Want and must: 'vouloir' and 'devoir' 1st and 3rd persons singular
Learning outcomes
I can use the modal verbs 'devoir' and 'vouloir' in the 1st and 3rd persons in the context of summer activities.
I can recall the sound-spelling correspondence [tion].
Want and must: 'vouloir' and 'devoir' 1st and 3rd persons singular
Learning outcomes
I can use the modal verbs 'devoir' and 'vouloir' in the 1st and 3rd persons in the context of summer activities.
I can recall the sound-spelling correspondence [tion].
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Key learning points
- [tion] sounds like 'attention'
- To talk about what you have to, or want to do, use modal verbs 'devoir' and 'vouloir'.
- The 1st person (I) of 'devoir' is 'dois'; the 3rd person (she, he) is 'doit'.
- The 1st person (I) of 'vouloir' is 'veux'; the 3rd person (she, he) is 'veut'.
- Modal verbs are usually followed by another verb which must be in the infinitive form.
Keywords
[tion] - pronounced as in ‘attention’
Modal verbs - verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g. must, can, want
Devoir - modal verb meaning ‘to have to, must’
Vouloir - modal verb meaning ‘to want (to)’
Common misconception
You need to conjugate the verb following a modal verb.
The second verb following a modal verb must be in the infinitive form.
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[tion]
[ou]
silent final e
[u]
to have to
I have to/must
he/she has to/must
to want (to)
I want (to)
he/she wants (to)