Verbs that change meaning

conocí · supe · pude

met, found out, managed· tap a form for the whole table

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Why it works

Some verbs mean a MOMENT in the preterite:

conocí = I met · supe = I found out · pude = I managed · no quise = I refused.

In the imperfect they mean a state: conocía = I knew, sabía = I knew.

Why not conocía

conocía a mi jefa

I knew my boss

Says you already knew her. Conocí is the day you met her.

In a full sentence

Ayer supe que el despliegue salió bien.
Yesterday I found out that the deployment went well.
Supe means I found out at that moment.
Ella pudo resolver el bug de producción.
She managed to solve the production bug.
Pudo means she succeeded in doing it.
Él supo la fecha de la entrevista ayer.
He found out the interview date yesterday.
Supo means he learned the information then.

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