Ya
Already
Conjugation for most verbs ending in “cir”
They are “j” stem changing
And lose the “I” in the ustedes form
Por ejemplo -Dijeron
U stem changing verbs in preterite
Poder
pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudieron
Poner
puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusieron
Saber sé, sabes,sabe,sabemos, saben supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supieron Estar (to be) estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvieron
Verbs that change meaning in the preterite
Conocer— to know or acquainted with
Preterite “to meet”
Saber—-to know info or how to do something
Preterite- Found out or learned
Poder-to be able to, or can
Preterite-Managed to do or succeeded in doing something.
Pude: i managed to something, no pude: I fsimed
Querer—to want or to love Preterite —English past tense “ tried” But in negative sentences it means I refused No quise hablar con Maria