couldn't
Tom dijo que no se podía acordar de la última vez que vio una película.
Tom said he couldn't remember the last time he watched a movie.
Tom no se podía creer lo que decía Mary.
Tom couldn't believe what Mary was saying.
The wheel couldn't be repaired.
Sin hablar el idioma, no se podía hacer nada aquí.
Without speaking the language, you couldn't do anything here.
— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)
Tom no se podía concentrar en su trabajo.
Tom couldn't concentrate on his work.
El hombre caído no se podía levantar.
The fallen man couldn't get up.
El monte era tan espeso que casi no se podía andar por él.
The mountain was so thick that it was almost impossible to walk through it.
You couldn't go very fast.
Tom no se podía creer que Mary de verdad le hubiera besado.
Tom couldn't believe that Mary had actually kissed him.
Tom no se podía acordar de qué le había dicho Mary que hiciera.
Tom couldn't remember what Mary had told him to do.