Conjugate deber in the conditional tense in Spanish (El Condicional Simple)

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Last updated: 2023-04-03

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Deber (must) is regular in El Condicional Simple in Spanish.

Conjugate deber in El Condicional Simple in Spanish

yo	debería
tú	deberías
él / ella / Ud.	debería
nosotros / nosotras	deberíamos
vosotros / vosotras	deberíais
ellos / ellas / Uds.	deberían

Read and listen to these examples:

Yo debería beber menos café.I should drink less coffee.

Tú deberías sacarte el carné de conducir.You should get your driving licence.

Usted debería relajarse antes de dormir.You should relax before sleeping.

Nosotros deberíamos celebrar el evento.We should celebrate the event.

Vosotros deberíais hablar en francés.You should speak in French.

Ellas deberían pintar la habitación.They should paint the room.

Ustedes deberían visitar algunos monumentos importantes.You should visit some important monuments.

Look how in the examples deber is always followed by an infinitive. We use deber in El Condicional Simple combined with another verb to express what "you should do as in a piece of advice".

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