The Portuguese verb poder means "to be able to". Below are its 6 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of poder is eu posso, tu podes, ele/ela pode, nós podemos, vós podeis, eles/elas podem. It is irregular: 1 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. The tables below cover 6 tenses, from the present to the present subjunctive. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| eu | posso (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | podes | |
| ele/ | pode | |
| nós | podemos | |
| vós | podeis | |
| eles/ | podem |
| eu | pude (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | pudeste (irregular) |
| ele/ | pôde (irregular) |
| nós | pudemos (irregular) |
| vós | pudestes (irregular) |
| eles/ | puderam (irregular) |
| eu | podia |
|---|---|
| tu | podias |
| ele/ | podia |
| nós | podíamos |
| vós | podíeis |
| eles/ | podiam |
| eu | poderei |
|---|---|
| tu | poderás |
| ele/ | poderá |
| nós | poderemos |
| vós | podereis |
| eles/ | poderão |
| eu | poderia |
|---|---|
| tu | poderias |
| ele/ | poderia |
| nós | poderíamos |
| vós | poderíeis |
| eles/ | poderiam |
| que eu | possa (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | possas (irregular) |
| que ele/ | possa (irregular) |
| que nós | possamos (irregular) |
| que vós | possais (irregular) |
| que eles/ | possam (irregular) |
Poder is irregular. The present has posso, while the simple past uses pude and pôde, and the present subjunctive uses possa. There is no imperative form in this table.
This verb has no imperative.
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No. Poder is irregular, with posso in the present, pude and pôde in the simple past, and possa in the present subjunctive.
The forms are pude, pudeste, pôde, pudemos, pudestes, and puderam.
The gerund is podendo and the past participle is podido.