Grammatically Speaking Spanish Study Sheet Page 2
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4Spanish 3 Patterns Semester 2 Unit 1 Lesson 8
Independent Study: Grammatically Speaking
Study Sheet
knowing something. This is translated in English as "found out" or "learned."
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•Juan sabía la verdad por muchos años. (Juan knew the truth for many years.)
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The imperfect does not focus on a definite beginning or ending, but rather on
the "knowing" of something over an indefinite period of time in the past.
("to know" or "to be familiar with")
CONOCER
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Conocí a Juan hace cinco años. (I met Juan five years ago.)
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The preterit narrates completed actions. Here it marks the beginning of
knowing someone. This is translated in English as "met."
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En aquella época conocíamos muy bien la ciudad. (At that time we knew
the city very well.)
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The imperfect does not focus on a definite beginning or ending, but rather on
the "knowing" of someone over an indefinite period of time in the past.
("to be able" or "can")
PODER
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María pudo hacer los quehaceres domésticos. (María succeeded in doing
the chores.)
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The preterit narrates completed actions. Here marks the end result of
having been able to do something. This is translated in English as "succeeded in" or
"managed to"
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Juan podía jugar muy bien. (Juan was able to play very well.)
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The imperfect does not focus on a definite beginning or ending, but rather on
the "being able" to do something over an indefinite period of time in the past.
("to want" or "to wish")
QUERER
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María quiso comprar el coche. (María tried to buy the car.)
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The preterit narrates completed actions. Here it marks the end result of
having wanted and tried to do something. This is translated in English as "tried."
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Juan quería comprar la casa. (Juan wanted to buy the house.)
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The imperfect does not focus on a definite beginning or ending, but rather on
the "wanting" to do something over an indefinite period of time in the past.
("to not want" or "to not wish")
NO QUERER
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María no quiso comprar la casa. (María refused to buy the house.)
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The preterit narrates completed actions. Here it marks the end result of
not wanting something or not wanting to do something. This is translated in English as
"refused."
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Juan no quería comprar la casa. (Juan did not want to buy the house.)
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The imperfect does not focus on a definite beginning or ending, but rather on
the not wanting something or the not wanting to do something over an
indefinite period of time in the past.
("to have")
TENER
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María tuvo noticias de su madre. (Mary received news from her mother.)
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The preterit narrates completed actions. Here it marks the beginning of
having something. This is translated in English as "received."
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Juan tenía un coche nuevo. (Juan used to have a new car.)
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