Conjugate pouvoir in the conditional past in French = could have (Le Conditionnel Passé)
Learn how to conjugate POUVOIR (could have) in Le Conditionnel Passé in French:
J'aurais pu être un grand artiste.I could have been a great artist.
Tu n'aurais pas pu venir de toute façon !You couldn't have come anyway!
Elle aurait pu appeler !She could have called!
Nous aurions pu vous écrire plus tôt, c'est vrai.We could have written to you earlier, that's true.
Vous auriez pu nous prévenir.You could have warned us.
Ils n'auraient jamais pu comprendre tes raisons.They could never have understood your reasons.
Conjugating pouvoir in Le Conditionnel Passé is easy:
Le Conditionnel Présent of avoir + pu (past participle of pouvoir) + infinitive
Notice the difference between the English and French:
- in English you use the past participle form of the verb (been, called, warned)
- in French we use in Le Conditionnel Passé of pouvoir + the verb infinitive (être, appeler, prévenir) .
Compare this with:
Conjugate devoir in the conditional past in French = should have (Le Conditionnel Passé)
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Conjugate verbs (+ être) in the conditional past in French (Le Conditionnel Passé)
Conjugate verbs with irregular past participles in the conditional past in French (Le Conditionnel Passé)
See other lessons on Le Conditionnel Passé:
Conjugate regular -er, -ir, -dre verbs (+ avoir) in the conditional past in French (Le Conditionnel Passé)
Conjugate verbs (+ être) in the conditional past in French (Le Conditionnel Passé)
Conjugate verbs with irregular past participles in the conditional past in French (Le Conditionnel Passé)
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