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Deutsche Modalverben (definitions)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

dürfen

a)

to have to

b)

to be able to

c)

to be allowed to

d)

supposed to

2.

müssen

a)

to have to

b)

to be able to

c)

to be allowed to

d)

supposed to

3.

können

a)

to have to

b)

to be able to

c)

to be allowed to

d)

supposed to

4.

sollen

a)

to have to

b)

to be able to

c)

to be allowed to

d)

supposed to

5.

may

a)

dürfen

b)

können

c)

mögen

d)

möchten

6.

can

a)

dürfen

b)

können

c)

mögen

d)

möchten

7.

to want to

a)

sollen

b)

wollen

c)

möchten

d)

mögen

8.

to like

a)

möchten

b)

mögen

9.

would like

a)

möchten

b)

mögen

10.

should

a)

sollen

b)

wollen

11.

which verb is not an official modal verb?

a)

dürfen

b)

mögen

c)

müssen

d)

möchten

e)

wollen

12.

I like...

a)

ich mög

b)

ich mag

c)

ich möge

d)

ich mage

13.

May I please use the restroom?

a)

Darf ich bitte Toilette gehen?

b)

Darf ich bitte zur Toilette gehen?

c)

Darf ich bitte auf die Toilette gehen?

d)

Darf ich bitte auf Toilette?

14.

Choose the best response for the conjugation of "wollen"

a)

woll, wollst, wollt, wollen, wollt, wollen

b)

wolle, wollst, wollt, wollen, wollt, wollen

c)

wille, willst, wille, wollen, wollt, wollen

d)

will, willst, will, wollen, wollt, wollen

e)

none of these are correct

15.

Choose the best response for the conjugation of "mögen"

a)

mag, magst, mag, mögen, mögt, mögen

b)

mag, magst, mag, mogen, mogt, mogen

c)

möge, mögst, mögt, mögen, mögt, mögen

d)

none of these are correct

16.

Choose the best response for the conjugation of "sollen"

a)

solle, sollest, sollet, sollen, sollet, sollen

b)

soll, sollst, soll, sollen, sollt, sollen

c)

solle, sollst, sollt, sollen, sollt, sollen

d)

all of these are correct

17.

What makes the modal verbs different from regular verbs?

a)

the "ich" and "er,sie,es" forms have the same conjugation

b)

the singular side is different than the plural

c)

"er,sie,es" and "ihr" don't match

d)

there is a vowel change on the singular side

e)

the umlaut is dropped on the singular side

18.

There are ___ modal verbs.

a)

9

b)

5

c)

2

d)

really 6, but Frau likes to count möchten as one since it follows the pattern, so I guess 7 kind of, but not really.

e)

too many

19.

When a modal verb is in a sentence, the 2nd verb...

a)

goes next to the 1st verb.

b)

is put wherever I want to to go.

c)

gets kicked to the end.

d)

2 verbs can't be in the same sentence.

20.

What is the vowel change for "mögen" in singular (du______)?

a)

u (mugst)

b)

o (mogst)

c)

i (migst)

d)

a (magst)

21.

What is the vowel change for "wollen" in singular (ich ______)?

a)

u (wull)

b)

e (well)

c)

i (will)

d)

o (woll)

22.

What is the vowel change for "müssen" in singular (er ______)?

a)

u (muss)

b)

e (mess)

c)

a (mass)

d)

o (moss)

23.

What is the vowel change for "können" in singular (du ______)?

a)

u (kunnst)

b)

e (kennst)

c)

a (kannst)

d)

o (konnst)

24.

What is the vowel change for "dürfen" in singular (ich ______)?

a)

u (durf)

b)

a (darf)

c)

i (dirf)

d)

o (dorf)

25.

Modal verbs are

a)

regular verbs

b)

weird verbs

c)

helping verbs

d)

nothing