Used in the preterite negatively, querer is understood to mean that one not only didn't want to do something, but refused to. Here are some examples of querer in the imperfect and preterite tenses in affirmative and negative situations:
The Great Dane holds the record for the world's tallest dog,the Irish Wolfhound is a close second. The biggest dog on record was a Great Dane. It was 41 and a half inches high! The largest dog is the Irish wolfhound. The tallest recorded dog is a Great Dane called 'Giant George' grew to the height of 43 inches.
The longest eared dog on earth. Updated 09 September 2004, 17.16. One-year-old Jack, a basset hound from Germany is officially the longest eared dog in the world. His super size ears have been recognised by the Guinness Book of Records, each measuring a whopping 33.2cm, longer than a side of A4 paper.