Could have in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishSays that something was possible in the past but did not happen.

Definition in FrenchDit qu'une chose était possible dans le passé mais n'a pas eu lieu.

Example sentences

• On aurait pu appeler un taxi depuis la gare.🔊

  We could have called a taxi from the station.

• Si nous avions réservé un hôtel, nous aurions pu rester pour la nuit.🔊

  If we had booked a hotel, we could have stayed the night.

• Si nous avions eu ce train, nous aurions pu voir la cérémonie.🔊

  If we had caught that train, we could have seen the ceremony.

could have in other languages

• What could have means
• In Portuguese
• In Japanese