D1 C 9.2 Verbs that change meaning in the preterite

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, no querer means

• to fail

• to try

• to succeed

• to refuse

in the preterite, conocer means

• to know

• to find out

• to meet

• to drive

stem for querer in the preterite

• quer

• quis

• hic

• esuv

stem for poder in the preterite

• pud

• pus

• pod

• posib

stem for poner in the preterite

• pud

• pus

• pod

• posib

in the present tense, querer means

• to love

• to want

• to refuse

• to try