French verb conjugation
devoir
irregular"duty, exercise, assignment" — irregular French verb
Forms you may meet: dois, dut, dût, doive, dû.
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Indicative
| Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | dois | devais | dus | devrai |
| 2sg | dois | devais | dus | devras |
| 3sg | doit | devait | dut | devra |
| 1pl | devons | devions | dûmes | devrons |
| 2pl | devez | deviez | dûtes | devrez |
| 3pl | doivent | devaient | durent | devront |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | doive | dusse |
| 2sg | doives | dusses |
| 3sg | doive | dût |
| 1pl | devions | dussions |
| 2pl | deviez | dussiez |
| 3pl | doivent | dussent |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | devrais |
| 2sg | devrais |
| 3sg | devrait |
| 1pl | devrions |
| 2pl | devriez |
| 3pl | devraient |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | dois |
| 1pl | devons |
| 2pl | devez |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- devoir
- Past participle
- dû
- Present participle
- devant
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