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

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

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

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

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Infinitif Participe passé
Pouvoir (to be able to) pu (been able to)

Verb conjugations

Indicatif

Present 

French English
(je/j') je peux I can
tu peux you are able to
il/elle/on peut he/she/one can
nous pouvons we can
vous pouvez You can
ils/elles peuvent They are able to

Imparfait 

French English
(je/j') je pouvais I was able to
tu pouvais you were able to
il/elle/on pouvait he/she/one was able to
nous pouvions we were able to
vous pouviez You were able to
ils/elles pouvaient They could

Passé composé 

French English
(je/j') j'ai pu I was able to
tu as pu You have been able to
il/elle/on a pu He/she/one was able to
nous avons pu we have been able to
vous avez pu You have been able to
ils/elles ont pu They were able to

Plus-que-parfait 

French English
(je/j') avais pu I had been able to
(tu) avais pu you had been able to
(il/elle/on) avait pu he/she/one had been able to
(nous) avions pu we had been able to
(vous) aviez pu you had been able to
(ils/elles) avaient pu they had been able to

Futur simple 

French English
(je/j') je pourrai I will be able to
tu pourras You will be able to
il/elle/on pourra He/she/one will be able to
nous pourrons we will be able to
vous pourrez You will be able to
ils/elles pourront They will be able to

Futur antérieur 

French English
(je/j') aurai pu I will have been able to
(tu) auras pu you will have been able to
(il/elle/on) aura pu he/she/one will have been able to
(nous) aurons pu we will have been able to
(vous) aurez pu you will have been able to
(ils/elles) auront pu they will have been able to

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent 

French English
(je/j') je pourrais I could
tu pourrais you would be able to
il/elle/on pourrait he/she/one could
nous pourrions We could be able to
vous pourriez You would be able to
ils/elles pourraient They could

Conditionnel passé 

French English
(je/j') aurais pu I would have been able to
(tu) aurais pu You would have been able to
(il/elle/on) aurait pu he/she/one would have been able to
(nous) aurions pu we would have been able to
(vous) auriez pu You would have been able to
(ils/elles) auraient pu they would have been able to

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent 

French English
(je/j') puisse I be able to
(tu) puisses you be able to
(il/elle/on) puisse he/she/one be able to
(nous) puissions we be able to
(vous) puissiez you be able to
(ils/elles) puissent they can be

Subjonctif passé 

French English
(je/j') que j'aie pu I have been able to
(tu) que tu aies pu you have been able to
(il/elle/on) qu'il/elle/on ait pu he/she/one could have
(nous) que nous ayons pu we have been able to
(vous) que vous ayez pu you have been able to
(ils/elles) qu'ils/elles aient pu they have been able to

Impératif

Impératif 

French English
— You can
Puise!/Puis! You be able