pouvoir: Conjugation

The pouvoir conjugation tables below show how to form the French verb pouvoir according to tense and person. To listen to the pronunciation of a given tense of pouvoir, click on the loudspeaker icon at the bottom of the table. See the notes on the conjugation of pouvoir at the end of this page.

PresentPerfect

jepeux
tupeux
il/ellepeut
nouspouvons
vouspouvez
ils/ellespeuvent
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j'ai pu
tuas pu
il/ellea pu
nousavons pu
vousavez pu
ils/ellesont pu
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ImperfectPluperfect

jepouvais
tupouvais
il/ellepouvait
nouspouvions
vouspouviez
ils/ellespouvaient
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j'avais pu
tuavais pu
il/elleavait pu
nousavions pu
vousaviez pu
ils/ellesavaient pu
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FutureFuture-perfect

jepourrai
tupourras
il/ellepourra
nouspourrons
vouspourrez
ils/ellespourront
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j'aurai pu
tuauras pu
il/elleaura pu
nousaurons pu
vousaurez pu
ils/ellesauront pu
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ConditionalConditional perfect

jepourrais
tupourrais
il/ellepourrait
nouspourrions
vouspourriez
ils/ellespourraient
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j'aurais pu
tuaurais pu
il/elleaurait pu
nousaurions pu
vousauriez pu
ils/ellesauraient pu
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Present subjunctivePerfect subjunctive

jepuisse
tupuisses
il/ellepuisse
nouspuissions
vouspuissiez
ils/ellespuissent
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j'aie pu
tuaies pu
il/elleait pu
nousayons pu
vousayez pu
ils/ellesaient pu
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Past historicPast anterior

jepus
tupus
il/elleput
nouspûmes
vouspûtes
ils/ellespurent
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j'eus pu
tueus pu
il/elleeut pu
nouseûmes pu
vouseûtes pu
ils/elleseurent pu
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