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Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs Modal verbs are auxiliary, or helper, verbs. These verbs are normally used with a primary action verb.

Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs Modal verbs are auxiliary, or helper, verbs. These verbs are normally used with a primary action verb

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Page 1: Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs Modal verbs are auxiliary, or helper, verbs. These verbs are normally used with a primary action verb

Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs

• Modal verbs are auxiliary, or helper, verbs.

• These verbs are normally used with a primary action verb.

Page 2: Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs Modal verbs are auxiliary, or helper, verbs. These verbs are normally used with a primary action verb

Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs

• The modal verb is conjugated to match the subject of the sentence.

• The primary verb is carried as an infinitive at the end of the sentence.

Page 3: Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs Modal verbs are auxiliary, or helper, verbs. These verbs are normally used with a primary action verb

There are 6 modal verbs in the German language.

•mögen like•möchten would like•können can•wollen want•dürfen may•müssen must•sollen should

Page 4: Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs Modal verbs are auxiliary, or helper, verbs. These verbs are normally used with a primary action verb

This is how we use this type of verb:

• Take any sentence.Ich spiele Karten.

• Find the conjugated verb.Ich spiele Karten.

• Put the conjugated verb back to its infinitive form.

spiele ------ spielen

Page 5: Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs Modal verbs are auxiliary, or helper, verbs. These verbs are normally used with a primary action verb

• Place the verb infinitive at the very end of the sentence.

Ich Karten spielen.• Choose a modal verb and conjugate it

to match the subject.wollen --------- ich will

• Put the modal verb form where the original verb used to be.

Ich will Karten spielen.

Page 6: Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs Modal verbs are auxiliary, or helper, verbs. These verbs are normally used with a primary action verb

Mögen like

ich mag wir mögen

du magst ihr mögt

ersie mag sie mögenes Sieman

Page 7: Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs Modal verbs are auxiliary, or helper, verbs. These verbs are normally used with a primary action verb

Mögen is most often used in a different form: would like

ich möchte wir möchten

du möchtest ihr möchtet

ersie möchte sie möchtenes Sieman

Page 8: Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs Modal verbs are auxiliary, or helper, verbs. These verbs are normally used with a primary action verb

Wollen want

ich will wir wollen

du willst ihr wollt

ersie will sie wollenes Sieman

Page 9: Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs Modal verbs are auxiliary, or helper, verbs. These verbs are normally used with a primary action verb

Können can

ich kann wir können

du kannst ihr könnt

ersie kann sie könnenes Sieman

Page 10: Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs Modal verbs are auxiliary, or helper, verbs. These verbs are normally used with a primary action verb

Müssen must

ich muss wir müssen

du musst ihr müsst

ersie muss sie müssenes Sieman

Page 11: Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs Modal verbs are auxiliary, or helper, verbs. These verbs are normally used with a primary action verb

Sollen should

ich soll wir sollen

du sollst ihr sollt

ersie soll sie sollenes Sieman

Page 12: Modal (Auxiliary) Verbs Modal verbs are auxiliary, or helper, verbs. These verbs are normally used with a primary action verb

Dürfen may

ich darf wir dürfen

du darfst ihr dürft

ersie darf sie dürfenes Sieman