No. 2,353 in French
pouvions
"Could" (imperfect tense of "pouvoir" for "we").
In a sentence
Si nous pouvions voyager dans le temps, que ferions-nous?
If we could travel through time, what would we do?
Here, 'pouvions' is used in the imperfect subjunctive to indicate a hypothetical condition.
Nous pouvions aller au parc tous les samedis quand nous étions enfants.
We could go to the park every Saturday when we were kids.
In this sentence, 'pouvions' is in the imperfect indicative, describing an ongoing capability in the past.
Pouvions-nous discuter de ce sujet lors de la réunion?
Could we discuss this topic during the meeting?
Here, 'pouvions' is used in a past tense interrogative form to ask about a possibility or an ability at that time.
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