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

Pouvoir (to be able to)

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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