Poder - to be able to / can
Conjugations
Indicative Present
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | puedo | I can |
| tú | puedes | you can |
| nosotros/as | podemos | we can |
| él/ella/usted | puede | he can |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | pueden | they can |
Indicative Present Continuous
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | estoy pudiendo | I am being able to |
| tú | estás pudiendo | you are being able to |
| nosotros/as | estamos pudiendo | we are being able to |
| él/ella/usted | está pudiendo | he is being able to |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | están pudiendo | they are being able to |
Indicative Preterite
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | pude | I could |
| tú | pudiste | you could |
| nosotros/as | pudimos | we could |
| él/ella/usted | pudo | he could |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | pudieron | they could |
Indicative Imperfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | podía | I used to be able to |
| tú | podías | you used to be able to |
| nosotros/as | podíamos | we used to be able to |
| él/ella/usted | podía | he used to be able to |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | podían | they used to be able to |
Indicative Future
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | podré | I will be able to |
| tú | podrás | you will be able to |
| nosotros/as | podremos | we will be able to |
| él/ella/usted | podrá | he will be able to |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | podrán | they will be able to |
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | voy a poder | I am going to be able to |
| tú | vas a poder | you are going to be able to |
| nosotros/as | vamos a poder | we are going to be able to |
| él/ella/usted | va a poder | he is going to be able to |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | van a poder | they are going to be able to |
Conditional
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | podría | I would be able to |
| tú | podrías | you would be able to |
| nosotros/as | podríamos | we would be able to |
| él/ella/usted | podría | he would be able to |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | podrían | they would be able to |
Indicative Present Perfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | he podido | I have been able to |
| tú | has podido | you have been able to |
| nosotros/as | hemos podido | we have been able to |
| él/ella/usted | ha podido | he has been able to |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | han podido | they have been able to |
Indicative Past Perfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | había podido | I had been able to |
| tú | habías podido | you had been able to |
| nosotros/as | habíamos podido | we had been able to |
| él/ella/usted | había podido | he had been able to |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | habían podido | they had been able to |
Indicative Future Perfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | habré podido | I will have been able to |
| tú | habrás podido | you will have been able to |
| nosotros/as | habremos podido | we will have been able to |
| él/ella/usted | habrá podido | he will have been able to |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | habrán podido | they will have been able to |
Conditional Perfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | habría podido | I would have been able to |
| tú | habrías podido | you would have been able to |
| nosotros/as | habríamos podido | we would have been able to |
| él/ella/usted | habría podido | he would have been able to |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | habrían podido | they would have been able to |
Subjunctive Present
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | pueda | I can |
| tú | puedas | you can |
| nosotros/as | podamos | we can |
| él/ella/usted | pueda | he can |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | puedan | they can |
Subjunctive Imperfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | pudiera | I could |
| tú | pudieras | you could |
| nosotros/as | pudiéramos | we could |
| él/ella/usted | pudiera | he could |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | pudieran | they could |
Subjunctive Future
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | pudiere | I will be able to |
| tú | pudieres | you will be able to |
| nosotros/as | pudiéremos | we will be able to |
| él/ella/usted | pudiere | he will be able to |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | pudieren | they will be able to |
Subjunctive Present Perfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | haya podido | I have been able to |
| tú | hayas podido | you have been able to |
| nosotros/as | hayamos podido | we have been able to |
| él/ella/usted | haya podido | he has been able to |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | hayan podido | they have been able to |
Subjunctive Past Perfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | hubiera podido | I had been able to |
| tú | hubieras podido | you had been able to |
| nosotros/as | hubiéramos podido | we had been able to |
| él/ella/usted | hubiera podido | he had been able to |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | hubieran podido | they had been able to |
Subjunctive Future Perfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | hubiere podido | I will have been able to |
| tú | hubieres podido | you will have been able to |
| nosotros/as | hubiéremos podido | we will have been able to |
| él/ella/usted | hubiere podido | he will have been able to |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | hubieren podido | they will have been able to |
Imperative Affirmative
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| tú | puede | be able to! |
| nosotros/as | podamos | let’s be able to! |
| él/ella/usted | pueda | be able to! (formal) |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | puedan | be able to! (formal pl.) |
Imperative Negative
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| tú | no puedas | don’t be able to! |
| nosotros/as | no podamos | let’s not be able to! |
| él/ella/usted | no pueda | don’t be able to! (formal) |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | no puedan | don’t be able to! (formal pl.) |
| Form | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| Infinitive | poder | to be able to |
| Gerund | pudiendo | being able to |
| Past Participle | podido | been able to |