Deber is a Spanish verb meaning must. Deber is conjugated as a regular er verb in the preterite tense. Deber appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster as the 8th most used regular er verb.
For the present tense conjugation, go to Deber Conjugation - Present Tense.
Deber Conjugation: Preterite Tense
The participio of Deber is debido. The present perfect tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb haber with the participio.
Deber Imperfect Root
The imperfect root of Deber is debía. The imperfect tense is rarely irregular and can be easily conjugated from this form, which is the yo, and él/ella conjugation.
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A verb is called a regular verb when its conjugation follows a typical pattern. A verb which does not follow these patterns exactly is called an irregular verb. In Spanish Preterite Tense, the 3 regular patterns are for verbs ending in ar, er, and ir.
Spanish Preterite Tense Conjugation Chart
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