pudo

/ˈpudo/, [ˈpu.ð̞o]

could

Examples

A causa de la fuerte lluvia, no pudo salir.

He could not go out because of the heavy rain.

Source
Tom trató de sonreír, pero no pudo.

Tom tried to smile, but couldn't.

Source
Tom no pudo apartar la mirada de Mary.

Tom couldn't take his eyes off of Mary.

Source
Él dijo que pudo oler algo quemándose y que los teléfonos no funcionaban.

He said that he could smell something burning and that the telephones weren't working.

Source
Tom no pudo entender una sola palabra de lo que dijo Mary.

Tom couldn't understand a single word of what Mary said.

Source
Tom no pudo asistir a la reunión por un compromiso previo.

Tom couldn't attend the meeting because of a previous engagement.

Source
Ella no lo pudo convencer de que se fuera a casa.

She couldn't convince him to go home.

Source
Tom hizo lo que pudo por Mary, pero no fue suficiente.

Tom did what he could for Mary, but it wasn't enough.

Source
Tom no pudo conseguir todo lo que había esperado poder conseguir.

Tom couldn't accomplish everything he'd hoped he could.

Source
Tom pudo haber sobrevivido si la ambulancia hubiera llegado un poco antes.

Tom could have survived if the ambulance had arrived a little sooner.

Source
Tom no pudo responder todas las preguntas.

Tom couldn't answer all of the questions.

Source
Como estaba muy bebido, no pudo llevar el coche de vuelta a casa.

Since he was very drunk, he couldn't drive his car home.

Source
Tom no pudo ayudar a Mary.

Tom couldn't help Mary.

Source
Nadie pudo dar la respuesta correcta.

Nobody could give the correct answer.

Source
Tom quiso apretar el gatillo, pero no pudo.

Tom wanted to pull the trigger, but couldn't.

Source
Tom no pudo hacer lo que quería.

Tom couldn't do what he wanted to.

Source
Ella no pudo haber dicho eso.

She cannot have said that.

Source
Él no pudo conseguir el trabajo.

He couldn't get the job.

Source
Él no pudo cumplir la promesa que hizo a su padre.

He couldn't fulfill the promise he made to his father.

Source
Tom no pudo hacerse escuchar.

Tom couldn't make himself heard.

Source

Want to learn Spanish?

Fill in the missing word for thousands of sentences in Spanish. Sign up and play for free!

Practice Spanish vocabulary in context.
Rapidly improve your Spanish listening skills with listening mode and Cloze-Listening.
Pick from dozen of collections at your level - 100 Most Common Words, the Fluency Fast Track, and more.

Score points for correct answers and compete with other players on the leaderboards.
Spaced-repetition helps you remember what you learn faster and more efficiently.
Keep practicing anytime, anyplace with the Clozemaster mobile apps on iOS and Android.

Get in the game!

Get Clozemaster Pro!

Full access to everything on Clozemaster, no ads, and all the extras you need to take your Spanish skills to the next level.

Get fluent faster.

Get Pro today!