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nosotros pudimos

we were able to, we could

→ poder
pud can; be able to + imos 1st person plural past
verb · first plural · past indicative Uncommon #22,092
we were able to, we could Simple past (preterite) of "poder" for "we" (nosotros/nosotras).
SP: Ayer pudimos terminar el proyecto a tiempo.
EN: Yesterday we were able to finish the project on time.
Conjugation of poder
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pude pudimos
Second pudiste —
Third pudo pudieron

Después de una larga espera pudimos entrar.

After a long wait we were able to enter.

Afortunadamente, el tiempo era bueno y pudimos comer fuera.

Fortunately, the weather was good and we were able to eat outside.

Tom y yo nos pusimos tan cómodos como pudimos.

Tom and I made ourselves as comfortable as we could.

La lluvia amainó y pudimos terminar nuestro partido de tenis.

The rain subsided and we were able to finish our tennis match.

Puede ser, pero hasta ahora no pudimos.

That may be, but so far we haven't been able to.

— Taxi Express (1998)

Es el más grande que pudimos encontrar.

It's the biggest one we could find.

— El submarino (Das Boot) (1981)

Así pudimos comer algo.

So we were able to eat something.

Pudimos ir de viaje unos cuantos días.

We were able to go on a trip for a few days.

No pudimos.

We couldn't.

— El quinto elemento (1997)

Finalmente, pudimos reírnos de los hombres por primera vez.

Finally, we were able to laugh at men for the first time.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

Nos dispararon, pero pudimos aterrizar en Gatow.

We were shot at, but we were able to land at Gatow.

— El hundimiento (2004)

Pudimos coger el último tren.

We were able to catch the last train.

Pudimos subir.

We managed to get up.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

Tratamos de hacerlo cambiar de idea, pero no pudimos.

We tried to change his mind, but we couldn’t.

La puerta estaba con llave y no pudimos entrar.

The door was locked, and we couldn’t get in.

auxiliary · first plural · past indicative Uncommon #22,093
we were able to, we could Preterite (simple past) form of "poder" for "we".
SP: Pudimos terminar el proyecto a tiempo.
EN: We were able to finish the project on time.
Conjugation of poder
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pude pudimos
Second pudiste —
Third pudo pudieron

Así pudimos verla por última vez.

That was how we were able to see her for the last time.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

Pudimos ser compañeros de escuela.

We could have been classmates.

— Taxi Express (1998)

No había nada que pudimos haber hecho.

There was nothing we could have done.

Pudimos haber pedido ayuda.

We could have asked for help.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

Nunca pudimos hablar como personas que somos.

We were never able to talk like the people we are.

— El espejo (1975)

Nos pudimos entender.

We were able to understand each other.

Solo pudimos comprar un aire acondicionado.

We were only able to buy one air conditioner.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Así fue como Tyler y yo pudimos abrir el Club de la Lucha todas las noches.

That's how Tyler and I were able to open Fight Club every night.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Gracias al buen clima, nosotros pudimos realizar toda la cosecha en un día.

Thanks to the good weather, we were able to complete the entire harvest in one day.

Desde la colina pudimos ver todos los edificios de la ciudad.

From the hill we could see all the buildings in the city.

Como no veíamos nada en la oscuridad, no nos pudimos mover.

Since we couldn't see anything in the darkness, we couldn't move.

Pudimos haber subestimado el talento de Tom.

We may have underestimated Tom's talent.

Gracias a la ayuda de Carlitos pudimos salir del embrollo.

Thanks to Carlitos' help we were able to get out of the mess.

Nunca pudimos usarlos.

We were never able to use them.

— F1 la película (2025)

No nos pudimos tragar su historia.

We couldn't swallow their story.