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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Debes ver esa serie, es mejor que dormir."
You must watch that series, it's better than sleep.
"No debes creer todo lo que lees en internet, menos esto."
You shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet, except this.
"Debes estar bromeando si piensas que voy a madrugar."
You must be joking if you think I'm getting up early.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
deber
Infinitive
Most Used
"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.
Current
"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" |