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French Verbs

Infinitive - pouvoir - "be able", "can" - irregular verb

Present participle - pouvant

Past participle - pu

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présent de l'indicatif

je peux / je puis

I am able

tu peux

you are able

il peut

he is able

elle peut

she is able

nous pouvons

we are able

vous pouvez

you are able

ils peuvent

they are able

elles peuvent

they are able

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imparfait de l'indicatif

je pouvais

I was being able

tu pouvais

you were being able

il pouvait

he was being able

elle pouvait

she was being able

nous pouvions

we were being able

vous pouviez

you were being able

ils pouvaient

they were being able

elles pouvaient

they were being able

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passé simple

je pus

I was able

tu pus

you were able

il put

he was able

elle put

she was able

nous pûmes

we were able

vous pûtes

you were able

ils purent

they were able

elles purent

they were able

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futur

je pourrai

I will be able

tu pourras

you will be able

il pourra

he will be able

elle pourra

she will be able

nous pourrons

we will be able

vous pourrez

you will be able

ils pourront

they will be able

elles pourront

they will able

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conditionnel

je pourrais

I would be able

tu pourrais

you would be able

il pourrait

he would be able

elle pourrait

she would be able

nous pourrions

we would be able

vous pourriez

you would be able

ils pourraient

they would be able

elles pourraient

they would be able

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présent du subjonctif

je puisse

I should be able

tu puisses

you should be able

il puisse

he should be able

elle puisse

she should be able

nous puissions

we should be able

vous puissiez

you should be able

ils puissent

they should be able

elles puissent

they should be able

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imparfait du subjonctif

je pusse

I should have been able

tu pusses

you should have been able

il pût

he should have been able

elle pût

she should have been able

nous pussions

we should have been able

vous pussiez

you should have been able

ils pussent

they should have been able

elles pussent

they should have been able

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passé composé

j'ai pu

I have been able

tu as pu

you have been able

il a pu

he has been able

elle a pu

she has been able

nous avons pu

we have been able

vous avez pu

you have been able

ils ont pu

they have been able

elles ont pu

they have been able

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plus-que-parfait de l'indicatif

j'avais pu

I had been able

tu avais pu

you had been able

il avait pu

he had been able

elle avait pu

she had been able

nous avions pu

we had been able

vous aviez pu

you had been able

ils avaient pu

they had been able

elles avaient pu

they had been able

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passé antérieur

j'eus pu

I had been able

tu eus pu

you had been able

il eut pu

he had been able

elle eut pu

she had been able

nous eûmes pu

we had been able

vous eûtes pu

you had been able

ils eurent pu

they had been able

elles eurent pu

they had been able

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futur antérieur

j'aurai pu

I will have been able

tu auras pu

you will have been able

il aura pu

he will have been able

elle aura pu

she will have been able

nous aurons pu

we will have been able

vous aurez pu

you will have been able

ils auront pu

they will have been able

elles auront pu

they will have been able

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conditionnel passé

j'aurais pu

I would have been able

tu aurais pu

you would have been able

il aurait pu

he would have been able

elle aurait pu

she would have been able

nous aurions pu

we would have been able

vous auriez pu

you would have been able

ils auraient pu

they would have been able

elles auraient pu

they would have been able

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passé du subjonctif

j'aie pu

I should have been able

tu aies pu

you should have been able

il ait pu

he should have been able

elle ait pu

she should have been able

nous ayons pu

we should have been able

vous ayez pu

you should have been able

ils aient pu

they should have been able

elles aient pu

they should have been able

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plus-que-parfait du subjonctif

j'eusse pu

I should have had been able

tu eusses pu

you should have had been able

il eût pu

he should have had been able

elle eût pu

she should have had been able

nous eussions pu

we should have had been able

vous eussiez pu

you should have had been able

ils eussent pu

they should have had been able

elles eussent pu

they should have had been able