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dovere
to have to, must
verb
irregular
Word 35 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials
How to conjugate dovere
The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.
Present
| io | devo I must / I have to | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | devi you must / you have to | |
| lui/lei | deve he/she must / he/she has to | |
| noi | dobbiamo we must / we have to | |
| voi | dovete you all must / you all have to | |
| loro | devono they must / they have to |
Imperfect
| io | dovevo I had to / I used to have to | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | dovevi you had to / you used to have to | |
| lui/lei | doveva he/she had to / he/she used to have to | |
| noi | dovevamo we had to / we used to have to | |
| voi | dovevate you all had to / you all used to have to | |
| loro | dovevano they had to / they used to have to |
Future
| io | dovrò I will have to | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | dovrai you will have to | |
| lui/lei | dovrà he/she will have to | |
| noi | dovremo we will have to | |
| voi | dovrete you all will have to | |
| loro | dovranno they will have to |
Passato prossimo
| io | ho dovuto I had to / I have had to | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | hai dovuto you had to / you have had to | |
| lui/lei | ha dovuto he/she had to / he/she has had to | |
| noi | abbiamo dovuto we had to / we have had to | |
| voi | avete dovuto you all had to / you all have had to | |
| loro | hanno dovuto they had to / they have had to |
In a sentence
Devo lavorare domani.
I have to work tomorrow.
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