Vouloir, Pouvoir et Devoir Mme DiMarco

Irregular verbs that we know… So far this year, we have studied 4 irregular verbs in the present tense … Avoir – to have Être – to be Aller – to go Faire – to do/make

Introducing 3 new irregular verbs! Three new irregular verbs that we will study this year are… Vouloir – to want Pouvoir – to be able to, (expressing the word « can ») Devoir – to have to, to must (expressing an obligation to do something)

Vouloir – to want In the present tense, the verb vouloir is conjugated as follows… Pronoun Verb Translation Je Veux I want Tu You want Il/elle Veut He/she wants Nous Voulons We want Vous Voulez You (plural) want Ils/elles Veulent They want

Pouvoir – to be able to In the present tense, the verb pouvoir is conjugated as follows… Pronoun Verb Translation Je Peux I can Tu You can Il/elle Peut He/she can Nous Pouvons We can Vous Pouvez You (plural) can Ils/elles Peuvent They can

Devoir - to have to In the present tense, the verb devoir is conjugated as follows… Pronoun Verb Translation Je Dois I should/must Tu You should/must Il/elle Doit He/she should/must Nous Devons We should/must Vous Devez You (plural) should/must Ils/elles Doivent They should/must

Examples Je veux danser avec toi.  I want to dance with you. Je peux danser avec toi.  I can dance with you. Je dois danser avec toi.  I have to dance with you.

Examples Voulez-vous parler ?  Do you want to speak? Pouvez-vous parler ?  Can you speak? Devez-vous parler ?  Do you have to speak?

Devoirs  Cahier page 26 et 28