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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/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 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 should owe
nosotros/nosotras debamos we owe
vosotros/vosotras debáis you (plural) should owe
ellos/ellas deban they owe

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya debido I may have owed
tú hayas debido you have owed
él/ella haya debido he may have owed
nosotros/nosotras hayamos debido we may have owed
vosotros/vosotras hayáis debido you have owed
ellos/ellas hayan debido they may 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/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 had owed
nosotros/nosotras habíamos debido we had owed
vosotros/vosotras habíais debido You lot had owed
ellos/ellas habían debido they had owed

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

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

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

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

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo debiere I should owe
tú debieres You would owe
él/ella debiere he/she would owe
nosotros/nosotras debiéremos we would owe
vosotros/vosotras debiereis you should owe
ellos/ellas debieren They should owe

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere debido I will have owed
tú hubieres debido you will have owed
él/ella hubiere debido he/she will have owed
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos debido we will have owed
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis debido you will 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 will owe
vosotros/vosotras deberéis You all 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 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 would owe
vosotros/vosotras deberíais You (plural) 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 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.

Show translation Show answers

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.