Spanish 3: verbs that change meaning in the preterite

saber (preterite)

saber (preterite)

to find out

saber (imperfect)

to know

conocer (preterite)

to meet

conocer (imperfect)

to be familiar with; know a person or place

tener (preterite)

to get; aquire

tener (imperfect)

to have

poder (preterite)

to manage

poder (imperfect)

to be able to

no poder (preterite)

to not manage; to try and then fail

no poder (imperfect)

to be unable to

querer (preterite)

to try

querer (imperfect)

to want

no querer (preterite)

to refuse

no querer (imperfect)

to not want