Preterite of poder and traer Preview Poder and traer
Poder and traer Both poder and traer are irregular in the preterite. The verb poder is often followed by an infinitive to say what you could (and did) do or couldn’t (and, in fact, didn’t) do. poder (to be able, can) traer (to bring) yo pude traje tú pudiste trajiste Ud., él, ella pudo trajo nosotros(as) pudimos trajimos vosotros(as) pudisteis trajisteis Uds., ellos, ellas pudieron trajeron
Poder and traer Ana no pudo venir a clase ayer porque se enfermó. Ana couldn’t (didn’t) come to class yesterday because she got sick. Pude terminar la tarea en una hora. I was able to (and did) finish the homework in an hour. Traje el helado para la fiesta. ¿Qué trajiste tú? I brought the ice cream for the party. What did you bring?