Conjugation of pouvoir (can) in French
Exercises
- Multiple choice questions about the conjugation of the verb pouvoir in French Score -/-
- Fill in the blank exercise for the indicative mood of the modal verb pouvoir in French Score -/-
- Drag and drop exercise about the subjunctive of the modal verb pouvoir in French Score -/-
- Fill in the blank exercise for the conditional mood of the modal verb pouvoir in French Score -/-
The verb pouvoir (can) expresses
- possibility
- capacity
Here you will find an overview of all conjugations of the verb pouvoir.
Lesson Outline
Hide- 1.How is the French verb pouvoir conjugated?
- 1.1.Infinitive
- 1.2.Indicative tenses
- 1.3.Conditional tenses
- 1.4.Subjunctive tenses
- 1.5.Participle
- 1.6.Gerund
How is the French verb pouvoir conjugated?
Infinitive
| présent | passé |
|---|---|
| pouvoir | avoir pu |
Indicative tenses
| Présent | Passé Composé | Imparfait | Plus-que-parfait |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Conditional tenses
| Présent | Passé |
|---|---|
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'.
- J'aurais pu avoir une bonne note. (I could have had a good mark.)
Subjunctive tenses
| Présent | Passé | Imparfait | Plus-que-parfait |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Participle
| présent | passé |
|---|---|
| pouvant | (ayant) pu |
Gerund
| Présent | passé |
|---|---|
| en pouvant | en ayant pu |
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