#Saber preterite endings spanish how to
The most common meaning of saber when used in the present is “to know information” or “to know how to do something,” but when used in the preterite, it also means “to find out, to hear or learn about something.” Also, the most common meaning of conocer when used in the present is “to know a person or to be acquainted with someone,” but when used in the preterite, it also means “to meet someone.” These second meanings in the preterite are widely most common than the original meaning “to know”.
It is then when their new meaning in the preterite is conveyed in English by using verbs different from the verb to know, which is the most direct translation of saber and conocer in the present. This fact is clearly seen when it comes to translating them into English. Saber Conjugation: Simple Tenses of the Indicative Mood Subject, Present, Preterite (know), (knew) yo, s, supe t, sabes, supiste l/ella.
The verbs saber and conocer are special verbs in the sense that they both change their meaning when they are used in the preterite.
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