I have read the answer given to Ralph. At the very least this is a VERY bad example to give in a lesson. The answer demonstrates that either tense could be used depending on the message the writer wishes to convey.
This is precisely what we want to explain in the lesson. You can use either podía or pudo but using one or the other will convey a different meaning/message to the listener. Using the time adverb "anoche" actually illustrates how even with a word that "generally" triggers a tense, we can actually use a different tense if the strengh of the message is on the meaning "succeced + something seen as completed" or "wasn't being able to + ongoing action".
In B2/C1 lessons you will find examples and questions that are more complex than what you find in lower levels. The language becomes more complicated with different structures, meanings, expressions, exceptions, nuances in an advance level.
Un saludo cordial
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Nimesoma jibu lililopewa Ralph. Kwa vyovyote vile hii ni mfano mbaya sana wa kutoa katika somo. Jibu la swali hilo linaonyesha kwamba nyakati zote mbili za usemi zinaweza kutumiwa ikitegemea ujumbe ambao mwandikaji anataka kueleza. Hii ni hasa nini tunataka kueleza katika somo. Unaweza kutumia ama podía au pudo lakini kutumia moja au nyingine itatoa maana tofauti au ujumbe kwa msikilizaji. "Kutumia neno ""anoche"" kwa kweli inaonyesha jinsi hata na neno ambalo kwa ujumla linachochea wakati, tunaweza kutumia wakati tofauti ikiwa nguvu ya ujumbe ni juu ya maana ya ""kufanikiwa + kitu kilichoonekana kama kukamilika"" au ""haikuweza + hatua inayoendelea.""" Katika masomo ya B2 na C1 utapata mifano na maswali ambayo ni ngumu zaidi kuliko yale unayopata katika ngazi za chini. Lugha inakuwa ngumu zaidi na miundo tofauti, maana, usemi, ubaguzi, nuances katika ngazi ya mbele. Un saludo cordial Ingia ili utume jibu lako Je, huna akaunti bado? Kujiunga leo Jaribu Kihispania yako kwa kiwango cha CEFR