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Meaning of CONOCER in the imperfect
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TO KNOW - Conocía a su familia = I knew his family
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Meaning of CONOCER in the preterite
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TO MEET - Conocí a su familia - I met his family
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Meaning of SABER in the imperfect
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TO KNOW - Sabíamos la verdad - We knew the truth
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Meaning of SABER in the preterite
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TO FIND OUT (TO KNOW FOR THE FIRST TIME) - Supimos la verdad - We found out the truth
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Meaning of PODER in the imperfect
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TO BE ABLE TO/CAN - Podía visitarlos - I could visit them (but you may not have)
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Meaning of PODER in the preterite
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TO MANAGE/BE ABLE/ SUCCEED - Pude visitarlos - I was able to visit them
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Meaning of NO PODER in the imperfect
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NOT TO BE ABLE/CANNOT - No podía visitarlos - I couldn't visit them (and may not have tried)
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Meaning of NO PODER in the preterite
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CANNOT/TO FAIL - No pude visitarlos - I couldn't (failed to) visit them (but tried)
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Meaning of QUERER in imperfect
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TO WANT - Quería verte - I wanted to see you (but may not have done so)
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Meaning of QUERER in preterite
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TO ATTEMPT/ TRY - Quise verte - I attempted/try to see you
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Meaning of NO QUERER in imperfect
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NOT TO WANT - No quería verte - I didn't want to see you (but may have done so anyway)
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Meaning of NO QUERER in preterite
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TO REFUSE - No quise verte - I refused to see you.
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6 Verbs that change meaning in imperfect or preterite
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CONOCER - imperfect: to know ; preterite: to meet
SABER - imperfect to know; preterite to find out (to know for the first time) PODER - imperfect to be able/can; preterite: to manage/be able/ to succeed NO PODER - imperfect: to not be able/cannot; preterite: cannot/.fail QUERER - imperfect: to want; preterite: to sttempt/ to try NO QUERER - imperfect: not to want; preterite: to refuse |
