Past of the French verb pouvoir
The past tense conjugations for the French verb pouvoir, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je pouvais | I was able to | |
| tu pouvais | you were able to | |
| il pouvait | he was able to | |
| elle pouvait | she was able to | |
| nous pouvions | we were able to | |
| vous pouviez | you were able to | |
| ils pouvaient | they were able to | |
| elles pouvaient | they were able to | |
| Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je pus | I could | |
| tu pus | you could | |
| il put | he could | |
| elle put | she could | |
| nous pûmes | we could | |
| vous pûtes | you could | |
| ils purent | they could | |
| elles purent | they could | |
| Passé Composé | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'ai pu | I have been able to | |
| tu as pu | you have been able to | |
| il a pu | he has been able to | |
| elle a pu | she has been able to | |
| nous avons pu | we have been able to | |
| vous avez pu | you have been able to | |
| ils ont pu | they have been able to | |
| elles ont pu | they have been able to | |
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