poder
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Poder means 'can' or 'to be able.' Stem changes o→ue when stressed (puedo, puedes, puede...) and has irregular preterite (pude, pudiste, pudo) and future (podré). Essential for ability and permission.
Conjugation
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Indicativo
Indicative
Tiempo
Presente
Present Indicative
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Indicativo — Indicative
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Imperativo — Imperative
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — poder
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber podido
- Gerundio — pudiendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo podido
- Participio — podido
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Key forms
yo
puedo
tú
puedes
él/ella
puede
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he podido
tú
has podido
él/ella
ha podido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
pude
tú
pudiste
él/ella
pudo
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
podía
tú
podías
él/ella
podía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había podido
tú
habías podido
él/ella
había podido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube podido
tú
hubiste podido
él/ella
hubo podido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
podré
tú
podrás
él/ella
podrá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
podría
tú
podrías
él/ella
podría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré podido
tú
habrás podido
él/ella
habrá podido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría podido
tú
habrías podido
él/ella
habría podido
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
pueda
tú
puedas
él/ella
pueda
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya podido
tú
hayas podido
él/ella
haya podido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
pudiera (pudiese)
tú
pudieras (pudieses)
él/ella
pudiera (pudiese)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera podido (hubiese podido)
tú
hubieras podido (hubieses podido)
él/ella
hubiera podido (hubiese podido)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
pudiere
tú
pudieres
él/ella
pudiere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere podido
tú
hubieres podido
él/ella
hubiere podido
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
puede
él/ella
pueda
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
puedas
él/ella
pueda
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