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Poder (to be able to) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of poder (to be able to) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Poder (to be able to) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 3: Día a día (Day to day)

Lesson 21: En la tienda de ropa (At the clothing shop)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Poder (to be able to) Pudiendo (Being able to) Podido (Been able)

Poder (to be able to): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) puedo I can
(tú) puedes You can
(él/ella) puede he/she can
(nosotros/nosotras) podemos we can
(vosotros/vosotras) podéis You can
(ellos/ellas) pueden they can

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he podido I have been able to
(tú) has podido You have been able to
(él/ella) ha podido he/she has been able to
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos podido we have been able to
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis podido You have been able to
(ellos/ellas) han podido they have been able to

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) pueda I be able to
(tú) puedas you be able to
(él/ella) pueda he/she can be able to
(nosotros/nosotras) podamos we can
(vosotros/vosotras) podáis You can
(ellos/ellas) puedan they can

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya podido I have been able to
(tú) hayas podido you have been able to
(él/ella) haya podido he/she has been able to
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos podido we have been able to
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis podido You have been able to
(ellos/ellas) hayan podido they have been able to

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) podía I was able to
(tú) podías You were able to
(él/ella) podía he/she was able to
(nosotros/nosotras) podíamos we could
(vosotros/vosotras) podíais You could
(ellos/ellas) podían they were able to

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había podido I had been able to
(tú) habías podido You had been able to
(él/ella) había podido he/she had been able to
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos podido we had been able to
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais podido you had been able to
(ellos/ellas) habían podido they had been able to

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) pudiera/pudiese I could
(tú) pudieras/pudieses You could
(él/ella) pudiera/pudiese he/she were able to
(nosotros/nosotras) pudiéramos/pudiésemos we could
(vosotros/vosotras) pudierais/pudieses you could
(ellos/ellas) pudieran/pudiesen they could

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese podido I would have been able to
(tú) hubieras/hubieses podido You had been able to
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese podido he/she had been able to
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos podido we would have been able to
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis podido You would have been able to
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen podido they had been able to

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) pude I was able to
(tú) pudiste You were able to
(él/ella) pudo he/she was able to
(nosotros/nosotras) pudimos we were able to
(vosotros/vosotras) pudisteis You were able to
(ellos/ellas) pudieron they were able to

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube podido I had been able to
(tú) hubiste podido You had been able to
(él/ella) hubo podido he had been able to/she had been able to
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos podido we had been able to
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis podido you had been able to
(ellos/ellas) hubieron podido they had been able to

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) pudiere I will be able to
(tú) pudieres You will be able to
(él/ella) pudiere he/she will be able to
(nosotros/nosotras) pudiéremos we would be able to
(vosotros/vosotras) pudiereis You will be able to
(ellos/ellas) pudieren they would be able to

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere podido I would have been able to
(tú) hubieres podido You will have been able to
(él/ella) hubiere podido he/she would have been able to
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos podido we will have been able to
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis podido You would have been able to
(ellos/ellas) hubieren podido they had been able to

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) podré I will be able to
(tú) podrás You will be able to
(él/ella) podrá he/she will be able to
(nosotros/nosotras) podremos We will be able to
(vosotros/vosotras) podréis You will be able to
(ellos/ellas) podrán they will be able to

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré podido I will have been able to
(tú) habrás podido You will have been able to
(él/ella) habrá podido he/she will have been able to
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos podido we will have been able to
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis podido You will have been able to
(ellos/ellas) habrán podido they will have been able to
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
No existe You cannot
¡Puedes! You can
¡Pueda! He/She be able to
¡Podamos! Let's be able to.
¡Poded! Be able to.

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No puedas! You can't
No pueda! He/She cannot be able to.
No podamos! Let's not be able to.
No podáis! You cannot
No puedan! They cannot!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) podría I would be able to
(tú) podrías You would be able to
(él/ella) podría he/she would be able to
(nosotros/nosotras) podríamos we would be able to
(vosotros/vosotras) podríais You would be able to
(ellos/ellas) podrían They would be able to

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría podido I would have been able to
(tú) habrías podido You would have been able to
(él/ella) habría podido he/she would have been able to
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos podido we would have been able to
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais podido you would have been able to
(ellos/ellas) habrían podido they would have been able to

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We will be able to use the new glasses.
Nosotros podremos usar las gafas nuevas.
2. He will be able to buy the cheap T-shirt.
Él podrá comprar la camiseta barata.
3. Will you be able to wear the red dress?
¿podrás llevar el vestido rojo?
4. They will be able to look for the black gloves.
Ellas podrán buscar los guantes negros.
5. Will I be able to find the coat here?
¿podré encontrar el abrigo aquí?

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I was able to complete my exercise routine today.
Pude completar mi rutina de ejercicios hoy.
2. Have you been able to organise the dinner?
¿vosotros habéis podido organizar la cena?
3. They were able to relax after doing the exercises.
Ellos pudieron estar relajados tras hacer los ejercicios.
4. The boy has been able to pay with the card.
El chico ha podido pagar con la tarjeta.
5. They have been able to finish doing the shopping.
Ellos han podido terminar de hacer la compra.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

Show translation Show answers

pudiera/pudiese, puedas, pudieras/pudieses, pudieran/pudiesen, puedan

1.
Ojalá ellos/ellas ... estar aquí ahora.
(I wish they could be here now.)
2.
Si yo ... comprar el coche, lo haría.
(If I could buy the car, I would.)
3.
Espero que tú ... venir a la fiesta.
(I hope you could come to the party.)
4.
Ojalá tú ... comprar el pan en el mercado.
(I hope you can buy the bread at the market.)
5.
Es importante que ellas ... hacer la lista de la compra.
(It is important that they can make the shopping list.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We could have gone to the supermarket.
Nosotros habríamos podido ir al supermercado.
2. He may have been able to prepare the tomatoes.
Es posible que haya podido preparar los tomates.
3. I wish we could have paid with the euro.
Ojalá que hayamos podido pagar con el euro.
4. If you had been able to, you would have paid in cash.
Si hubieras/hubieses podido, habrías pagado con efectivo.
5. If we had been able to, we would have seen the storm from the window.
Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos podido, habríamos visto la tormenta desde la ventana.