French verb conjugation
pouvoir
irregular"can, to be able to, may" — irregular French verb
Forms you may meet: peux, put, pût, pourrai, puisse.
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Indicative
| Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | peux | pouvais | pus | pourrai |
| 2sg | peux | pouvais | pus | pourras |
| 3sg | peut | pouvait | put | pourra |
| 1pl | pouvons | pouvions | pûmes | pourrons |
| 2pl | pouvez | pouviez | pûtes | pourrez |
| 3pl | peuvent | pouvaient | purent | pourront |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | puisse | pusse |
| 2sg | puisses | pusses |
| 3sg | puisse | pût |
| 1pl | puissions | pussions |
| 2pl | puissiez | pussiez |
| 3pl | puissent | pussent |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | pourrais |
| 2sg | pourrais |
| 3sg | pourrait |
| 1pl | pourrions |
| 2pl | pourriez |
| 3pl | pourraient |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- pouvoir
- Past participle
- pu
- Present participle
- pouvant
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