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Poder preterit tense

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Hola todos,

I'm practicing preterit tense, poder is hanging me up a little. I think I've gotten it okay....I think...maybe you'll tell me otherwise. Here's a few examples:

Yo pude andar cuando la luz cambió.
Tú no pudiste mover el coche ayer porque el camino de entrada fue bloqueado.
Usted no puso llevantar la cama ayer porque tuve dolor en su espalda.
A la cena ayer, nosotros pudimos comer cuando a él llegó.
Ellos pudieron salir a las tres ayer.

Gracias.

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updated JUL 30, 2008
posted by cindigo-dot-com

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Heidita, do you mean that comer/lunch is for the noon meal, and cenar/dinner is for the evening meal? I'm asking because in parts of the U.S. where agriculture is still dominant, dinner is the NOON meal and supper is the evening meal.

updated JUL 30, 2008
posted by Natasha
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Eddy,I think your sentence should read like this:

We were able to eat dinner yesterday when he arrived.

And not:

We were able to eat yesterdays dinner when he arrived.

Unless of course,they were eating a dinner that was already a day old!

updated JUL 29, 2008
posted by TimEivissa
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Usted no pudo Levantarse de la cama ayer porque tuvO dolor de espalda.

updated JUL 29, 2008
posted by Guaito
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Oh, I see:

Pudimos cenar cuando él llegó.

remember:
comer.lunch
cenar: dinner

updated JUL 26, 2008
posted by 00494d19
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A la cena ayer, nosotros pudimos comer cuando a él llegó. '''''''?

ayer, pudimos comer la cena cuando el llego (no accents available)

we were able to eat yesterdays dinner when he arrived.

updated JUL 26, 2008
posted by Eddy
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Mark, you are a genius. Of course!

Cindy, sorry, your sentence , like this, would not have been understood .

updated JUL 25, 2008
posted by 00494d19
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Yo pude andar cuando la luz cambió.

I would venture a guess that this is something like,
"Pude cruzar la calle cuando se cambió el semáforo."

updated JUL 24, 2008
posted by Mark-W
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Hi cindy:

Yo pude andar cuando la luz cambió. (''? don't get this one)
Tú no pudiste mover el coche ayer porque el camino de entrada ESTABA bloqueado.
Usted no puDo llevantarSE DE LA cama ayer porque tuve dolor DE espalda.
A la cena ayer, nosotros pudimos comer cuando a él llegó. '''''''?
Ellos pudieron salir a las tres ayer. (CORRECT)

updated JUL 24, 2008
posted by 00494d19
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