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hubiera podido

had been able to

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had been able to Used for past hypothetical situations, often after si or in wishes like ojalá.
SP: Si hubiera podido ir, habría ido contigo.
EN: If I had been able to go, I would have gone with you.

Ninguno de nosotros hubiera podido.

None of us could have.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

Ojalá hubiera podido hablar más en francés.

I wish I could have spoken more French.

Si no hubiese sido por tu ayuda, no hubiera podido completar el trabajo.

If it hadn’t been for your help, I wouldn’t have been able to complete the work.

Ojalá yo hubiera podido ir con ella.

I wish I could have gone with her.

Quizá el profesor Wang hubiera podido salvar a nuestra hija.

Perhaps Professor Wang could have saved our daughter.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Ojalá hubiera podido pasar más tiempo con mi padre antes de que muriera.

I wish I could have spent more time with my father before he died.

Ojalá te hubiera podido decir eso.

I wish I could have told you that.

— Killer Whale (2026)

No hubiera podido encontrar al niño.

I wouldn't have been able to find the child.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Hubiera podido si hubiera querido.

I could have if I had wanted to.

— Chicago (2002)

Ojalá hubiera podido verlo.

I wish I could have seen it.