Look at these examples of "pouvoir" in the Conditionnel passé:
Conjugating pouvoir in Le Conditionnel Passé is easy:
Conditionnel 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 the Conditionnel passé of pouvoir + the verb infinitive (être, appeler, prévenir) .
Compare this with:
Conjugate devoir in Le Conditionnel Passé = should have (past conditional)
See other lessons on Le Conditionnel Passé:
Conjugate regular -er, -ir, -dre verbs (+ avoir) in Le Conditionnel Passé (past conditional)
Conjugate verbs (+ être) in Le Conditionnel Passé (past conditional)
Conjugate verbs with irregular past participles in Le Conditionnel Passé (past conditional)
See other lessons on Le Conditionnel Passé:
Conjugate regular -er, -ir, -dre verbs (+ avoir) in Le Conditionnel Passé (past conditional)
Conjugate verbs (+ être) in Le Conditionnel Passé (past conditional)
Conjugate verbs with irregular past participles in Le Conditionnel Passé (past conditional)
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