COULD in Spanish: PUDE, PODÍA, PODRÍA - No More Mistakes

Todays Spanish lesson focusses on the often confusing ways there are to say COULS in Spanish. Is it Podía, pude or podría? Avoid the pitfalls and mistakes with this easy to follow video.

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[ivanivke]

Probably the most systematic explanations of the nuances in the Spanish language we have on YouTube today. Excellent lesson! 23 minutes flew by…👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[iamwinningrightnow]

Your explanations are always easily understood. This was great.

[CleonaPattersoneFluentEnglish]

Me sentí feliz de escuchar este vídeo y tu pronunciación tan clara.🎯 Pude verlo de nuevo para repasar algunos puntos.

I COULD / I WAS ABLE TO = pude / podía / sabía I WOULD BE ABLE TO
= podría.

De niña, no podía hablar nada de español, pero ahora puedo decir algo.😀 Gracias por tu gran trabajo ProSpanish.👍 ¡Siempre puedo contar contigo!

Unos ejemplos para practicar la gramática nueva para mi:
SABÍA + infinitivo
= I knew how to .../ I could

1. A los seis años, sabía montar en bicicleta.🚴‍♀️

2. De niña, no sabía tocar el piano y todavía no sé como hacerlo.

3. PODRÍA = I would be able to / could (future.)

No puedo ayudarte con tu inglés hoy porque estudio español. Pero, podría hacerlo mañana por la tarde si quieres.😀

[chimanruler]

5:11 I know that a few people have already pointed this out to you, but since those comments were posted months ago, I figured I would state what they said for the record.

It is technically possible to use "could" for preterite events in the right context. For example:

"That was such an interesting English lesson! I could understand everything that the teacher said!"

[btwithamy]

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[skindiver]

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[RebeccaJedward]

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[philhodgson]

Another excellent lesson, with very clear explanations. Gracias por esta lección, fue excellente.

[joywithjazzita]

Oh god I was so confused about could and this video is beautiful so peacefully you are explaining God bless you blissful human!!! 💙💙💙💙😇😇😇😇😇💖💖💖💖💖

[almor]

Your explanations are really easy to follow, I wish I'd known about this when I was a beginner!

[HarryGardner]

Great Lesson, trying to understand could in Spanish form has been a real head-scratcher for me, but this video has well and truly hit the nail on the head, well done!

[edithag.]

Me gusta mucho! Es fácilmente a entenderlos.

[ngoaingucoban.ThanhTrinh]

thank you, I am very grateful for your lessons.

[fwcolb]

Such a good video, enough for me to subscribe. "Could /would" in Spanish is such a friendly way to go.
¿Me traerías una botella de cerveza? Could you bring me a bottle of beer? Combines the familiar with the super polite. To get the conditional mood, all you need is the infinitive of the verb with the last syllable changing according to the actor.
Even simpler is the verb poder (Podrias traerme...) plus any infinitive. Not quite correct because you are asking if the person is capable of bringing something. But it's a workaround that you can get away with if you can't remember how the conditional of a verb is formed.

[marnw]

Really good explanation. Everything makes so much sense and done so quickly too.

[champfeilden]

Cómo siempre un lección muy útil y claro. Gracias

[LIVEEFFECTIVELY]

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[AVDanielViolin]

You never said the sentence when I was 8 years old, but spoke much English, and to hear you speak Spanish is like kind of luxury. I love your lesson, but want me to buy your course, please speak more Spanish. Thanks

[michelleanderson]

This is very helpful. Thank you for this! Great lesson! 💖

[winniemacariola]

Hola there !
So simple and yet so helpful .
Thank you so much
More power 💪