🇪🇸 poder

to be able to

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Present

Presente de indicativo Actions happening now or regularly

Person	English	Conjugation
yo	I	puedo
tú	you (informal)	puedes
él/ella/usted	he/she/you (formal)	puede
nosotros	we	podemos
vosotros	you all (Spain)	podéis
ellos/ustedes	they/you all	pueden

Past (completed)

Pretérito perfecto simple Actions that finished in the past

Person	English	Conjugation
yo	I	pude
tú	you (informal)	pudiste
él/ella/usted	he/she/you (formal)	pudo
nosotros	we	pudimos
vosotros	you all (Spain)	pudisteis
ellos/ustedes	they/you all	pudieron

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Past (ongoing)

Pretérito imperfecto Actions that were ongoing in the past

Person	English	Conjugation
yo	I	podía
tú	you (informal)	podías
él/ella/usted	he/she/you (formal)	podía
nosotros	we	podíamos
vosotros	you all (Spain)	podíais
ellos/ustedes	they/you all	podían

Future

Futuro simple Actions that will happen

Person	English	Conjugation
yo	I	podré
tú	you (informal)	podrás
él/ella/usted	he/she/you (formal)	podrá
nosotros	we	podremos
vosotros	you all (Spain)	podréis
ellos/ustedes	they/you all	podrán

Would (conditional)

Condicional simple Hypothetical actions

Person	English	Conjugation
yo	I	podría
tú	you (informal)	podrías
él/ella/usted	he/she/you (formal)	podría
nosotros	we	podríamos
vosotros	you all (Spain)	podríais
ellos/ustedes	they/you all	podrían

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