French verb conjugated - DEVOIR

How is DEVOIR conjugated? What does it sound like? AUDIO below, by Anne, a native speaker.

Indicatif - Indicative Mode .... statements

présent .... present tense

* je dois .... I owe*

* je ne dois pas .... I don’t owe

* tu dois .... you owe

* elle doit .... she owes

* il doit .... he/it owes

* on doit .... we owe

* nous devons .... we owe

* vous devez .... you owe

* elles doivent .... they owe

* ils doivent .... they owe

* .... *also I have to, I must…

imparfait .... imperfect

* je devais .... I used to owe*

* je ne devais pas .... I didn’t used to owe

* tu devais .... you used to owe

* elle devait .... she used to owe

* il devait .... he/it used to owe

* on devait .... we used to owe

* nous devions .... we used to owe

* vous deviez .... you used to owe

* elles devaient .... they used to owe

* ils devaient .... they used to owe

* .... *also I must, I had to…

passé composé .... preterit or present perfect

* j’ai dû .... I owed

* je n’ai pas dû .... I didn’t owe

* tu as dû .... you owed

* elle a dû .... she owed

* il a dû .... he/it owed

* on a dû .... we owed

* nous avons dû .... we owed

* vous avez dû .... you owed

* elles ont dû .... they owed

* ils ont dû .... they owed

futur simple .... future tense

* je devrai .... I will owe

* je ne devrai pas .... I won’t owe

* tu devras .... you will owe

* elle devra .... she will owe

* il devra .... he/it will owe

* on devra .... we will owe

* nous devrons .... we will owe

* vous devrez .... you will owe

* elles devront .... they will owe

* ils devront .... they will owe

Continue with this verb here

Practice here

Note: devoir is also often translated by ‘to have to’: I had to, you had to… or by ‘must’: I must/should, you must/should…

Related: About DEVOIR . FALLOIR vs. DEVOIR . Tenses and modes . What is JE, TU, ELLE, IL …? .

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