The Spanish verb "poder" means "to be able to" in English. It is an irregular verb. Below you'll find the complete conjugation tables for "poder" across all 5 tenses.
The Spanish verb "poder" means "to be able to" in English. It is an irregular verb. Below you'll find the complete conjugation tables for "poder" across all 5 tenses.
PODER is a boot verb: the O → UE inside the "boot" (puedo, puedes, puede, pueden). Think: "I PUEDO do it!" The nosotros/vosotros forms stay regular: podemos, podéis.
Poder + infinitive = "can/to be able to" (puedo hablar = I can speak). Preterite (pude) implies managed to do something.
| 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 |
| 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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Try VerbPal Free| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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