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verbs that change
Spanish past tense verbs that change meaning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conocí ; Conocí a Juan hace cinco años | met ; I met Juan five years ago |
| Conocíamos ; Conocíamos muy bien la ciudad | knew ; we knew the city very well |
| quiso ; María quiso comprar la casa | tried to ; María tried to buy the house |
| quería ; Juan quería comprar la casa | wanted ; Juan wanted to buy the house |
| no quiso ; María no quiso comprar la casa | refused ; María refused to buy the house |
| no quería ; Juan no quería comprar la casa | didn't want ; Juan didn't want to buy the house |
| pudo ; Carmen no pudo abrir la puerta | couldn't ; Carmen couldn't open the door (didn't manage to) |
| podía ; El nino Pablito no podía abrir la puerta | couldn't ; Little Pablito couldn't open the door (didn't possess the ability to do it) |
| supo ; Ana supo que nada paso | found out ; Ana found out that nothing happened |
| sabía ; Yo sabía la respuesta | knew ; I knew the answer |
| tuvo ; Carlos tuvo una fiesta anoche | had ; Carlos had the party last night |
| tenían ; todos tenían mucha hambre | was ; Everyone was really hungry |
| hubo ; hubo un accidente en la calle | there was ; there was an accident on the street |
| Había ; Había mucha gente en la fiesta | there were ; there were a lot of people at the party |