Mega Verbs Change meaning in Preterit And Imperfect

Question 1

To know people, places, and things. Too merry someone for the first time

Answer 1

Conocer

Question 2

I met Juan in 2010

Answer 2

Conocí a Juan en 2010

pretérito

Question 3

Knew the person, place, or thing

Maria told me that she knew Juan

Answer 3

Conocer in the Imperfect
María me dijo que conocía a Juan

Question 4

Saber in the pretérito significa- To find out

When did you find out that Juan got married?

Answer 4

¿Cuando supiste que Juan se casó?

Question 5

Saber- Imperfecto significa (knew)

I didn’t know that you didn’t want to go to the concert

Answer 5

No sabía que no querías ir al concierto

Question 6

Querer -pretérito significa wanting to do something at a specific time - not ongoing

Upon hearing the news, I wanted to scream

Answer 6

Al escuchar la noticia quise gritar

Al comer - upon eating
Al llegar - upon arriving home

Question 7

Querer- Negative - Preterite - statements - To refuse to do something

I refused to tell him my name

Answer 7

No quise decirle mi nombre

Question 8

I refused to work

Answer 8

No quise trabajar

Question 9

I didn’t want to work

Answer 9

No quería trabajar

Question 10

Juan told Maria that he loved her

Querer- Imperfect in progress, wanting, loving

Answer 10

Juan le dijo a María que la quería

Question 11

Poder to be able to, can, cannot

I could lift the box by myself

Pretérito - able to, tried and succeeded or failed

Answer 11

Pude levantar la caja yo mismo

Question 12

Imperfect with poder
You could do something, but you haven’t tried

I could lift the box by myself

Answer 12

Yo podía levantar la caja yo mismo

Question 13

Tener - To have
Pretérito - got or received
Imperfect - had (ongoing)

I got the impression that Juan did not want to come to my party

Answer 13

Tuve la impresión de que Juan no quería venir a mi fiesta

Question 14

Tener - To have
Imperfect - had (ongoing)

I had the impression that Juan did not want to come to my party

Answer 14

Yo tenía la impresión de que Juan no quería venir a mi fiesta

Question 15

Deber- must, should, ought to
Pretérito - should or shouldn’t have done something

I should have told you the truth

Answer 15

Debí decirte la verdad

Question 16

You should have told me the truth

Answer 16

Debiste decirme la verdad

Question 17

You should have told me the truth

Answer 17

Debiste decirme la verdad

Question 18

You should have told me the truth

Answer 18

Debiste decirme la verdad

Question 19

• should or should not (not attempted)

I told Juan he should sell his house

Answer 19

Le dije a Juan que debía vender su casa
*Le dije a Juan que debería vender su casa

Question 20

You should sell the house
You should stay home
You should tell me the truth

Answer 20

Deberías vender su casa
Deberías quedarte en casa
Deberías decirme la verdad

Question 21

Pretérito used over a specific period of time

I finished my homework in 2 hours

Answer 21

Terminé mi tarea en 2 horas

Question 22

We were in Madrid last weekend

Answer 22

Estuvimos en Madrid el fin de semana pasado

Question 23

Background descriptions when something was occurring that was ongoing, Imperfect, but when something else happens that part is preterit

Answer 23

Imperfect
Preterit

Question 24

Background descriptions when something was occurring that was ongoing, Imperfect, but when something else happens that part is preterit

Answer 24

Imperfect
Preterit

Question 25

We were in Madrid when Juan told me he wanted to break up with his girlfriend

Answer 25

Estábamos en Madrid cuando Juan me dijo que quería romper con su novia

Question 26

It was cold and the sky looked like it was going to snow at any moment. I got out of the car and approached the door

Answer 26

Hacía frío y el cielo parecía que iba a nevar en cualquier momento. Me bajé del coche y me acerqué a la puerta

Question 27

Hacía (period of time) + Que + Imperfect It had been a year since I last saw my family

Answer 27

Hacía un año que no veía a mi familia

Question 28

It had been weeks since we last spoke

Answer 28

Hacía semanas que no hablábamos

Question 29

It had been a while since I practiced my Spanish

Answer 29

Hacía mucho que no practicaba mi español

Question 30

Hay- there is, there are. Comes from haber There are two glasses of water in the kitchen

Answer 30

Hay dos vasos de agua en la cocina

Question 31

There is an available table near the door

Answer 31

Hay una mesa disponible cerca de la puerta

Question 32

As he was falling, I grabbed the stair railing

Answer 32

Mientras caía, me agarre a la BARANDILLA de la escalera

Question 33

A soft wind blew across my face

Answer 33

Un suave viento soplaba en mi cara