I don,t understand why the correct answer is not " pudisteis " Please help.

brian h.B1Kwiziq community member

I don,t understand why the correct answer is not " pudisteis " Please help.

Ustedes ________ beber unos mojitos en la playa.You were able to drink some mojitos on the beach.(HINT: Conjugate "poder" in El Pretérito Indefinido)pudieronxpudisteis
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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Brian

Ustedes is you plural formal and it is conjugated as the "they" form of the verb, therefore you need:

ustedes pudieron 

Pudisteis is the conjugation for the other you plural, informal, in Spanish: vosotros (used in European Spanish):

vosotros pudisteis

Saludos

Inma

Marsha C.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Tú is you singular which is pudiste

You plural informal is pudisteis

Ustedes is you plural formal so it would be pudieron

See lesson - Conjugate poder in El Pretérito Indefinido (simple past)


brian h. asked:

I don,t understand why the correct answer is not " pudisteis " Please help.

Ustedes ________ beber unos mojitos en la playa.You were able to drink some mojitos on the beach.(HINT: Conjugate "poder" in El Pretérito Indefinido)pudieronxpudisteis

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