Could in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishA modal auxiliary expressing a general ability someone had in the past.

Definition in FrenchExprime une capacité que quelqu'un avait dans le passé.

Example sentences

• Je savais nager quand j'avais six ans.🔊

  I could swim when I was six.

• Ma grand-mère ne savait pas lire quand elle était jeune.🔊

  My grandmother couldn't read when she was young.

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