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Modal verbs - German

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

dürfen

a)

to be able to

b)

to be allowed to

c)

to be supposed to

d)

to want

2.

können

a)

to be able to

b)

to be allowed to

c)

to want

d)

to have to

3.

to want

a)

wollen

b)

werden

c)

sollen

d)

können

4.

sollen

a)

supposed to/should

b)

to be able to

c)

to want

d)

to like

5.

Infinitive of 'to like'

a)

wollen

b)

machen

c)

mögen

d)

möchten

6.

müssen

a)

to be supposed to

b)

to be able to

c)

to have to

d)

to like

7.

Present tense - können - ICH

a)

könnte

b)

kann

c)

kannst

d)

konnte

8.

Present tense - dürfen - ich

a)

dürf

b)

durf

c)

darf

d)

darfe

9.

Present tense - müssen - ich

a)

müssen

b)

musste

c)

muss

d)

müsse

10.

Past tense - müssen - ich

a)

muss

b)

musste

c)

müss

d)

mussten

11.

Past tense - können - ich

a)

kann

b)

könnten

c)

konnte

d)

kannen

12.

Past tense - dürfen - ich

a)

durfte

b)

darften

c)

dürf

d)

darf

13.

Modal verbs usually feature with.....

a)

an infinitive verb (-en ending)

b)

a past participle

c)

nothing else - they are always alone

d)

at least 2 other verbs

14.

Ich musste saubermachen =

a)

I need to tidy up

b)

I had to clean up

c)

I am able to clean up

d)

I wanted to tidy up

15.

Ich wollte mein Deutsch verbessern =

a)

I will improve my German

b)

I am going to improve my German

c)

I wanted to improve my German

d)

I can improve my German

16.

Ich konnte nicht verstehen =

a)

I can understand

b)

I couldn't understand

c)

I wanted to understand

d)

I liked not understanding

17.

Wir durften ins Kino gehen =

a)

We were allowed to go to the cinema

b)

We wanted to go to the cinema

c)

We should have gone to the cinema

d)

We liked going to the cinema

18.

ich möchte = I would like

a)

Richtig

b)

Falsch

19.

Ich mochte = I would like

a)

Richtig

b)

Falsch

20.

Ich musste Kunden bedienen =

a)

I have to serve customers

b)

I can serve customers

c)

I was allowed to serve customers

d)

I had to serve customers