deber
B1to owe
deber in every tense
All six simple tenses of deber, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | debo |
| tú | debes |
| él/ella/usted | debe |
| nosotros | debemos |
| vosotros | debéis |
| ellos/ustedes | deben |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | debí |
| tú | debiste |
| él/ella/usted | debió |
| nosotros | debimos |
| vosotros | debisteis |
| ellos/ustedes | debieron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | debía |
| tú | debías |
| él/ella/usted | debía |
| nosotros | debíamos |
| vosotros | debíais |
| ellos/ustedes | debían |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | deberé |
| tú | deberás |
| él/ella/usted | deberá |
| nosotros | deberemos |
| vosotros | deberéis |
| ellos/ustedes | deberán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | debería |
| tú | deberías |
| él/ella/usted | debería |
| nosotros | deberíamos |
| vosotros | deberíais |
| ellos/ustedes | deberían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | deba |
| tú | debas |
| él/ella/usted | deba |
| nosotros | debamos |
| vosotros | debáis |
| ellos/ustedes | deban |
regular
deber in example sentences
Forms of deber appear in 4,105 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the deber family
Forms of deber with their own word page:
debe#218debería#254debo#283debes#362deberías#429debemos#436deberíamos#562deben#701debía#1231deberían#1331
Verbs conjugated like deber
The same pattern (regular), nearest in the frequency list:
Make deber automatic
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