Verbs that change meaning in the preterite tense

in the preterite, poder means

• to manage

• to succeed

• can

• to find out

• to learn

in the preterite, saber means

• to manage

• to succeed

• can

• to find out

• to learn

In the preterite, no poder means

• to fail

• to try

• to succeed

• to refuse

In the preterite, querer means

• to fail

• to try

• to succeed

• to refuse

in the preterite, conocer means

• to know

• to find out

• to meet

• to drive

in the present tense, querer means

• to love

• to want

• to refuse

• to try

in the present, poder means

• to be able to

• to know

• to meet

• to refuse

in the present, conocer means

• to be able to

• to know

• to meet

• to refuse

in the present, saber means

• to be able to

• to know

• to meet

• to refuse

Yo _____ sacar una buena nota en la prueba de español.

• supe
• no pude
• pudió

• sabo