podíamos

could, we could


Verb podíamos

  1. First-person plural (nosotros, nosotras) imperfect indicative form of poder.

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Examples
  • El cuarto estaba tan oscuro que no podíamos ver absolutamente nada.

    The room was so dark that we could see nothing at all.

  • Podíamos oír el repicar de las campanas de la iglesia cercana.

    We could hear the donnnng ... donnnng of the church bells nearby.

  • ¡Es lo único de lo que podíamos estar seguros!

    That's the only thing we could be certain of!

  • No podíamos entender lo que ellos estaban tratando de decir.

    We couldn't figure out what they were trying to say.

  • Sabía que no podíamos confiar en él.

    I knew we couldn't trust him.

  • Recuerdo la época en que podíamos contárnoslo todo.

    I remember a time when we could tell each other anything.

  • No podíamos encontrar la llave en ninguna parte.

    The key was nowhere to be found.

  • No podíamos parar de reír.

    We couldn't stop giggling.

  • Podíamos ver la puesta de sol desde nuestra ventana.

    We were able to see the sunset from our window.

  • Hablamos sobre lo que podíamos hacer.

    We talked about what we could do.

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