SPA 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Relative Pronoun, Llama, Preposition And Postposition
2 Feb 2017
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Verbs that change meaning in the preterite: Certain verbs change meaning when they are used in the preterite: conocer, saber to know (a person, place, or thing, poder to be able to, querer to want; to love. Conozco a esa pareja. (i know that couple. ) Conoc a esa pareja ayer. (i met that couple yesterday. ) Supimos la respuesta anoche. (we found out/learned the answer last night. ) Pudimos hacerlo ayer. (we it. ) managed to do it yesterday. ) Quiero ir a la fiesta, pero tengo que trabajar. (i want to go to the party, but i have to. Quise ir a la fiesta, pero tuve que trabajar. (i tried to go to the party, but i had to work. ) work. ) In the preterite, the verbs querer & poder can have different meanings, depending on whether they are used in affirmative or negative sentences: affirmative: Quise i tried (to: negative:
