Verb
deber
to owe
# 13 most commonThis is the infinitive form of the verb. All other conjugations are derived from this base form.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
deber
Infinitive
Current
"to owe"
debo
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Most Used
"I must"
debe
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Most Used
"he/she must"
debes
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you must"
deben
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they must"
debió
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she owed"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| deber | Infinitive | — | "to owe" |
| debiendo | Gerund | — | "owing" |
| debido | Participle | — | "owed" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| debo | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I must" |
| debes | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you must" |
| debe | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she must" |
| debemos | Plural · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we must" |
| debéis | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all must" |
| deben | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they must" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| debí | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I owed" |
| debiste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you owed" |
| debió | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she owed" |
| debimos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we owed" |
| debisteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all owed" |
| debieron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they owed" |
| Imperfect | |||
| debías | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to owe" |
| debía | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to owe" |
| debíamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to owe" |
| debíais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to owe" |
| debían | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to owe" |
| Future | |||
| deberé | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will owe" |
| deberás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will owe" |
| deberá | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will owe" |
| deberemos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will owe" |
| deberéis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will owe" |
| deberán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will owe" |
| Conditional | |||
| deberías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you should" |
| debería | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she should" |
| deberíamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we should" |
| deberíais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all should" |
| deberían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they should" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| debas | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you owe" |
| deba | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she owe" |
| debamos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we owe" |
| debáis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all owe" |
| deban | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they owe" |