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Different meaning in preterite and imperfect
Verbs and expressions with different meanings in the preterite as opposed to the imperfect
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Language - Spanish
10th Grade
02/05/2011
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Term
querer (preterite)
 Definition
attempted
Term
querer (imperfect)
 Definition
wanted to
Term
no querer (preterite)
 Definition
refused
Term
no querer (imperfect)
 Definition
didn't want to
Term
poder (preterite)
 Definition
succeeded
Term
poder (imperfect)
 Definition
was able to
Term
no poder (preterite)
 Definition
failed
Term
no poder (imperfect)
 Definition
was unable to
Term
tener (preterite)
 Definition
got
Term
tener (imperfect)
 Definition
used to have
Term
tener que+infinitive (preterite)
 Definition
had to (verb) and did
Term
tener que+infinitive (imperfect)
 Definition
had to (verb), but didn't get around to it
Term
ver (preterite)
 Definition
noticed
Term
ver (imperfect)
 Definition
to see
Term
conocer (preterite)
 Definition
met
Term
conocer (imperfect)
 Definition
knew
Term
saber (preterite)
 Definition
found out
Term
saber (imperfect)
 Definition
knew
Term
pensar (preterite)
 Definition
I thought (it occurred to me)
Term
pensar (imperfect)
 Definition
I would think
Term
costar (preterite)
 Definition
it cost (I bought it)
Term
costar (imperfect)
 Definition
it cost (I didn't buy it)
Term
ir+a+infinitive (preterite)
 Definition
tried to but didn't do (verb)
Term
ir+a+infinitive (imperfect)
 Definition
was going to (verb)
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