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tú pudiste

you could, you were able to, could, were able to

→ poder
pud can; be able to + iste you past tense
verb · second singular · past indicative Uncommon #16,604
you could, you were able to Past tense (preterite), informal singular “you” (tú).
SP: ¿Pudiste terminar la tarea a tiempo?
EN: Were you able to finish the homework on time?
Conjugation of poder
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pude pudimos
Second pudiste —
Third pudo pudieron

Lo hiciste lo mejor que pudiste.

You did the best you could.

Tom, ¿cómo pudiste?

Tom, how could you?

Y sé que hiciste lo mejor que pudiste.

And I know you did the best you could.

Lo que tú no pudiste hacer.

What you couldn't do.

Si no pudiste agarrarlo aquí, allá, menos.

If you couldn't grab it here, you certainly couldn't grab it there.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Pudiste ayudarnos.

You were able to help us.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Pudiste hacer muchas cosas después de la universidad.

You were able to do many things after college.

Hiciste lo que pudiste.

You did what you could.

— Hellfire (2026)

Me asombra cómo tú pudiste estar de acuerdo con la propuesta.

I'm amazed that you could agree with the proposal.

Por lo visto no pudiste enseñarme ser honesto.

Apparently you couldn't teach me to be honest.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Me pregunto si pudiste oírlos.

I wonder if you were able to hear them.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Quizá le di algo que tú nunca pudiste darle.

Maybe I gave him something you never could.

Pudiste vivir un poco más.

You could have lived a little longer.

Cuando la ciudad de Sarajevo desapareció No pudiste perdonarte LUZIA.

When the city of Sarajevo disappeared, you couldn't forgive yourself, Luzia.

— Genocidal Organ (2017)

Cuando llamé, estabas ocupado y no pudiste contestar.

When I called, you were busy and couldn't answer.

Debes estar ciego como un murciélago si no pudiste verlo.

You must be blind as a bat if you couldn't see it.

Marnie, ¿cómo pudiste?

Marnie, how could you?

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

Cómo pudiste.

How could you?

Pudiste escucharla.

You could hear her.

Hiciste lo mejor que pudiste.

You did the best you could.

Qué bueno que pudiste venir.

I'm so glad you could come.

— Bacurau (2019)

auxiliary · second singular · past indicative Uncommon #19,876
could, were able to Second-person singular (tú) in the preterite; often implies you succeeded in doing something.
SP: ¿Pudiste terminar la tarea a tiempo?
EN: Were you able to finish the homework on time?
Conjugation of poder
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pude pudimos
Second pudiste —
Third pudo pudieron

Pudiste haber muerto, fue mi aniversario de matrimonio.

You could have died; it was my wedding anniversary.

— Piku (2015)

Tú nunca pudiste soportar el pescado.

You could never stand fish.

— El tambor de hojalata (1979)

No pudiste dormir toda la noche.

You couldn't sleep all night.

— Dangal (2016)

No pudiste salvarlo, pero puedes salvarte tú.

You couldn't save him, but you can save yourself.

— It (Eso) (2017)

Simplemente no pudiste ganar.

You simply couldn't win.

— Dangal (2016)

Nunca es demasiado tarde para ser lo que pudiste haber sido.

It's never too late to be what you could have been.

Con quién hablaste, y también, con quién no pudiste hablar.

Who you spoke to, and also, who you couldn't speak to.

— No hay otra opción (2025)

Pudiste haber llamado.

You could have called.

¡No! ¿Cómo pudiste hacer algo así?

No! How could you do something like that?

Nunca pudiste cantar, y todavía no puedes.

You never could sing, and you still can't.

— Una gran mujer (Beanpole) (2019)

Pudiste haber tirado.

You could have thrown.

— The Host (2006)

No pudiste hacerlo hace ocho años.

You couldn't do it eight years ago.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

No es tu culpa que no pudiste ganar una medalla para nuestro país.

It is not your fault that you couldn't win a medal for our country.

— Dangal (2016)

Así es como pudiste culpar a Mike.

That's how you were able to blame Mike.

— Mike y Nick y Nick y Alice (2026)

Desde ese momento no pudiste tener hijos nunca mas.

From that moment on you were never able to have children again.

— Who Am I: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Si no pudiste decírmelo a mí, ¿cómo se lo dirás a él?

If you couldn't tell me, how are you going to tell him?

— हम दिल दे चुके सनम (1999)

Pudiste irte.

You could have left.

— La strada (1954)