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ellos pudieron

could, were able to

→ poder
pud to be able to, can + ieron third-person plural preterite
auxiliary · 3rd-person plural, past tense Uncommon #18,463
could, were able to
SP: Pudieron llegar a tiempo.
EN: They were able to arrive on time.
Conjugation of poder
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pude pudimos
Third pudo pudieron

Aquí MCC ¿pudieron sacar el agua?

Were they able to pump the water out here at MCC?

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Cómo pudieron hacer eso?

How could they do that?

— Sin Amor (2017)

Los que tuvieron suerte pudieron esperar en una cafetería.

Those who were lucky were able to wait in a cafe.

¿Cómo pudieron comerse a Natsuko?

How could they eat Natsuko?

— El niño y la garza (2023)

Cuando la encontraron, ¿pudieron hablar con ella?

When they found her, were they able to talk to her?

— Jaula (2022)

¿No pudieron hacer la trinchera más profunda?

Couldn't they have made the trench deeper?

— La infancia de Iván (1962)

No me pudieron juzgar.

They couldn't judge me.

Oh, no pudieron venir.

Oh, they couldn't come.

— Mi pobre angelito (1990)

Todos pudieron oír lo que dijo Tom.

Everyone could hear what Tom said.

Hubo muchos que no lo pudieron reconocer con ese disfraz.

There were many who couldn't recognize him in that disguise.

¿Cómo pudieron construir estos edificios?

How were they able to build these buildings?

— Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

Ellos pudieron haber huido.

They could have escaped.

Hemos interrogado a todos los que pudieron verlas.

We have questioned everyone who could have seen them.

— Río Místico (2003)

Pudieron habérselo llevado tan pronto como les tomara declaración.

They could have taken him away as soon as he took their statements.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Ya no se pudieron controlar.

They could no longer be controlled.

No lo pudieron soportar.

They couldn't stand it.

— 7 años (2016)

Como tú y Chad, nunca antes pudieron hacerlo.

Like you and Chad, they were never able to do it before.

— Ballena Asesina (2026)

¿Cómo pudieron hacer el signo?

How were they able to make the sign?

— Amigos Intocables (2011)

¿Adónde pudieron irse?

Where could they have gone?

— Вор (1997)

En esa época, ¿qué tan graves pudieron haber sido sus problemas?

At that time, how serious could his problems have been?

— Guardianes Del Día (2006)

Por fortuna pudieron escapar.

Fortunately, they were able to escape.

¿Cómo pudieron irse?

How could they leave?

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)