Transcript Devoir

Point de départ
The verbs
• devoir to have to [must]; to owe
• vouloir to want
• pouvoir to be able to [can]
are all irregular.
They all use avoir for the passé composé.
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Devoir followed by an infinitive verb to mean to have to
or must.
Devoir followed a thing by means to owe.
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Sometimes in the passé composé
Devoir+infinitive has a special meaning –
it hypothesizes about a past event.
devoir PC- event in the past:
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devoir PC- hypothesis:
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In the imparfait, devoir expresses “supposed to.”
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Here are a few more nuances of meaning for these verbs.
Sandrine was supposed to be here.
She must have spoken with her prof.
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I managed to find you at the
supermarket.
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Pouvoir can be used in the passé composé with an
infinitive to express managed to do something.
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Vouloir is often used
• in the passé composé
• with an infinitive
• in negative sentences
to express refused to.
Imparfait is used to express “didn’t want to”:
Il ne voulait pas parler. Elles ne voulaient pas débarrasser la table.
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When vouloir is used with dire, it is translated as
to mean.
You know this already. To find out what a French word
means, you ask
“Que veut dire ____________ ?
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Bien vouloir can be used to express willingness.
In this case, bien doesn’t mean “well” – it means
very much.
It’s much more authentic French than beaucoup
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Essayez!
Copy the sentences into your notebook, adding the
correct form of the verbs in the present tense Make sure you know the
meaning of every sentence.
devoir
1.
Tu _____
dois revenir à midi?
9.
2.
Elles _____ manger tout de suite.
10. Ils _____ préparer un grand repas.
3.
Nous _____ encore vingt euros.
pouvoir
4.
Je ne _____ pas assister au pique-nique.
11. Je _____ passer l’aspirateur ce soir.
5.
Elle _____ nous téléphoner.
12. Il _____ acheter de l’ail au marché.
Nous ne _____ pas prendre de dessert.
vouloir
13. Elles _____ emménager demain.
6.
_____-vous manger sur la terrasse?
14. Vous _____ maigrir de quelques kilos.
7.
Tu _____ quelque chose à boire?
15. Nous _____ mettre la table.
8.
Il _____ faire la cuisine.
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