| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | peuxI am able to | puisse(that) I am able to |
| tu | peuxyou are able to | puisses(that) you are able to |
| il/elle/on | peuthe/she/one is able to | puisse(that) he/she/one is able to |
| nous | pouvonswe are able to | puissions(that) we are able to |
| vous | pouvezyou all are able to | puissiez(that) you all are able to |
| ils/elles | peuventthey are able to | puissent(that) they are able to |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | ai puI have been able to | aie pu(that) I have been able to |
| tu | as puyou have been able to | aies pu(that) you have been able to |
| il/elle/on | a puhe/she/one has been able to | ait pu(that) he/she/one has been able to |
| nous | avons puwe have been able to | ayons pu(that) we have been able to |
| vous | avez puyou all have been able to | ayez pu(that) you all have been able to |
| ils/elles | ont puthey have been able to | aient pu(that) they have been able to |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | pouvaisI was able to | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | pouvaisyou were able to | |
| il/elle/on | pouvaithe/she/one was able to | |
| nous | pouvionswe were able to | |
| vous | pouviezyou all were able to | |
| ils/elles | pouvaientthey were able to |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | pourraiI will be able to | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | pourrasyou will be able to | |
| il/elle/on | pourrahe/she/one will be able to | |
| nous | pourronswe will be able to | |
| vous | pourrezyou all will be able to | |
| ils/elles | pourrontthey will be able to |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | pourraisI would be able to | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | pourraisyou would be able to | |
| il/elle/on | pourraithe/she/one would be able to | |
| nous | pourrionswe would be able to | |
| vous | pourriezyou all would be able to | |
| ils/elles | pourraientthey would be able to |
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tu | peuxbe able to | ne peux pasdon't be able to |
| nous | pouvonslet's be able to | ne pouvons paslet's not be able to |
| vous | pouvezbe able to | ne pouvez pasdon't be able to |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | avais puI had been able to | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | avais puyou had been able to | |
| il/elle/on | avait puhe/she/one had been able to | |
| nous | avions puwe had been able to | |
| vous | aviez puyou all had been able to | |
| ils/elles | avaient puthey had been able to |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurais puI would have been able to | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | aurais puyou would have been able to | |
| il/elle/on | aurait puhe/she/one would have been able to | |
| nous | aurions puwe would have been able to | |
| vous | auriez puyou all would have been able to | |
| ils/elles | auraient puthey would have been able to |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurai puI will have been able to | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | auras puyou will have been able to | |
| il/elle/on | aura puhe/she/one will have been able to | |
| nous | aurons puwe will have been able to | |
| vous | aurez puyou all will have been able to | |
| ils/elles | auront puthey will have been able to |
Only used in writing (novels, history, formal texts). In speech, French uses the passé composé instead.
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | pusI was able to | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | pusyou were able to | |
| il/elle/on | puthe/she/one was able to | |
| nous | pûmeswe were able to | |
| vous | pûtesyou all were able to | |
| ils/elles | purentthey were able to |