Deber Conjugation in Spanish | How do you use deber in Spanish?
deber-to owe-should
| Participles | |
| Present: | debiendo |
| Past: | debido |
| Indicative | |||||
| Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Conditional | Future | |
| yo | debo | debí | debía | debería | deberé |
| tú | debes | debiste | debías | deberías | deberás |
| él/ella/Ud. | debe | debió | debía | debería | deberá |
| nosotros(as) | debemos | debimos | debíamos | deberíamos | deberemos |
| vosotros(as) | debéis | debisteis | debíais | deberíais | deberéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | deben | debieron | debían | deberían | deberán |
Present-Preterite-Imperfect-Conditional-Future
I | owe – owed – owed- would owe- will owe
you | owe – owed – owed- would owe- will owe
He/She | owes – owed – owed- would owe- will owe
You(formal) | owe – owed – owed- would owe- will owe
We | owe – owed – owed- would owe- will owe
You(informal) | owe – owed – owed- would owe- will owe
They/You(formal) | owe – owed – owed- would owe- will owe
| Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | |
| yo | deba | debiera, debiese | debiere |
| tú | debas | debieras, debieses | debieres |
| él/ella/Ud. | deba | debiera, debiese | debiere |
| nosotros(as) | debamos | debiéramos, debiésemos | debiéremos |
| vosotros(as) | debáis | debierais, debieseis | debiereis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | deban | debieran, debiesen | debieren |
Present-Imperfect-Imperfect 2-Future
I | owe – owed- owed – will owe
you | owe – owed- owed – will owe
He/She | owes – owed- owed – will owe
You(formal) | owe – owed- owed – will owe
We | owe – owed- owed – will owe
You(informal) | owe – owed- owed – will owe
They/You(formal) | owe – owed- owed – will owe
| Imperative | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| yo | ||
| tú | debe | no debas |
| Ud. | deba | no deba |
| nosotros(as) | debamos | no debamos |
| vosotros(as) | debed | no debáis |
| Uds. | deban | no deban |
Affirmative-Negative
I | —
you | owe – don’t owe
You(formal) | owe – don’t owe
We | let’s owe – let’s not owe
You(informal) | owe – don’t owe
They/You(formal) | owe – don’t owe
| Progressive | |||||
| Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Conditional | Future | |
| yo | estoy debiendo | estuve debiendo | estaba debiendo | estaría debiendo | estaré debiendo |
| tú | estás debiendo | estuviste debiendo | estabas debiendo | estarías debiendo | estarás debiendo |
| él/ella/Ud. | está debiendo | estuvo debiendo | estaba debiendo | estaría debiendo | estará debiendo |
| nosotros(as) | estamos debiendo | estuvimos debiendo | estábamos debiendo | estaríamos debiendo | estaremos debiendo |
| vosotros(as) | estáis debiendo | estuvisteis debiendo | estabais debiendo | estaríais debiendo | estaréis debiendo |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | están debiendo | estuvieron debiendo | estaban debiendo | estarían debiendo | estarán debiendo |
Present-Preterite-Imperfect-Conditional-Future
I | am owing- was owing- was owing- would be owing- will be owing
you | are owing- were owing- were owing- would be owing- will be owing
He/She | is owing- was owing- was owing- would be owing- will be owing
You(formal) | are owing- were owing- were owing- would be owing- will be owing
We | are owing- were owing- were owing- would be owing- will be owing
You(informal) |are owing- were owing- were owing- would be owing- will be owing
They/You(formal) | are owing- were owing- were owing- would be owing- will be owing
| Perfect | |||||
| Present | Preterite | Past | Conditional | Future | |
| yo | he debido | hube debido | había debido | habría debido | habré debido |
| tú | has debido | hubiste debido | habías debido | habrías debido | habrás debido |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha debido | hubo debido | había debido | habría debido | habrá debido |
| nosotros(as) | hemos debido | hubimos debido | habíamos debido | habríamos debido | habremos debido |
| vosotros(as) | habéis debido | hubisteis debido | habíais debido | habríais debido | habréis debido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han debido | hubieron debido | habían debido | habrían debido | habrán debido |
Present-Preterite-Past-Conditional-Future
I | have owed- had owed- had owed- would have owed- will have owed
you | have owed- had owed- had owed- would have owed- will have owed
He/She | has owed- had owed- had owed- would have owed- will have owed
You(formal) | have owed- had owed- had owed- would have owed- will have owed
We | have owed- had owed- had owed- would have owed- will have owed
You(informal) | have owed- had owed- had owed- would have owed- will have owed
They/You(formal) |have owed- had owed- had owed- would have owed- will have owed
| Perfect Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Past | Future | |
| yo | haya debido | hubiera debido, hubiese debido | hubiere debido |
| tú | hayas debido | hubieras debido, hubieses debido | hubieres debido |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya debido | hubiera debido, hubiese debido | hubiere debido |
| nosotros(as) | hayamos debido | hubiéramos debido, hubiésemos debido | hubiéremos debido |
| vosotros(as) | hayáis debido | hubierais debido, hubieseis debido | hubiereis debido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | hayan debido | hubieran debido, hubiesen debido | hubieren debido |
Present-Past-Future
I | have owed – had owed – will have owed
you | have owed – had owed – will have owed
He/She | has owed – had owed – will have owed
You(formal) | have owed – had owed – will have owed
We | have owed – had owed – will have owed
You(informal) | have owed – had owed – will have owed
They/You(formal) | have owed – had owed – will have owed