Passé simple - with 'pouvoir'

26F

Passé simple – with pouvoir  (Literary tense, rarely used in speaking)

Sujet  +  "pouvoir"(Passé simple)  +  verbe principal (Infinitif)

Sujet  +  (pus,  pus,  put,  pûmes,  pûtes,  purent)  +  verbe principal (Infinitif)

26F

Examples:

Example 1 (masculin / féminin singulier)

Il put composer la chanson. (Literary tense, rarely used in speaking)

He (she) was able to compose the song. (and did compose it).