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Preterite vs. Imperfect Querer and Poder

Preterite Tense-QUERER QUERER NO QUERER tried refused Ex. Yo quise dormir. Ex. Yo no quise estudiar. I tried to sleep. I refused to study.

Imperfect Tense-QUERER QUERER NO QUERER wanted did not want used to want Ex. Yo quería dormir. Ex. Yo no quería estudiar. I wanted to sleep. I didn’t want to study.

Preterite Tense-PODER PODER NO PODER managed to/succeeded failed Ex. Yo pude dormir. Ex. Yo no pude estudiar. I managed to sleep. I failed to sleep.

Imperfect Tense-PODER PODER NO PODER could/was able couldn’t/was not able used to be able Ex. Yo podía dormir. Ex. Yo no podía estudiar. I could/was able to sleep. I could not/was not able to sleep.

THE BOTTOM LINE! The only way to say “wanted” or “not wanted” in the past, is using the IMPERFECT tense of querer. Ex. She wanted to go home. Ella quería ir en casa.

THE BOTTOM LINE! The only way to say “could/was able to” or “was not able to” in the past, is using the IMPERFECT tense of poder. Ex. She could not go home. Ella no podía ir en casa.