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PROBLEMS WITH VERB POUVOIR


Beryl
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What is the English tranlation of the imparfait de l'indicatif of pouvais?

The website that I use for learning conjugaisons says it is ' could'.

But I think 'could' is the conditionnel -Pourrais.

Can anyone clear this up for me please?

 

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[quote user="CatherineS2"]

and that "pourrais" means "I would/will be able to", as in "I would/will be able to see it when I wake up".

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"Pourrais" is the conditional, so it can't mean "I will be able to".

The 1st person singular future of pouvoir is "je pourrai".

Not to be confused with "purée", which is either mashed potato or an exclamation of wowness.

Or even "pourri", which means rotten.

Of course, the difference between "purée" and "pourrai" is in the pronunciation, so you couldn't really get them confused.   Just like you would never get "cul" and "cou" confused. [;)]

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