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Poder (to be able) - Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, indicative) - Spanish

 Poder (to be able) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Poder - Conjugation of to be able in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the pluperfect, indicative tense (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Poder (to be able) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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Conjugation of to be able in Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

  • yo había podido I had been able
  • tú habías podido You had been able
  • él/ella había podido he/she had been able
  • nosotros/nosotras habíamos podido we had been able
  • vosotros/vosotras habíais podido you had been able
  • ellos/ellas habían podido they had been able

Example phrases

  • Había podido admirar las flores en la selva. I had been able to admire the flowers in the jungle.
  • Habías podido visitar la granja antes de que llegaran los turistas. You had been able to visit the farm before the tourists arrived.
  • Había podido observar el águila en el bosque. He had been able to observe the eagle in the forest.
  • Habíamos podido plantar girasoles en el jardín. We had been able to plant sunflowers in the garden.
  • Habíais podido comprar un ramo de flores en la floristería. You had been able to buy a bouquet of flowers in the florist's.
  • Habían podido estudiar la naturaleza en África. They had been able to study nature in Africa.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - poder (to be able)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Poder (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo)

1. ... visitar la granja antes de que llegaran los turistas.

Habías podido visitar la granja antes de que llegaran los turistas.
(You had been able to visit the farm before the tourists arrived.)

2. ... comprar un ramo de flores en la floristería.

Habíais podido comprar un ramo de flores en la floristería.
(You had been able to buy a bouquet of flowers in the florist's.)

3. ... observar el águila en el bosque.

Había podido observar el águila en el bosque.
(He had been able to observe the eagle in the forest.)

4. ... admirar las flores en la selva.

Había podido admirar las flores en la selva.
(I had been able to admire the flowers in the jungle.)

5. ... plantar girasoles en el jardín.

Habíamos podido plantar girasoles en el jardín.
(We had been able to plant sunflowers in the garden.)

6. ... estudiar la naturaleza en África.

Habían podido estudiar la naturaleza en África.
(They had been able to study nature in Africa.)