1. Vouloir, Pouvoir et Devoir
Mme DiMarco

2. 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

3. 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)

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

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

9. Devoirs 
Cahier page 26 et 28