Conjugate the auxiliary haber (to have) in the imperfect. Add the past participle of poder, which is formed by adding -ido to the stem: podido.
Poder in the Indicative Present PronounSpanishEnglishYopuedoI am able toTupuedesyou are able toElla / El / Ustedpuedes/he is able to, you (formal) are able toNosotras / Nosotrospodemoswe are able to2 more rows
Although poder can be used alone, it most often is used an auxilary verb to mean "can" or "be able to." As an auxiliary verb, poder is followed by an infinitive. The infinitive form, poder, can be used as a noun to refer to power or authority.
Although poder can be used alone, it most often is used an auxilary verb to mean "can" or "be able to." As an auxiliary verb, poder is followed by an infinitive. The infinitive form, poder, can be used as a noun to refer to power or authority.
Say "yo puedo" to mean "I can." To form the first-person singular form of the verb poder in present tense, you must take off the -er ending and change the verb stem from "pod-" to "pued-" to form "puedo."