What are the conjugations of devoir?

Learn how to conjugate DEVOIR (must / have to) in Le Présent Indicatif in French

What does the verb devoir mean?

1 : duty, responsibility. 2 : a usually formal act of civility or respect.

Is devoir regular or irregular?

irregular
How to Conjugate the French Verb Devoir. The French verb devoir means “must,” “to have to,” or “to owe to.” Essentially, it’s used when you “have to” do something. Devoir is used very often in French and it has an extremely irregular conjugation that students need to memorize.

How do you use devoir in passé composé?

Using DEVOIR in Le Passé Composé = had to [do] / must have [done] Il est parti tôt, donc j’ai dû faire la lessive moi-même. He left early, so I had to do the laundry myself. Nous étions en retard, donc nous avons dû appeler un taxi.

How do you conjugate devoir in the Imparfait?

‘devoir’ is the model of its conjugation. The past participle of devoir loses the circumflex when it agrees, i.e. the forms are dû, due, dus, dues….indicatif.

What is devoir in the conditional?

When used in the conditional, devoir means “ought to” or “should (have).” Je devrais le faire. (I should do it or I ought to do it.)

How do you use Je dois?

It expresses obligation. In its most basic meaning, Je dois means I must. Used In its conditional tense, Je devrais means I should or I ought to.

Is aller a Vandertramp?

In fact, with a bit of fiddling about, we can reduce the Mrs Vandertramp verbs to a simple list of five, plus the related verbs to each of them. The verbs are Naître, Sortir, Partir, Aller and Monter.

Does devoir take the subjunctive?

Falloir can be used with an infinitive or the subjunctive. Because it’s an impersonal verb, falloir does not conjugate for different subjects….Falloir.

What does Vouloir Pouvoir and devoir mean?

Vouloir – to want. Pouvoir – can, to be able to. Devoir, must, to have to.