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Deber (to owe) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of deber (to owe) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Deber (to owe) - Verb conjugation and exercises

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Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Deber (to owe) Debiendo (Owing) Debido (Due)

Deber (to owe): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) debo I owe
(tú) debes You owe
(él/ella) debe he/she owes
(nosotros/nosotras) debemos we owe
(vosotros/vosotras) debéis You owe
(ellos/ellas) deben they owe

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he debido I have owed
(tú) has debido You have owed
(él/ella) ha debido He/She has owed
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos debido we have owed
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis debido You have owed
(ellos/ellas) han debido they have owed

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) deba I owe
(tú) debas you owe
(él/ella) deba he/she owes
(nosotros/nosotras) debamos we owe
(vosotros/vosotras) debáis You owe
(ellos/ellas) deban they owe

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya debido I have owed
(tú) hayas debido you have owed
(él/ella) haya debido he/she should have owed
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos debido we have owed
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis debido you have owed
(ellos/ellas) hayan debido they have owed

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) debía I owed
(tú) debías You owed
(él/ella) debía he/she owed
(nosotros/nosotras) debíamos we owed
(vosotros/vosotras) debíais you owed
(ellos/ellas) debían they owed

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había debido I had owed
(tú) habías debido You had owed
(él/ella) había debido he/she had owed
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos debido we had owed
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais debido You had owed
(ellos/ellas) habían debido they had owed

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) debiera/debiese I should owe
(tú) debieras/debieses You would owe
(él/ella) debiera/debiese he/she would owe
(nosotros/nosotras) debiéramos/debiésemos we should owe
(vosotros/vosotras) debierais/debieseis you should
(ellos/ellas) debieran/debiesen they owed

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese debido I had owed
(tú) hubieras/hubieses debido you had owed
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese debido he/she would have owed
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos debido we should have owed
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis debido you would have owed
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen debido they had owed

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) debí I owed
(tú) debiste You owed
(él/ella) debió he owed/she owed
(nosotros/nosotras) debimos we owed
(vosotros/vosotras) debisteis you owed
(ellos/ellas) debieron they owed

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube debido I had owed
(tú) hubiste debido You had owed
(él/ella) hubo debido he owed
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos debido we had owed
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis debido you owed
(ellos/ellas) hubieron debido they had owed

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) debiere I would owe
(tú) debieres You would owe
(él/ella) debiere he/she would owe
(nosotros/nosotras) debiéremos we shall owe
(vosotros/vosotras) debiereis You would owe
(ellos/ellas) debieren they would owe

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere debido I will have owed
(tú) hubieres debido You would have owed
(él/ella) hubiere debido he/she will have owed
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos debido we shall have owed
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis debido You would have owed
(ellos/ellas) hubieren debido they will have owed

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) deberé I will owe
(tú) deberás You will owe
(él/ella) deberá he/she will owe
(nosotros/nosotras) deberemos we shall owe
(vosotros/vosotras) deberéis You will owe
(ellos/ellas) deberán they will owe

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré debido I will have owed
(tú) habrás debido You will have owed
(él/ella) habrá debido he/she will have owed
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos debido we will have owed
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis debido You will have owed
(ellos/ellas) habrán debido they will have owed
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Debo! You owe!
Debes! He must!
Debe! We must!
Debamos! You all owe!
Debed! They must!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No debo! You must not!
No debas! He/She must not owe.
No deba! Let's not owe!
No debamos! You (plural) must not owe!
No debáis! They must not owe

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) debería I would owe
(tú) deberías You would owe
(él/ella) debería he/she would owe
(nosotros/nosotras) deberíamos we should owe
(vosotros/vosotras) deberíais You would owe
(ellos/ellas) deberían they would owe

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría debido I would have owed
(tú) habrías debido you would have owed
(él/ella) habría debido he/she would have owed
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos debido we would have owed
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais debido You would have owed
(ellos/ellas) habrían debido they would have owed

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We owe to share our ideas in the meeting.
Nosotros debemos compartir nuestras ideas en la reunión.
2. I owe to plan my studies to pass the course.
Yo debo planificar mis estudios para aprobar el curso.
3. They will owe to offer a counter-offer.
Ellos deberán ofrecer una contra-oferta.
4. You will owe to send the applications.
Vosotros deberéis enviar las solicitudes.
5. I will owe to plan the next meeting.
Yo deberé planificar la próxima reunión.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I had to try all the tapas.
Yo debía probar todas las tapas.
2. I have owed to study for the maths exam.
He debido estudiar para el examen de matemáticas.
3. They have owed to decide what to do in the science project.
Han debido decidir qué hacer en el proyecto de ciencias.
4. You owed to try the tapas, they are delicious.
Tú debiste probar las tapas, son deliciosas.
5. We owed to plan our time better.
Nosotros debimos planificar mejor nuestro tiempo.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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debamos, deba, debieran/debiesen, deban, debiéramos/debiésemos

1.
Supongo que ellos ... realizar la tarea después del curso.
(I suppose that they should owe to do the task after the course.)
2.
Tal vez yo ... aprender más palabras en español.
(Maybe I owe to learn more words in Spanish.)
3.
Nosotros ... terminar la tarea para tener más tiempo libre.
(We ought to finish the task to have more free time.)
4.
Es posible que nosotros ... planificar el próximo proyecto juntos.
(It is possible that we might owe to plan the next project together.)
5.
Si ellos ... tomar una decisión, considerarían todas las opciones.
(If they were to make a decision, they would consider all the options.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. If I had owed to study, I would now pass.
Si hubiera/hubiese debido estudiar, ahora aprobaría.
2. You/You all had owed to send the notification, the client would have it by now.
Si hubierais/hubieseis debido enviar la notificación, el cliente ya la tendría.
3. You had owed to study to not fail the exam.
Tú hubiste debido estudiar para no suspender el examen.
4. You had owed to learn the new words.
Vosotros hubisteis debido aprender las palabras nuevas.
5. I had had to do the work before going out with my friends.
Yo hube debido realizar la tarea antes de salir con mis amigos.