poder
to be able
¿Puedes ayudarme un momento?
Can you help me for a moment?
poder present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
poder present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
poder preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
poder imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
poder present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
poder future
Actions yet to happen.
poder informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
poder future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
poder conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
poder conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
poder pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
poder subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
poder subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
poder subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
poder subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
poder imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
poder imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.