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Devoir, Pouvoir et Vouloir

Devoir, Pouvoir et Vouloir. DEVOIR. Conjugaison de DEVOIR Emplois de DEVOIR: Devoir expresses obligation, probability and supposition but if followed by a noun, expresses the idea "to owe". This verb is irregular in its present tense form.

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Devoir, Pouvoir et Vouloir

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  1. Devoir, Pouvoir et Vouloir

  2. DEVOIR • Conjugaison de DEVOIR • Emplois de DEVOIR: • Devoir expresses obligation, probability and supposition but if followed by a noun, expresses the idea "to owe". This verb is irregular in its present tense form. • Devoir may be followed by an infinitive or may stand alone to have the meaning "to have to" (Je dois partir, I must leave.) When followed by a noun, devoir means "to owe" (Je dois 10 dollars). • Devoir is used in the conditional to be more polite with requests or demands.

  3. Pouvoir – to be able to • Conjugaison de POUVOIR • Emplois de POUVOIR: • Pouvoir may be followed by an infinitive construction or may stand alone. • As in English, pouvoir is used to give or to ask permission translated by the English "may" (Est-ce que je peux m'asseoir?, May I sit down?) • It is important not to confuse the roles of pouvoir and savoir in French. Savoir expresses "to know how" whereas pouvoir expresses "to be able to." • Pouvoir is used in the conditional to be more polite with requests or demands.

  4. Vouloir – to want • Conjugaison de VOULOIR • Emplois de VOULOIR • Vouloir expresses a strong will or desire; in the present tense it has the same feeling as a command. It is an irregular verb in the present tense. • Vouloir may be followed by an infinitive or a noun (Je veux du calme, I want some quiet. Je veux dormir, I want to sleep). This verb is also often paired with the adverb bien to express the meaning "to be willing"(Je veux bien! ). • Vouloir is used in the conditional to be more polite with requests or demands. Exercices avec DEVOIR, POUVOIR et VOULOIR

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