Conjugate devoir in the conditional present in French = should (Le Conditionnel Présent)

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Last updated: 2023-03-24

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The verb devoir (to have to) is used in Le Conditionnel Présent to express should.

It uses the same irregular stem as in Le Futur Simple (Indicatif): devr-

Learn how to conjugate DEVOIR (to have to) in in Le Conditionnel Présent in French:

Je devrais apprendre le français.I should learn French.

Tu devrais arrêter de fumer.You should stop smoking.

Elle devrait vraiment arrêter de le voir !She should really stop seeing him!

Nous devrions sauver la planète.We should save the planet.

Vous ne devriez pas être à l'école ?Shouldn't you be at school?

Ils devraient réviser leurs leçons.They should revise their lessons.

Here's how to form the Le Conditionnel Présent of devoir:

devr- + endings of L'Imparfait (Indicatif): -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient

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