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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 are able to

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 can
tú puedas you can
él/ella pueda he/she be able to
nosotros/nosotras podamos we are able to
vosotros/vosotras podáis you can be able to
ellos/ellas puedan they are able to

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 may have 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 could
él/ella podía he could
nosotros/nosotras podíamos we could
vosotros/vosotras podíais You all were able to
ellos/ellas podían they could

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 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 could be able to
nosotros/nosotras pudiéramos/pudiésemos we could be able to
vosotros/vosotras pudierais/pudieses you could be able to
ellos/ellas pudieran/pudiesen they were able to

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese podido I would have been able to
tú hubieras/hubieses podido you would have been able to
él/ella hubiera/hubiese podido he could have been able to
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos podido we had been able to
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis podido You would have been able to
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen podido They would have 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
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 would be able to
tú pudieres You were to be able to
él/ella pudiere he could be able to
nosotros/nosotras pudiéremos we might be able to
vosotros/vosotras pudiereis You will be able to
ellos/ellas pudieren they might be able to

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere podido I will have been able to
tú hubieres podido You will have been able to
él/ella hubiere podido He will have been able to
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos podido We will have been able to
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis podido You will have been able to
ellos/ellas hubieren podido they will have 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 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
¡Puede! Be able to
¡Pueda! He/She be able to
¡Podamos! Let's be able to.
¡Poded! Be able to.
¡Puedan! They 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 could
él/ella podría He/she would be able to
nosotros/nosotras podríamos we could 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. You used to be able to buy with pesetas in Spain.
Antes podías comprar con pesetas en españa.
2. We could plan our summer holidays.
Nosotros podíamos planear nuestras vacaciones de verano.
3. When I was young, I could go to the supermarket on my own.
Cuando era joven, yo podía ir al supermercado solo.
4. The boy has been able to pay with the card.
El chico ha podido pagar con la tarjeta.
5. Today I have been able to go to the supermarket.
Hoy he podido ir al supermercado.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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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.