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Remplissez les blancs avec les verbes pouvoir et vouloir.

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Le présent des verbes pouvoir et vouloir.

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Conjugue les verbes entre parenthèses au présent de l'indicatif.

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Vouloir, pouvoir and devoir are called modal verbs. When used with infinitives, they act as auxiliary verbs or semi-auxiliaries.

vouloir
Vouloir expresses a strong will or desire; in the present tense it has the same feeling as a command. It is an irregular verb in the present tense. Note how the present tense forms a "boot"; the stems (in this case the vowels) change only in the nous and vous forms.

Vouloir may be followed by an infinitive or a noun (Je veux du calme, I want some quiet. Je veux dormir, I want to sleep). This verb is also often paired with the adverb bien to express the meaning "to be willing"(Je veux bien! ).

pouvoir
Pouvoir expresses the physical ability or permission to do something ie possibility. It is also an irregular verb with formation similar to vouloir. The "boot" formation is also evident.

Pouvoir may be followed by an infinitive construction or may stand alone.

As in English, pouvoir is used to give or to ask permission translated by the English "may" (Est-ce queje peux m'asseoir?, May I sit down?)

It is important not to confuse the roles of pouvoir and savoir in French. Savoir expresses "to know how" whereas pouvoir expresses "to be able to."

devoir
Devoir expresses obligation, probability and supposition but if followed by a noun, expresses the idea "to owe". This verb is irregular in its present form. Once again, the "boot" formation is seen with this verb; the stem changes in the 1st and 2nd person plural conjugations.

Devoir may be followed by an infinitive or may stand alone to have the meaning "to have to" (Je doispartir, I must leave.) When followed by a noun, devoir means "to owe" (Je dois 10dollars).

All three verbs are often found in the conditional in order to be more polite in requests and commands.

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vm1: modal verbs vouloir, pouvoir, devoir

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Tex's French Grammar is the integral grammar component of Français Interactif, an online French course from the University of Texas at Austin. Français Interactif includes authentic, spoken French language via digital audio and video clips, a French grammar reference (Tex's French Grammar), self-correcting French grammar exercises, vocabulary and phonetics sections, Internet-based activities, comparative cultural polling, and an electronic workbook.

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Exercise 5EI: Le verbe irrégulier pouvoir

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Le verbe vouloir au présent de l'indicatif

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Exercise 5EII: Le verbe irrégulier vouloir

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Conjuguer les verbes pouvoir et vouloir au présent