French Verb: DEVOIR - Love Learning Languages

French Verb: DEVOIR
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DEVOIR = must; to have to DEVOIR = don’t confuse “to have to” with “to have ­ ​
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: Practice using these POWER VERBS with this fun Jeopardy game with all the bells and whistles! Devoir: Present tense conjugation Je dois I must / I have to Nous devons We must / We have to Tu dois You must / You have to Vous devez You must / You have to Il / Elle / On doit He / She / One must; have to Ils / Elles doivent They must / They have to Devoir: Imperfect conjugation Je devais I was supposed to Nous devons We were supposed to Tu devais You were supposed to Vous deviez You were supposed to Il / Elle / On devait He / She / One was supposed to Ils / Elles devaient They were supposed to Devoir: Passé Composé conjugation
J’ai dû I had to Nous avons dû We had to Tu as dû You had to Vous avez dû You had to Il / Elle / On a dû He / She / One had to Ils / Elles ont dû They had to Exemples
Je Je suis désolée, je dois partir.
I'm sorry, I have to leave. Je devais partir à 8h, mais je n'ai pas pu. I was supposed to leave at 8:00 but I wasn't able to. J'ai dû partir. I had to leave. Tu Tu dois manger quelque chose.
Tu devais manger quelque chose, mais tu n'as pas pu. You have to eat something. (informal) You were supposed to eat something, but you weren't able to. (informal) Tu as dû manger quelque chose de pas frais. You must have eaten something bad. (informal) Il / Elle / On Il doit travailler ce matin.
He has to work this morning. Il devait travailler ce matin, mais son fils est malade. He was supposed to work this morning, but his son is sick. Il a dû travailler ce matin, même s'il était en vacances. He had to work this morning, even though he was on vacation. Nous Nous devons arriver à la gare 30 minutes à l'avance.
We have to arrive at the train station 30 minutes early. Nous devions arriver à la gare 30 minutes à l'avance, mais notre voiture est tombée en panne. We were supposed to arrive at the train station 30 minutes early, but our car broke down. Nous avons dû arriver à la gare 30 minutes à l'avance. We had to arrive at the train station 30 minutes early. Vous Vous devez boire 8 verres d'eau par jour.
You have to drink 8 glasses of water per day. (formal) Vous deviez boire 8 verres d'eau par jour, mais c'était trop compliqué. You were supposed to drink 8 glasses of water per day, but it was too complicated. (formal) Vous avez dû boire 8 verres d'eau par jour pour rester en bonne santé. You had to drink 8 glasses of water per day to stay in good health. (formal) Ils / Elles Ils doivent gagner leur vie.
They have to earn a living. (masc) Ils devaient gagner leur vie, mais ils ne travaillent toujours pas. They were supposed to earn a living, but they still don't work. (masc) Ils ont dû gagner leur vie comme tout le monde. They had to earn a living like everyone. (masc) If you enjoy using this activity for teaching or learning French please consider making a donation of any amount. Merci beaucoup! xx [paypal­donation]