Could

Question 1

what is the difference between the imparfait and the passé composé?

Answer 1

single action - passé composé

repeated action - I could

Question 2

I could (passé composé)

Answer 2

j’ai pu

Question 3

you could(passé composé)

Answer 3

tu as pu

Question 4

he/she/one could (passé composé)

Answer 4

ille/elle/on a pu

Question 5

we could (passé composé)

Answer 5

nous avons pu

Question 6

you could - formal (passé composé)

Answer 6

vous avez pu

Question 7

they could (passé composé)

Answer 7

ils/elles ont pu

Question 8

he could not talk to him - (passé composé)

Answer 8

il n’a pas pu lui parler

Question 9

I managed to convince her

Answer 9

j’ai pu la convaincre

Question 10

we could not go there (passé composé)

Answer 10

nous n’avons pas pu y aller

Question 11

I could (imparfait)

Answer 11

je pouvais

Question 12

you could (imparfait)

Answer 12

tu pouvais

Question 13

he/she/one could (imparfait)

Answer 13

il/elle/on pouvait

Question 14

we could (imparfait)

Answer 14

nous pouvuions

Question 15

you could (imparfait)

Answer 15

vous pouviez

Question 16

they could (imparfait)

Answer 16

ils/elles pouvaient

Question 17

at that time, women could not vote

Answer 17

en ce temps-là, les femmes ne pouvaient pas voer

Question 18

at that time, cars couldn’t drive through the city

Answer 18

à cette époque, les voitures ne pouvaient pas traverser la ville

Question 19

after his wife’s death, he could no longer write

Answer 19

après la mort de sa femme, il ne pouvait plus écrire

Question 20

I could (future - uses present du conditional)

Answer 20

je pourrais

Question 21

you could (future - uses present du conditional)

Answer 21

tu pourrais

Question 22

you could - formal (future - uses present du conditional)

Answer 22

vous pourriez

Question 23

we could (future - uses present du conditional)

Answer 23

nous pourrions

Question 24

he/she could (future - uses present du conditional)

Answer 24

il/elle/on pourrait

Question 25

they could (future - uses present du conditional)

Answer 25

ils/elles pourraient

Question 26

could you lend me thatbook you told me about?

Answer 26

pourrais-tu me prêter le livre dont tu m’as parlé

Question 27

I could lend you my car

Answer 27

je pourrais vous prêter ma voiture

Question 28

they could learn how to play the clarinet

Answer 28

ils pourraient apprendre à jouer de la clarinette

Question 29

could you help clean the house after the party?

Answer 29

pourrie-vous aider à nettoyer la maison après la soiree?

Question 30

we could not go on vacation

Answer 30

nous n’avons pas partir en vacance

Question 31

I could buy her a new flute

Answer 31

j’au pu lui acheter une nouvelle flûte

Question 32

could we start eating?

Answer 32

pourrions-nous commencer à manger?

Question 33

we ould go to seee a movie tongiht

Answer 33

nous pourrions aller avoir un film ce soir

Question 34

I think that she could do better

Answer 34

je pense qu’elle pourrait mieux faire.

Question 35

could you teach me how to play the guitar?

Answer 35

pourriez-vous m’apprendre à louer de la guitare?