verb tense used most often for modal verbs when they describe past events

verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive, e.g., must, can, want

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Ich bin Ingenieurin: imperfect modals

German

Along with practice of known grammar, pupils learn reflexive verbs in two-verb structures with modals in the perfect and imperfect tenses. The plural forms of imperfect modal verbs are introduced. Pupils learn negation with 'nicht' and 'sondern'.

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Match the verb forms to the correct pronouns.

Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into German: 'My grandfather wanted to marry my grandmother.'

How would you say 'you (singular, informal) were allowed to' in German?

How would you pronounce [o] in the words in the following sentence? 'Bertolt kocht oft tolle Gerichte.'

How would you pronounce [ö] in the words in the following sentence? 'Der König hat viele schöne Vögel.'

How would you say 'I wanted' in the imperfect tense in German?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Ich bin Ingenieurin: imperfect modals

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.