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How do you conjugate the verb Pouvoir in French?

Here's how to conjugate the verb "Pouvoir" in French:

Indicative Mood

* Present Tense:

* Je peux (I can)

* Tu peux (You can)

* Il/Elle/On peut (He/She/One can)

* Nous pouvons (We can)

* Vous pouvez (You can)

* Ils/Elles peuvent (They can)

* Imperfect Tense:

* Je pouvais (I could)

* Tu pouvais (You could)

* Il/Elle/On pouvait (He/She/One could)

* Nous pouvions (We could)

* Vous pouviez (You could)

* Ils/Elles pouvaient (They could)

* Past Simple (Passé Simple):

* Je pus (I could)

* Tu pus (You could)

* Il/Elle/On put (He/She/One could)

* Nous pûmes (We could)

* Vous pûtes (You could)

* Ils/Elles purent (They could)

* Future Simple:

* Je pourrai (I will be able to)

* Tu pourras (You will be able to)

* Il/Elle/On pourra (He/She/One will be able to)

* Nous pourrons (We will be able to)

* Vous pourrez (You will be able to)

* Ils/Elles pourront (They will be able to)

* Conditional:

* Je pourrais (I would be able to)

* Tu pourrais (You would be able to)

* Il/Elle/On pourrait (He/She/One would be able to)

* Nous pourrions (We would be able to)

* Vous pourriez (You would be able to)

* Ils/Elles pourraient (They would be able to)

Subjunctive Mood

* Present:

* Je puisse (I may be able to)

* Tu puisses (You may be able to)

* Il/Elle/On puisse (He/She/One may be able to)

* Nous puissions (We may be able to)

* Vous puissiez (You may be able to)

* Ils/Elles puissent (They may be able to)

* Imperfect:

* Je pusse (I could/might have been able to)

* Tu pusses (You could/might have been able to)

* Il/Elle/On pût (He/She/One could/might have been able to)

* Nous pussions (We could/might have been able to)

* Vous pussiez (You could/might have been able to)

* Ils/Elles pussent (They could/might have been able to)

Other Tenses and Moods

* Past Participle: pu

* Present Participle: pouvant

Examples:

* Je peux parler français. (I can speak French.)

* Elle ne pouvait pas venir. (She couldn't come.)

* Nous pourrons le faire demain. (We will be able to do it tomorrow.)

* S'il le pouvait, il viendrait. (If he could, he would come.)

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