I was taught podrías means could when talking about the future and podía means could when talking about the past. Is this wrong?
Podrías or podías
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Podrías or podías

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Using poder in El pretérito Indefinido vs El pretérito Imperfecto (could in past actions)
Using poder to say could [do something] for polite requests and suggestions (conditional simple)
I was taught the same thing and now I'm confused, because my test result seems to be telling me that I could have used "podrías haber traido" a bottle of wine, when talking about an opportunity in the past that was missed. My inclination is to stick with what I was originally taught, and be a little more wary of Kwiziq's guidance...unless anyone can direct me to another teaching resource that clarifies this more. Many thanks.
I was taught the same thing and now I'm confused, because my test result seems to be telling me that I could have used "podrías haber traido" a bottle of wine, when talking about an opportunity in the past that was missed. My inclination is to stick with what I was originally taught, and be a little more wary of Kwiziq's guidance...unless anyone can direct me to another teaching resource that clarifies this more. Many thanks.
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