted to buy the tickets today. • Preterite – “tried to, attempted to” • Yo quise comprarlas, pero me enfermé. • I tried to buy them but I got sick.

  6. NO QUERER • Imperfect – “didn’t want to” • No querían ver esa obra de teatro. • They didn’t want to see that play. • Preterite – “refused to” • No quisieron ver esa obra de teatro. • They refused to see that play.

  7. PODER • Imperfect – “was able to, could” • Ella podía aprender la letra de la canción. • She was able to learn the letter of the song. • Preterite – “managed to, succeeded in” • Ella pudo aprender la letra de esa canción. • She succeeded in learning the letter of that song.

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