Conjugation of pouvoir (can) in French
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The verb pouvoir (can) expresses
Here you will find an overview of all conjugations of the verb pouvoir.
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présent | passé |
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pouvoir | avoir pu |
Présent | Passé Composé | Imparfait | Plus-que-parfait |
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je peux | j'ai pu | je pouvais | j'avais pu |
tu peux | tu as pu | tu pouvais | tu avais pu |
il/elle/on peut | il/elle/on a pu | il/elle/on pouvait | il/elle/on avait pu |
nous pouvons | nous avons pu | nous pouvions | nous avions pu |
vous pouvez | vous avez pu | vous pouviez | vous aviez pu |
ils/elles peuvent | ils/elles ont pu | ils/elles pouvaient | ils/elles avaient pu |
Passé Simple | Passé Antérieur | Futur Composé | Futur Simple | Futur Antérieur |
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je pus | j'eus pu | je vais pouvoir | je pourrai | j'aurai pu |
tu pus | tu eus pu | tu vas pouvoir | tu pourras | tu auras pu |
il/elle/on put | il/elle/on eut pu | il/elle/on va pouvoir | il/elle/on pourra | il/elle/on aura pu |
nous pûmes | nous eûmes pu | nous allons pouvoir | nous pourrons | nous aurons pu |
vous pûtes | vous eûtes pu | vous allez pouvoir | vous pourrez | vous aurez pu |
ils/elles purent | ils/elles eurent pu | ils/elles vont pouvoir | ils/elles pourront | ils/elles auront pu |
Présent | Passé |
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je pourrais | j’ aurais pu |
tu pourrais | tu aurais pu |
il/elle pourrait | il/elle aurait pu |
nous pourrions | nous aurions pu |
vous pourriez | vous auriez pu |
ils/elles pourraient | ils/elles auraient pu |
'Pouvoir' conjuguated in the conditional tenses is translated as 'could'.
Présent | Passé | Imparfait | Plus-que-parfait |
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que je puisse | que j’aie pu | que je pusse | que j’eusse pu |
que tu puisses | que tu aies pu | que tu pusses | que tu eusses pu |
qu’il/elle puisse | qu’il/elle ait pu | qu’il/elle pût | qu’il/elle eût pu |
que nous puissions | que nous ayons pu | que nous pussions | que nous eussions pu |
que vous puissiez | que vous ayez pu | que vous pussiez | que vous eussiez pu |
qu’ils/elles puissent | qu’ils/elles aient pu | qu’ils/elles pussent | qu’ils/elles eussent pu |
présent | passé |
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pouvant | (ayant) pu |
Présent | passé |
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en pouvant | en ayant pu |
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