Poder (to be able) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative) - Spanish
Poder - Conjugation of to be able in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the simple past, indicative tense (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo).
Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
All conjugations and tenses: Poder (to be able) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)
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Conjugation of to be able in Pretérito indefinido
- yo pude I was able
- tú pudiste you were able
- él/ella pudo he could
- nosotros/nosotras pudimos we were able
- vosotros/vosotras pudisteis you were able
- ellos/ellas pudieron they were able to
Example phrases
- Ayer yo pude visitar la granja. Yesterday I was able to visit the farm.
- El año pasado pudiste cambiar de casa. You were able to move house last year.
- Hace poco ella pudo terminar el proyecto. She was able to finish the project recently.
- Durante la pandemia nosotros pudimos ahorrar dinero. We were able to save money during the pandemic.
- En el confinamiento vosotras pudisteis hacer muchas cosas. You were able to do many things during the lockdown.
- Hace un momento ellas pudieron salir al campo. They were able to go out to the field a moment ago.
Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - poder (to be able)
Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.
Show answers Show translationPoder (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo)
1. En el confinamiento vosotras ... hacer muchas cosas.
2. El año pasado ... cambiar de casa.
3. Ayer yo ... visitar la granja.
4. Hace poco ella ... terminar el proyecto.
5. Durante la pandemia nosotros ... ahorrar dinero.
6. Hace un momento ellas ... salir al campo.