How do you conjugate "devoir" in the Present Simple tense in French?

Present Simple conjugation of devoir: je dois, tu dois, il/elle doit, nous devons, vous devez, ils/elles doivent. Example: "Je dois finir ce rapport aujourd'hui." — "I have to finish this report today."

How do you conjugate "devoir" in the Present Perfect tense in French?

Present Perfect conjugation of devoir: je ai dû, tu as dû, il/elle a dû, nous avons dû, vous avez dû, ils/elles ont dû. Example: "J'ai dû appeler ma mère hier." — "I had to call my mom yesterday."

How do you conjugate "devoir" in the Imperfect tense in French?

Imperfect conjugation of devoir: je devais, tu devais, il/elle devait, nous devions, vous deviez, ils/elles devaient. Example: "Je devais étudier tous les soirs." — "I had to study every evening."

devoir (must) — French Conjugation, All Tenses & Examples

devoir (must) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables

Learn to conjugate devoir (must) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.

devoir — Present Simple in French

devoir Present Simple conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	dois	Je dois finir ce rapport aujourd'hui.	I have to finish this report today.
tu	dois	Tu dois appeler ta mère.	You must call your mother.
il/elle	doit	Il/Elle doit partir tôt demain.	He/she has to leave early tomorrow.
nous	devons	Nous devons faire les courses.	We have to buy groceries.
vous	devez	Vous devez faire attention sur la route.	You all must be careful on the road.
ils/elles	doivent	Ils/Elles doivent travailler ce week-end.	They have to work this weekend.

devoir — Present Perfect in French

devoir Present Perfect conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	ai dû	J'ai dû appeler ma mère hier.	I had to call my mom yesterday.
tu	as dû	Tu as dû partir avant la fin de la fête.	You had to leave before the party ended.
il/elle	a dû	Il a dû annuler la réunion.	He/She had to cancel the meeting.
nous	avons dû	Nous avons dû prendre le train ce matin.	We had to take the train this morning.
vous	avez dû	Vous avez dû changer vos plans.	You all had to change your plans.
ils/elles	ont dû	Ils ont dû trouver une autre solution.	They had to find another solution.

devoir — Imperfect in French

devoir Imperfect conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	devais	Je devais étudier tous les soirs.	I had to study every evening.
tu	devais	Tu devais te réveiller à six heures.	You had to wake up at six.
il/elle	devait	Il/Elle devait prendre le bus pour l'école.	He/she had to take the bus to school.
nous	devions	Nous devions attendre pendant des heures.	We had to wait for hours.
vous	deviez	Vous deviez porter des uniformes.	You all had to wear uniforms.
ils/elles	devaient	Ils/Elles devaient déménager dans une autre ville.	They had to move to another city.

devoir — must — French Verbs

devoir (must) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables

devoir — Present Simple in French

devoir — Present Perfect in French

devoir — Imperfect in French