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Devoir in French — 5 phrases in 20 seconds
to have to / must · 5 phrases
A 20-second drill built from our Devoir chart.
🎬 Watch: 5 phrases with « devoir »
🎧 Narrated by a native French speaker · every line read aloud
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🎬 About this short
A 20-second drill on « devoir » (to have to / must): five real phrases, a three-second pause to guess, then the meaning. It is built straight from our Devoir conjugation chart, so once the clip clicks you can go deeper on the same page — every tense, audio for each form, and a practice quiz.
🔊 The five phrases
Je dois partir.I have to go.
Tu dois faire tes devoirs.You must do your homework.
J’ai dû rentrer tôt.I had to go home early.
On devait se voir hier.We were supposed to meet yesterday.
Tu devrais te reposer.You should rest.
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