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Dos Guiris sin Guía#36 - Differences between the Preterite and the Imperfect (Saber/Querer)The Guiris break down some of the trickier verbs in the preterite (saber, conocer, poder, and querer). The differences between these verbs in the preterite vs the imperfect is so great that we often use completely different words to translate them.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dosguiris/support2019-04-1410 minDos Guiris sin Guía#1 - Getting to Know the GuirisWelcome to Dos Guiris, where Andrés and Miguel host a video podcast that focuses on how to learn Spanish outside of a classroom setting.
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