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nosotros podíamos

could, were able to

→ poder
pod to be able to + íamos we imperfect
auxiliary · 1st-person plural, imperfect tense Uncommon #13,935
could, were able to Describes what we could do or were able to do in the past.
SP: Podíamos salir después de cenar.
EN: We could go out after dinner.
Conjugation of poder
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First — podíamos
Second podías —
Third — podían
podía

Podíamos fallar.

We could fail.

— Hackers: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Solo podíamos sentarnos aquí y verlas.

All we could do was sit here and watch them.

— La princesa Mononoke (1997)

Ambos podíamos ir.

We could both go.

Podíamos vernos afuera.

We could meet outside.

— Parásitos (2019)

Pensé que podíamos empezar aquí por tu casa.

I thought we could start here at your house.

El enano respira tan fuerte que podíamos haberlo matado de noche.

The dwarf breathes so heavily we could have killed him at night.

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

Ella dijo que podíamos ir al parque.

She said we could go to the park.

Has dicho que podíamos venir.

You said we could come.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Al menos podíamos apelar.

At least we could appeal.

— Brigadas rojas (2008)

Sabía que podíamos contar contigo.

I knew we could count on you.

— Proyecto: El Internado (2026)

Podíamos hablar en inglés o en japonés.

We could speak in English or Japanese.

Ya había entregado el dinero, así que podíamos sentarnos a conversar.

I had already handed over the money, so we could sit down and talk.

Ayer éramos como ellos, bueno, no todo el mundo, podíamos reír, dormir, comer.

Yesterday we were like them—well, not everyone. We could laugh, sleep, and eat.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Si podíamos recuperarla, tal vez podríamos recuperar a todos los humanos.

If we could recover her, perhaps we could recover all of humanity.

— Bugonia (2025)

Solo pensaba que nos podíamos ayudar la una a la otra.

I just thought we could help each other out.

— Chicago (2002)

Dijeron que podíamos ir con ellos, si queríamos.

They said we could go with them if we wanted.

Estaba pensando que podíamos ir al cine después.

I was thinking we could go to the movies afterwards.

— Cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Pensé que podíamos pasar un rato juntos.

I thought we could spend some time together.

Pensé que podíamos buscar con estilo.

I thought we could search in style.

Mientras estuviéramos allí, ¿podíamos ir de compras?

While we were there, could we go shopping?

¡Les podíamos dar la vuelta!

We could beat them!

— GOAT: La cabra que cambió el juego (2026)

No, nunca dije que podíamos arreglar cosas.

No, I never said we could fix things.

— Cuestión de tiempo (2013)

¿Cómo podíamos saber que era importante?

How could we have known it was important?

— Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1980)

Podíamos quedar para ir al cine.

We could meet up to go to the cinema.

— Abre los ojos (1997)

Ni podíamos hablar por teléfono.

We couldn't even talk on the phone.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Podíamos afrontar cualquier evento.

We could handle any event.

— Мой друг Иван Лапшин (1985)

Ella dijo que si no contestaba podíamos llamar a este número.

She said that if she didn't answer we could call this number.

— La La Land: Una historia de amor (2016)

Nos dijeron que debido a la nieve podíamos regresar a casa.

They told us that because of the snow we could return home.

Pensé que podíamos dar un paseo por el arroyo.

I thought we could take a walk along the creek.

Nos podíamos haber divertido por un tiempo.

We could have had fun for a while.