Modal Auxillary Verbs Flashcards

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What are modal auxiliary verbs?

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Used to express: ability, possibility, permission, desire, intention

Infinitive of the second verb is placed at the end

**conjugations for first personal and third person singular are the same!!

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Conjugate ‘ko*nnen’

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Ich kann
Du Kannst
Er/sie/es kann
Ihr konnt
Wir ko
nnen
Sie/sie Ko*nnen

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Conjugate du*rfen

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Du*rfen => to be allowed to

Ich darf
Du darf
Er/sie/es darf
Wir durfen
Ihr du
rft
Sie/sie du*rfen

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Conjugate ‘Mu*ssen’

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Ich muss
Du musst
Er/sie/es muss
Wir mussen
Ihr mu
sst
Sie/sie mu*ssen

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Conjugate ‘sollen’

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Ich soll
Du sollst
Er/sie/es soll
Wir sollen
Ihr sollt
Sie/sie sollen

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Conjugate wollen

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Ich will
Du willst
Er/sie/es will
Wir wollen
Ihr wollt
Sie/sie wollen

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Conjugate mo*gen

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Mo*gen => to like. Does not require another verb in the sentence

Ich mag
Du magst
Er/sie/es mag
Wir Mogen
Ihr mo
gt
Sie/sie mo*gen

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Conjugate mo*chten

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Ich mochte
Du mo
chtest
Er/sie/es mochte
Wir mo
chten
Ihr mochtet
Sie/sie mo
chten

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