Capitulo Ocho - Gramatica Uno - El Pretérito de otros verbos irregulares

Question 1

When conocer is tensed to the preterite, it can have a slightly different meaning. What are the meanings of both its present and preterite forms?

Answer 1

conocer - present: to know someone; to be acquainted with preterite: to have meet

Question 2

When saber is tensed to the preterite, it can have a slightly different meaning. What are the meanings of both its present and preterite forms?

Answer 2

saber - present: to know a fact preterite: to have found out some information

Question 3

When poder is tensed to the preterite, it can have a slightly different meaning. What are the meanings of both its present and preterite forms?

Answer 3

poder - present: to be able to do something preterite: to have accomplished something (or to have tried and failed, if paired with a negation)

Question 4

When querer is tensed to the preterite, it can have a slightly different meaning. What are the meanings of both its present and preterite forms?

Answer 4

querer - present: to want; to love preterite: to have tried to do something (or to refuse to do something, if paired with a negation)

Question 5

When these verbs are referring to a *specific* time in the past, do they keep their original meanings or reflect the preterite meaning change?

Answer 5

They keep their original meaning. Mi ex novia me quiso mucho, pero mi novio actual me quiere mas. My ex boyfriend loved me very much, but my current boyfriend loves me more.

Question 6

Though its meaning changes, only one tensing form of conocer changes in the preterite. Which one?

Answer 6

It’s YO form, which goes from “conozco” in the present to “conocí.”

Question 7

Tense “andar” in the preterite.

Answer 7

andar - to walk Stem Change: anduv- anduve anduviste anduvo anduvimos anduvisteis anduvieron

Question 8

Tense “tener” in the preterite.

Answer 8

tener - to have Stem change: tuv- tuve tuviste tuvo tuvimos tuvisteis tuvieron

Question 9

Tense “poder” in the preterite.

Answer 9

poder - to be able to (preterite: to have accomplished/fail doing something) Stem change: pud- pude pudiste pudo pudimos pudisteis pudieron

Question 10

Tense “poner” in the preterite.

Answer 10

Poner - to put Stem Change: pus- puse pusiste puso pusimos pusisteis pusieron

Question 11

Tense “saber” in the preterite.

Answer 11

Saber - to know a fact (preterite: to find something out) Stem Change: sup- supe supiste supo supimos supisteis supieron

Question 12

Tense “hay” in the preterite.

Answer 12

Hay - There is… In the preterite, “hay” becomes an invariable “hubo.”

Question 13

Tense “querer” in the preterite.

Answer 13

Querer - to want (preterite: to have tried to do) Stem change: quis- quise quisiste quiso quisimos quisisteis quisieron

Question 14

Tense “venir” in the preterite.

Answer 14

Venir - to come Stem change: vin- vine viniste vino vinimos vinisteis vinieron