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Mega Verbs Change meaning in Preterit And Imperfect Flashcards

1
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To know people, places, and things. Too merry someone for the first time

A

Conocer

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I met Juan in 2010

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Conocí a Juan en 2010

pretérito

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Knew the person, place, or thing

Maria told me that she knew Juan

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Conocer in the Imperfect
María me dijo que conocía a Juan

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Saber in the pretérito significa- To find out

When did you find out that Juan got married?

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¿Cuando supiste que Juan se casó?

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Saber- Imperfecto significa (knew)

I didn’t know that you didn’t want to go to the concert

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No sabía que no querías ir al concierto

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Querer -pretérito significa wanting to do something at a specific time - not ongoing

Upon hearing the news, I wanted to scream

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Al escuchar la noticia quise gritar

Al comer - upon eating
Al llegar - upon arriving home

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Querer- Negative - Preterite - statements - To refuse to do something

I refused to tell him my name

A

No quise decirle mi nombre

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I refused to work

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No quise trabajar

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I didn’t want to work

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No quería trabajar

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Juan told Maria that he loved her

Querer- Imperfect in progress, wanting, loving

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Juan le dijo a María que la quería

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Poder to be able to, can, cannot

I could lift the box by myself

Pretérito - able to, tried and succeeded or failed

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Pude levantar la caja yo mismo

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Imperfect with poder
You could do something, but you haven’t tried

I could lift the box by myself

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Yo podía levantar la caja yo mismo

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Tener - To have
Pretérito - got or received
Imperfect - had (ongoing)

I got the impression that Juan did not want to come to my party

A

Tuve la impresión de que Juan no quería venir a mi fiesta

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Tener - To have
Imperfect - had (ongoing)

I had the impression that Juan did not want to come to my party

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Yo tenía la impresión de que Juan no quería venir a mi fiesta

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Deber- must, should, ought to
Pretérito - should or shouldn’t have done something

I should have told you the truth

A

Debí decirte la verdad

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You should have told me the truth

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Debiste decirme la verdad

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You should have told me the truth

A

Debiste decirme la verdad

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You should have told me the truth

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Debiste decirme la verdad

19
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  • should or should not (not attempted)

I told Juan he should sell his house

A

Le dije a Juan que debía vender su casa
*Le dije a Juan que debería vender su casa

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You should sell the house
You should stay home
You should tell me the truth

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Deberías vender su casa
Deberías quedarte en casa
Deberías decirme la verdad

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Pretérito used over a specific period of time

I finished my homework in 2 hours

A

Terminé mi tarea en 2 horas

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We were in Madrid last weekend

A

Estuvimos en Madrid el fin de semana pasado

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Background descriptions when something was occurring that was ongoing, Imperfect, but when something else happens that part is preterit

A

Imperfect
Preterit

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Background descriptions when something was occurring that was ongoing, Imperfect, but when something else happens that part is preterit

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Imperfect
Preterit

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We were in Madrid when Juan told me he wanted to break up with his girlfriend

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Estábamos en Madrid cuando Juan me dijo que quería romper con su novia

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It was cold and the sky looked like it was going to snow at any moment. I got out of the car and approached the door

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Hacía frío y el cielo parecía que iba a nevar en cualquier momento. Me bajé del coche y me acerqué a la puerta

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Hacía (period of time) + Que + Imperfect

It had been a year since I last saw my family

A

Hacía un año que no veía a mi familia

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It had been weeks since we last spoke

A

Hacía semanas que no hablábamos

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It had been a while since I practiced my Spanish

A

Hacía mucho que no practicaba mi español

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Hay- there is, there are. Comes from haber
There are two glasses of water in the kitchen

A

Hay dos vasos de agua en la cocina

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There is an available table near the door

A

Hay una mesa disponible cerca de la puerta

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As he was falling, I grabbed the stair railing

A

Mientras caía, me agarre a la BARANDILLA de la escalera

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A soft wind blew across my face

A

Un suave viento soplaba en mi cara

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