Poder is conjugated as an irregular verb in the preterite tense.

What is Poder in the preterite?

Preterite of Poder

We use the preterite to talk about actions that happened and finished at some point in the past. So use the preterite of poder to say what you or others could or couldn't do at a specific moment in the past.

Is Poder in irregular verb?

Lesson Summary

The verb poder (to be able to/can) is an irregular verb, meaning that it doesn't follow normal verb conjugation patterns. In the present tense, poder has a o --> ue stem change in all forms except nosotros/nosotras.