il put

Il n'y eut que moi qui put correctement répondre à la question.

I was the only one who could answer the question correctly.

Il courut aussi vite qu'il put.

He ran as fast as he could.

Il put découvrir qui Laura et moi étions.

He was able to discover who Laura and I were.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Elle se tint aussi près de lui qu'elle put.

She stood as close to him as she could.

Il n'y avait rien que Tom put faire à ce sujet.

There was nothing Tom could do about it.

À diverses occasions, il put constater que les domestiques ignoraient son nom.

On several occasions, he found that the servants didn’t know his name.

Dès qu'il put glisser la tête, il s'arrêta.

As soon as he could slip his head through, he stopped.

L'auteur put presque supprimer complètement toutes les traces.

The author was almost able to erase all traces completely.

Qui aurait pensé qu'elle put être aussi fine et petite ?

Who would have thought she could be so slender and small?

Il put constater qu'il se trouvait juste entre les deux roues.

He could see that he was right between the two wheels.