What is the preterite for "I wanted"?

Question

if the meaning if querer changes in the past tense to to try/to refuse then how do I say wanted

Answer 1

Quería= I wanted.or would have liked. The preterite is quise but which you use depends on the context of your full sentence.

Answer 2

Sometimes the preterite of "querer" can give off the meaning of "try/refused", but you would use the imperfect tense to say "I wanted".

Answer 3

Drjaa, give the dictionary a shot. When you type in a word it will give you the spanish as well as the spanish conjugation (once your write that in the dictionary feature). It's all about learning!!