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What Lucy said is correct, so podría (note the important accent!) means "I would be able to", while podía (another accent!) means "I was able to be".
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Jan 25, 2015 · "Podía" is the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) of verb "poder"of indicative mode: "yo podía hacer eso, ahora no". "Podría" is the conditional ( ...
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Apr 7, 2015 · I already understand that pude is past preterit and podia is imperfect and podria is coniditional, but what confuses me is that I've been told ...
Dec 12, 2019 · In the case of "poder", "podía" implies that circumstances made it possible, while "no podía" implies that circumstances made it impossible.
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Jun 11, 2016 · podía is for something you were able to do or something you are sure you could have done in the past but didn't, On the other hand, podria is ...
Oct 23, 2006 · Hi Tadeo! I was taught that "could" can be "podría" or "podía" (but not "pude"). To mean "pude" you need "was able" or "succeded in". But, if it ...