"I COULD" en français Flashcards

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How do you form sentences using this?

A
  1. Take “pouvoir”
  2. Take the stem “pourr-“ and add appropriate endings (same as imparfait endings: ais, ait, ions, iez, aient)
  3. Add the infinitive of the verb you want to describe what they could do
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je form

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pourrais

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tu form

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pourrais

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il/elle/on form

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pourrait

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nous form

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pouvions

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vous form

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pourriez

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ils/elles form

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pourraient

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I could buy this shirt, but I don’t have enough money.

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Je pourrais acheter cette chemise, mais je n’ai pas assez d’argent.

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You could go to France if you wanted to visit a new country.

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Tu pourrais aller en France si tu as voulu visiter un nouveau pays.

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He could probably use a pencil.

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Il pourrait utiliser un crayon, peut-être.

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We could help you!

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Nous pouvions t’aider!

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You (form.) could make some cake for us.

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Vous pourriez préparer du gâteau pour nous.

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They could help us with our math homework.

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Ils/Elles pourraient nous aider avec nos devoirs de maths.

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He might be able to read Japanese.

he might be able = he could (means the same thing)

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Il pourrait lire le japonais.

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Tell us: how could we help?

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Dites-nous: comment nous pouvions aider?

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16
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I might be able to ask some questions.

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Je pourrais poser des questions.

poser - to ask