| A | B |
| pouvoir | to be able to |
| je peux | I can / I am able to |
| tu peux | you can / you are able to (fam) |
| il peut | he can / he is able to |
| elle peut | she can / she is able to |
| nous pouvons | we can / we are able to |
| vous pouvez | you can / you are able to (form) |
| ils peuvent | they can (masc) |
| elles peuvent | they can (fem) |
| j'ai pu | I could / I was able to |
| tu as pu | you could / you were able to |
| il a pu | he could / he was able to |
| elle a pu | she could / she was able to |
| nous avons pu | we could / we were able to |
| vous avez pu | you could / you were able to (form) |
| ils ont pu | they could (masc) |
| elles ont put | they could (fem) |