YOU SAID:
I could’ve dropped my croissant
INTO JAPANESE
クロワッサンを落とすことができた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was able to drop a croissant
INTO JAPANESE
クロワッサンを落とすことができました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was able to drop the croissant
INTO JAPANESE
クロワッサンを落とすことができました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was able to drop the croissant
That didn't even make that much sense in English.