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Pouvoir, présent: je peux
Pouvoir, passé composé: j'ai pu
Pouvoir, imparfait: je pouvais
Pouvoir, plus-que-parfait: j'avais pu
Pouvoir, conditionnel: je pourrais
Pouvoir, conditional passé: j'aurais pu
Pouvoir, futur: je pourrai
Pouvoir, futur antérieur: j'aurai pu
Pouvoir, subjonctif: je puisse
Pouvoir, subjonctif passé: j'aie pu
Pouvoir, participe présent: pouvant
Pouvoir, negative with 'ne' ('pas' not necessary)
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Présent: I am able to, can, may
Passé composé: I was able to, could
Imparfait: I was able to, could
Plus-que-parfait: I had been able to
Conditionnel: I would be able to, could
Conditionnel passé: I would have been able to
Futur: I will be able to
Futur antérieur: I will have been able to
Subjonctif: that I be able to
Subjonctif passé: that I had been able to
Participe présent: being able to

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Devoir, présent: je dois
Devoir, passé composé: j'ai dû
Devoir, imparfait: je devais
Devoir, plus-que-parfait: j'avais dû
Devoir, conditionnel: je devrais
Devoir, conditionnel passé: j'aurais dû
Devoir, futur: je devrai
Devoir futur antérieur: j'aurai dû
Devoir, subjonctif: que je doive
Devoir, subjonctif passé: que j'aie dû
Devoir, participe présent: devant
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Présent: I have to, must
Passé composé: I had to
Imparfait: I had to
Plus-que-parfait: I had had to
Conditionnel: I should
Conditionnel passé: I should have
Futur: I will have to
Futur antérieur: I will have had to
Subjonctif: that I have to
Subjonctif passé: that I had had to
Participe présent: having to
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Vouloir, présent: je veux
Vouloir, passé composé: j'ai voulu
Vouloir, imparfait: je voulais
Vouloir, plus-que-parfait: j'avais voulu
Vouloir, conditionnel: je voudrais
Vouloir, conditionnel passé: j'aurais voulu
Vouloir, futur: je voudrai
Vouloir, futur antérieur: j'aurai voulu
Vouloir, subjonctif: je veuille
Vouloir, subjonctif passé: j'aie voulu
Vouloir, participe présent: voulant
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Présent: I want, wish
Passé composé: I wanted
Imparfait: I was wanting
Plus-que-parfait: I had wanted
Conditionnel: I would want, wish, like
Conditionnel passé: I would have wanted
Futur: I will want
Futur antérieur: I will have wanted
Subjonctif: that I want
Subjonctif passé: that I had wanted
Participe présent: wanting, wishing
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He can do it.

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Il peut le faire.

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We can try.

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Nous pouvons essayer.

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May I sit here?

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Puis-je m’asseoir ici?

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May I ask you a question? (Présent: ability)

May I ask you a question? (Conditionnel: polite request)

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Puis-je vous poser une question?

Je pourrais vous poser une question?

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May I help you?

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Puis-je vous aider?

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He might/may be sick.

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Il peut être malade.

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You might lose it.

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Tu peux le perdre.

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He could (and did) do it.
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He could do it. (was capable of doing it)
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Il a pu le faire.
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Il pouvait le faire.

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I couldn’t (and didn’t) go out.
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I couldn’t go out (it was too difficult).

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Je n’ai pas pu sortir.
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Je ne pouvais pas sortir.

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Could you have done it?

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Auriez-vous pu le faire?

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He might have lost it.

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Il aurait pu le perdre.

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Could you help me?

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Pourriez-vous m’aider?

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It is possible that she will come./She may come.

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Il se peut qu’elle vienne.
(Il se peut que + subjonctif)
It may be that…

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Do you have to study tonight?

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Dois-tu étudier ce soir?

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They must/need to eat.

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Elles doivent manger.

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He should/will probably be back before dinner.

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Il doit rentrer avant le dîner.

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We should earn more this year.

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Nous devons gagner plus cette année.

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She must be at school.

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Elle doit être à l’école.

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I was supposed to go with them.

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Je devais aller avec eux.

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He was supposed to do it but he forgot.

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Il devait le faire, mais il a oublié.

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He had to/was bound to lose one day.

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Il devait perdre un jour.

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She wasn’t to hear it until Monday.

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Elle ne le devait pas l’entendre avant lundi.

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Devoir can be translated by should, must, ought to, have to, supposed to - the distinction between necessity and probability is not always clear.

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Devoir can be translated by should, must, ought to, have to, supposed to - the distinction between necessity and probability is not always clear.

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I should/must/have to do the laundry.

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Je dois faire la lessive.

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He is supposed to/should/has to arrive tomorrow.

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Il doit arriver demain.

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Devoir: To specify “must” rather than “should,” add a word like absolument or vraiment.

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Devoir: To specify “must” rather than “should,” add a word like absolument or vraiment.

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I really have to go.

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Je dois absolument partir.

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We must speak to you.

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Nous devons vraiment te parler.

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You should leave.

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Tu devrais partir.

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They should talk to him.

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Ils devraient lui parler.

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You should have eaten.

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Tu aurais dû manger.

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I should have studied.

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J’aurais dû étudier.

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Devoir: When used transitively (and thus not followed by a verb), devoir means “to owe”.

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Devoir: When used transitively (and thus not followed by a verb), devoir means “to owe”.

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How much does he owe you?

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Combien est-ce qu’il te doit?

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Pierre owes me ten euros.

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Pierre me doit dix euros.

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Duty

Homework, duties

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Le devoir

Les devoirs

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May God help you!

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Puisse Dieu vous aider!

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May he succeed!

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Puisse-t-il y réussir!

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It’s possible that we’re late./We might be late.

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Il se peut que nous soyons en retard.

Il se peut que + subjonctif

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Perhaps, maybe

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peut-être

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Power, authority

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pouvoir (m)

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That’s impossible!

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Ça ne se peut pas! (informal)

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maybe, perhaps

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ça se peut (informal)

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It couldn’t be better.

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C’est on ne peut mieux.

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There’s nothing I can do about it.

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Je n’y peux rien.

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What can I do for you? How may I help you?

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Que puis-je pour vous? (formal)

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If it’s (at all) possible

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S’il se peut

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I want to dance with you.

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Je veux danser avec toi.

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Do you wish to speak?

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Voulez-vous parler?

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I don’t want to (I won’t) do it!

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Je ne veux pas le faire!

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Will you help me please?

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Voulez-vous m’aider s’il vous plaît?

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Please sit down.

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Veux-tu t’asseoir, s’il te plaît.

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I would like some tea.

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Je voudrais du thé.

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Would you like to come with us?

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Voudriez-vous venir avec nous?

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Please (be so kind as to) excuse me.

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Veuillez m’excuser.

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Please sit down.

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Veuillez vous asseoir.

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to be willing to, to be glad to, to be good/kind enough to

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vouloir bien

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I’d be glad to do it.

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Je veux bien le faire.

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She’s willing to buy it, but he’s not selling it.

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Elle veut bien l’acheter, mais il ne le vend pas.

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Help me, if you would be so kind.

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Aidez-moi, si vous voulez bien.

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to mean

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vouloir dire

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What does ‘volontiers’ mean?

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Que veut dire ‘volontiers’?

willingly, gladly

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‘Volontiers’ means ‘gladly’.

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‘Volontiers’ veut dire ‘gladly’.

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to hold something against someone, be upset about something

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en vouloir

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He holds it against me for doing that.

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Il m’en veut de l’avoir fait.

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Don’t hold it against me!

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Ne m’en veut pas!

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I want to do it.

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Je veux le faire.

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We want to know.

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Nous voulons savoir.

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When vouloir is in a main clause with another verb in a subordinate clause, that verb must be in the subjunctive..

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When vouloir is in a main clause with another verb in a subordinate clause, that verb must be in the subjunctive..

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I want him to do it.

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Je veux qu’il le fasse.

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We want you to know it.

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Nous voulons que tu le saches.

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