When to use the Preterite vs. Imperfect (saber, conocer, querer, tener, poder)

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21 Terms

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supe

I found out

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sabía

I knew

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quise

I tried to

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quería

I wanted to

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pude

I managed to

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podía

I was able to

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tuve que

I had to (and did)

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tenía que

I had to (outcome undetermined

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tuve

I got/received

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tenía

I had (in my possesion)

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conocí

I met

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conocía

I knew (person or place)

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había

there was or were

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hubo

there was (it occurred)

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supo

she found out

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no quiso

she refused

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quiso

she tried to

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no pudo

she failed to

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pudo

she managed to

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conoció

she met

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tuvo

she got/received