Saying what you can / must / want to do (Part 2/2)
Saying what you can / must / want to do (Part 2/2)
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Key learning points
- In this lesson we will focus on all forms of the modal verbs 'dürfen/müssen/wollen' except 'ihr'.
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11 Questions
Q1.
What do we call these verbs: müssen, können, wollen
auxiliary verbs
past participles
Q2.
Which form is the correct one?
er kannst
er können
Q3.
Which two personal pronouns match 'dürfen'.
du and er
ich and du
Q4.
If you use a modal verb, which word is used at the end of the sentence?
haben
past participle
Q5.
Which translations are correct for the modal verb 'dürfen'?
can/able to
must/have to
The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
dürfen
can
must
Q8.
genug
a lot
little
Q9.
ruhig
noisy
quite
Q10.
one or you
er
wir
Q11.
to receive
denken
geben
11 Questions
Q1.
Which personal pronouns share the same modal verb forms?
ich and du
ich and wir
Q2.
How do you translate 'we want' into German?
wir dürfen
wir müssen
Q3.
In 'Ich muss Wasser trinken.' What do we call 'trinken'?
Modal verb
Past Participle
Q4.
What does 'Word Order 2' stand for?
Object Verb Time Subject
Subject Verb Time Object
Q5.
Which sentence contains the correct word order?
Ich am Montag in die Stadt gehen will.
In die Stadt ich will am Montag gehen.
The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
jede/r/s
anybody
nobody
Q8.
to win
Gewinn
winnen
Q9.
wollen
was
will
Q10.
dürfen
can
must
Q11.
... Mitte
das
der