Podrías or podías

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

Asked 2 years ago

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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)

Like02 years ago

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

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