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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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