podido

been able to, could

p o ˈd i d o → poder
pod to be able to + ido Past participle
verb · singular masculine, past tense Uncommon #20,873
been able to, could Used with a form of haber to form the perfect tenses.
SP: He podido terminar el trabajo.
EN: I have been able to finish the work.
Conjugation of poder
Past
podido

Si él hubiera sabido su número de teléfono, la habría podido llamar.

If he had known her phone number, he could have called her.

Pero habría podido leer un libro una vez en su vida.

But he would have been able to read a book once in his life.

— Les invasions barbares (2003)

Lo sé, porque si me conociera, no hubiese podido seguirla.

I know, because if she knew me, she wouldn't have been able to follow her.

— Psicosis (1960)

Siento no haberte podido salvar.

I'm sorry I couldn't save you.

— Pecadores (2025)

Unas horas más y no te hubiéramos podido ayudar.

A few more hours and we wouldn't have been able to help you.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Y siento que el padre de Nick no haya podido estar aquí.

And I'm sorry that Nick's father couldn't be here.

— Locamente millonarios (2018)

Habría venido ayer si hubiese podido.

I would have come yesterday if I had been able to.

Si hubieras venido un poco antes, hubieras podido conocerla.

If you had come a little earlier, you could have met her.

Si estuviera intacto, habría podido pedir lo que quisiera.

If it were intact, I could have asked for whatever I wanted.

— La doncella (2016)

Aquellas personas eran mis padres, pero hubieran podido ser otras.

Those people were my parents, but they could have been others.

— Las alas del deseo (1987)

¿Cuánto tiempo habrías podido mentir sobre tu embarazo?

How long could you have lied about your pregnancy?

— La Linterna Roja (1991)

Ojalá hubieras podido estar ahí.

I wish you could have been there.

Como bien habrá podido observar, doctor, no soy humano.

As you may have noticed, doctor, I am not human.

— Viaje a las estrellas II: La ira de Khan (1982)

¿Han podido hablar ya con Heliodoro?

Have you been able to speak with Heliodoro yet?

— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)

¿Se habrá podido ir?

Was he able to leave?

— Temporada de Sangre (2025)

No habrías podido dejarla tan fácilmente.

You wouldn't have been able to leave her so easily.

— La Escafandra Y La Mariposa (2007)

Con esa cantidad, habrían podido acabar con el comercio de drogas.

With that amount, they could have ended the drug trade.

— Tropa de Élite (2007)

No había podido.

I hadn't been able to.

— Noche de fuego (2021)

Sin tu ayuda, no hubiese podido terminar el trabajo.

Without your help, I wouldn't have been able to finish the work.

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