Vouloir Pouvoir Devoir - French Verbs

It is absolutely essential to understand and be able to use these three irregular French verbs, as they are very common as well as useful. They are often taught together because of the similarities in the conjugations of vouloir and pouvoir and the uses of pouvoir and devoir.

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	Vouloir - to want	Pouvoir - can, to be able to	Devoir - must, to have to
	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.
	Voulez-vous parler ? Do you wish to speak?	Pouvez-vous parler ? Can you speak?	Devez-vous parler ? Do you need to speak?
je	veux	peux	dois
tu	veux	peux	dois
il	veut	peut	doit
nous	voulons	pouvons	devons
vous	voulez	pouvez	devez
ils	veulent	peuvent	doivent
	Conjugations in all tenses	Conjugations in all tenses	Conjugations in all tenses
	Using vouloir	Using pouvoir	Using devoir
	Expressions with vouloir	Expressions with pouvoir	Devoir vs Falloir