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Past of the French verb devoir

The past tense conjugations for the French verb devoir, along with their English translations.



Verb phrases



ImperfectScored
je devaisI was owing
tu devaisyou were owing
il devaithe was owing
elle devaitshe was owing
nous devionswe were owing
vous deviezyou were owing
ils devaientthey were owing
elles devaientthey were owing

Past Historic / Passé Simple
This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.
Scored
je dusI owed
tu dusyou owed
il duthe owed
elle dutshe owed
nous dûmeswe owed
vous dûtesyou owed
ils durentthey owed
elles durentthey owed

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai dûI have owed
tu as dûyou have owed
il a dûhe has owed
elle a dûshe has owed
nous avons dûwe have owed
vous avez dûyou have owed
ils ont dûthey have owed
elles ont dûthey have owed

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