querer

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Do those of you who speak Spanish use querer in the past tense to mean "tried" or "refused to"?

Querer en preterito 2009
He says that the verb querer changes meaning in the preterite.

Querer en preterito 2009
He says that the verb querer changes meaning in the preterite.

Querer en preterito 2009
To me, if you consider how you might say something like that in English, it may address how one might use querer or "Want" in the past tense.

Querer en preterito 2009
He says that the verb querer changes meaning in the preterite.

Querer en preterito 2009
But they were replaced by the, 'Imperfect Future', and the verbs, 'poder' and 'querer'.

Tal vez regresemos. - Subjunctive? 2009
With 'poder' ... 'algun dia podieramos regresar' and .... with 'querer', 'algun dia quisieramos regresar'.

Tal vez regresemos. - Subjunctive? 2009
But they were replaced by the, 'Imperfect Future', and the verbs, 'poder' and 'querer'.

Tal vez regresemos. - Subjunctive? 2009
With 'poder' ... 'algun dia podieramos regresar' and .... with 'querer', 'algun dia quisieramos regresar'.

Tal vez regresemos. - Subjunctive? 2009
It's nice to know I'm not the only one confused about querer in the preterite.

Querer en preterito 2009