Vouloir / Pouvoir / Devoir

Vouloir / Pouvoir / Devoir

3 similar verbs

• Vouloir, pouvoir, and devoir all resemble each other

• They are common and useful

• See if you can memorize the patterns

• Write these down OR screenshot if you'd like

Multiple Choice

Vouloir means...

• to want

• to love

• to like

• to be able

Multiple Select

Which 2 forms of vouloir are exactly the same? Select 2 choices.

• je

• tu

• il

• vous

Multiple Choice

What does the ils form, veulent, rhyme with?

• glove

• gull

• valiant

Fill in the Blank

To be polite, you should say je ________ instead of je veux.

Multiple Choice

What does pouvoir NOT mean

• can

• able to

• may

• must

Fill in the Blank

Spell the je form: ____ (4 letters)

Multiple Choice

True or false: The conjugations of pouvoir and vouloir are nearly the same.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Check all that apply. Devoir can mean:

• have to

• must

• should

• owe

Multiple Choice

True or false? The nous and vous forms of ALL of these forms are predictable. (They end in -ons for nous and -ez for vous.)

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank

Spell the il form of devoir (4 letters).

Remember:

• Vouloir = to want

• Pouvoir = can / able to / may

• Devoir = must/ have to / should / owe

Multiple Choice

Je _____ manger un sandwich.

• veux

• peut

• dois

Multiple Choice

Ils ________ devenir riches.

• peut

• devoir

• veulent

Multiple Choice

Vous ______ lire.

• devons

• pouvez

• veulent

Multiple Choice

Tu ______ écouter tes parents.

• peut

• devoir

• dois