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deber
must, to owe
verb
Word 72 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials
How to conjugate deber
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | debo I owe / I am owing | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | debes you owe / you are owing | |
| él/ella | debe he/she owes / he/she is owing / you owe (formal) / you are owing (formal) | |
| nosotros | debemos we owe / we are owing | |
| ellos/ellas | deben they owe / they are owing / you all owe / you all are owing |
Preterite
| yo | debí I owed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | debiste you owed | |
| él/ella | debió he/she owed / you owed (formal) | |
| nosotros | debimos we owed | |
| ellos/ellas | debieron they owed / you all owed |
Imperfect
| yo | debía I was owing / I used to owe | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | debías you were owing / you used to owe | |
| él/ella | debía he/she was owing / he/she used to owe / you were owing (formal) / you used to owe (formal) | |
| nosotros | debíamos we were owing / we used to owe | |
| ellos/ellas | debían they were owing / they used to owe / you all were owing / you all used to owe |
Future
| yo | deberé I will owe | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | deberás you will owe | |
| él/ella | deberá he/she will owe / you will owe (formal) | |
| nosotros | deberemos we will owe | |
| ellos/ellas | deberán they will owe / you all will owe |
In a sentence
Debes dormir más, no te ves bien.
You should sleep more, you don't look well.
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