⏱️ 2 min practice • 🔥 CEFR A1
pouvoir
Irregular Level A1 ⭐ #5 Most CommonEnglish translation: to be able to / can
Stem Pattern: peux / peux / peut / pouvons / pouvez / peuvent
💡 Key Usage Note: In questions, formal inversion uses 'Puis-je...?' rather than 'Peux-je'.
📘 Linguistic Rule: Highly irregular 3rd group verb. Stem changes between singular (peu-) and plural (pouv- / peuv-).
🔊 Speed:
Present (Présent)
Present indicative with alternating stems.
| Subject Pronoun | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| je | peux | |
| tu | peux | |
| il / elle / on | peut | |
| nous | pouvons | |
| vous | pouvez | |
| ils / elles | peuvent |
Example Sentences in Context
- Tu peux venir demain ? — Can you come tomorrow?
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Present
je
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peux
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Quick Practice: Fill in the Blanks
Test your understanding of 'pouvoir' across tenses
Question 1 (Present)
Ils ___ parler français.